PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Gatt (ranked 20073 p4p, 688 weight class) and Psycho Hobo (ranked 5037 p4p, 491 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gatt
vs
Hobo

188 cm
28
190 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

184 cm
26
194 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Gatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Psycho Hobo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hobo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gatt shoots in but no luck this time.
Despite the aggression on Hobo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hobo throws a series of strikes that have Gatt backpedaling.
Hobo throws a right hand that Gatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatt also avoids with ease.
Jordan Gatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatt tries to clinch up but Hobo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hobo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hobo as Gatt shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Gatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Hobo.
Hobo scores with a jab.
Hobo throws the left hand but Gatt avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gatt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hobo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gatt walks into a left hand.
Hobo throws out a loose jab but Gatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatt slips a jab and a cross from Hobo.
Gatt walks into a stiff left hand from Hobo.
Hobo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hobo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatt shoots for a takedown but Hobo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gatt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hobo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Hobo scores with a four punch combination!
A big left from Hobo misses.
Gatt feinted with a counter takedown.
Hobo cracks Gatt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hobo misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hobo. Those never looked like landing.
Gatt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hobo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hobo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gatt has time to react.
Hobo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hobo lands a two punch combo.

Gatt is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatt fails to land the takedown.
Hobo slaps away a takedown attempt from Gatt, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hobo duly obliges.
Nice sprawl there from Hobo as Gatt shoots in.
Gatt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Psycho Hobo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Hobo as Gatt shoots in.
Hobo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hobo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hobo throws a right and a left that Gatt avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Hobo - just one landing.
Gatt tries to clinch but Hobo moves away

and Hobo counters with a crisp one two that drops Gatt! Hobo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gatt to his feet! Gatt is in big trouble!
Oh Gatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hobo is stalking Gatt. Gatt circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Hobo, and it's lights out! Gatt really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Psycho Hobo!