PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Candy Routure (ranked 4832 p4p, 184 weight class) and Henrikson Gilchester (ranked 6668 p4p, 220 weight class). Routure's entrance music is Born in the USA by- BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN. A fine choice. Henrikson Gilchester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Routure
vs
Gilchester

191 cm
26
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Candy Routure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henrikson Gilchester!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilchester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Routure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilchester.
Candy Routure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilchester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Routure is looking to counter the offense by Gilchester and move into the clinch.
Gilchester just misses with a punch to the body.

Routure has closed the distance and engaged Gilchester in a clinch.
Routure lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilchester backwards.
Routure misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Routure.
Gilchester tries to break free but Routure pushes him back against the ropes.
Routure definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gilchester looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Routure working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchester tries to throw a body punch but Routure avoids it by throwing Gilchester back against the ropes.
Routure fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Routure tries a body shot but Gilchester blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Routure lands a shot to the body.
Gilchester looks winded!
A short right from Routure.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Routure.
Routure lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilchester.
A short left from Routure.
Routure lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilchester.
A nice right hand lands inside from Routure.
Routure lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Routure.
Routure pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Routure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Routure scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Routure lands with a left to the head.
Routure lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilchester backwards.

Gilchester is rocked!
Routure misses with the head strike.
Gilchester is still on wobbly legs! Can Routure finish him?
Routure lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Routure.
Gilchester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Routure.
Routure lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gilchester backwards.
Routure unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gilchester! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Routure is unloading with more strikes now! Gilchester drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Candy Routure!
Post fight, Candy Routure took to the microphone: 'I'm a bad man.....come at me and get slept.'.