PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Robbie Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gilmore
vs
Myers

198 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elijah Myers!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Myers tries to keep at a distance but Gilmore has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gilmore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Myers moves into the clinch.

Gilmore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Myers rushes Gilmore and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Gilmore breaks the clinch.
Gilmore tries to clinch up but Myers circles away and keeps his distance.
Gilmore throws a hook to the side of Myers's head but Myers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Myers gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Gilmore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilmore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Myers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Myers instigates a clinch.
Gilmore taking a breather.

Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Myers moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gilmore breaks the clinch.
Myers moves in looking to clinch but Gilmore pushes him off.
Gilmore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gilmore lands a nice looking kick to the body. Myers takes a step back to recover.
Gilmore swings widly with a right hand
enabling Myers to counter with a crisp jab.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilmore throws a head kick but Myers moves out of range.
Robbie Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilmore blocks a head kick by Myers.
A nice combination there by Gilmore.
Gilmore throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers throws a big counter head kick but Gilmore avoids it with no problem.
Gilmore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Myers counters with a three punch combo that has Gilmore backing up. Gilmore nods at Myers to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gilmore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Myers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Gilmore.

Myers moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gilmore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore wants to clinch.
Myers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilmore misses with a hook
and Myers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Myers clinches up with Gilmore and pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Myers.
Gilmore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gilmore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilmore lands a right hook to the body.

Gilmore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Gilmore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Myers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gilmore has Myers pressed against the ropes, preventing Myers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Elijah Myers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gilmore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gilmore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Myers's coach down at The Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Myers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Gilmore darts in and clinches Myers up against the ropes.
Gilmore swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Gilmore breaks from the clinch.

Myers has Gilmore up against the ropes in a clinch.

Gilmore breaks from the clinch.
Robbie Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Myers forces Gilmore back against the ropes and clinches.
Gilmore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gilmore wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gilmore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilmore throws out a loose jab but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gilmore scores with a decent looking hook.
Gilmore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Gilmore rushes Myers and presses him up against the ropes.
Gilmore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilmore can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Myers avoiding damage.
Myers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gilmore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilmore tries to clinch but Myers moves away
and Myers counters with a left and a right that stings Gilmore.

Gilmore moves into the clinch.
Gilmore working hard to break the clinch.
Myers wants to break free but Gilmore has control.
Myers avoiding damage.

Gilmore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myers ducks right into an uppercut from Gilmore.

Myers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gilmore, pushing him back against the ropes.

Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Myers misses.

Myers rushes Gilmore and presses him up against the ropes.

Gilmore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Myers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilmore is trying to stall.
Gilmore pushes Myers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilmore avoiding damage as Myers throws knees to the body.
Gilmore has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.

Gilmore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilmore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Myers counters with a stiff right hand.
Gilmore looks to throw the jab but Myers is out of range.
Gilmore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gilmore scores with the left hand. Myers knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Gilmore dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gilmore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gilmore throws the kick towards the body but Myers avoids it.
Myers works the jab nicely.
Gilmore throws a poor cross that misses
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Myers darts in and clinches Gilmore up against the ropes.
Gilmore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gilmore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gilmore breaks from the clinch.

Myers drives through and clinches with Gilmore against the ropes.
Myers working hard to break the clinch.
Myers misses with an elbow over the top.

Gilmore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Myers pushes Gilmore up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers looking to slow down the pace here.

Gilmore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gilmore misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Myers.
Myers cracks Gilmore with an open hand slap.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gilmore.
Myers plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Gilmore to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Gilmore just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Elijah Myers!