PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 911 p4p, 145 weight class) and Billy West (ranked 1045 p4p, 165 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying West's choice of entrance music: Gojira - Shooting Star. Guido Gloom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gloom
vs
West

192 cm
36
222 lbs
30 - 21 - 0

192 cm
33
226 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

THE END 32

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy West!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a lazy uppercut

and Gloom counters by moving into the clinch.

Gloom jumps into guard, dragging West to the mat.
West wants to stand and escape but instead Gloom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

West wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gloom manages to pass to side control.

Gloom is working for a kimura but West is defending it quite comfortably.

Gloom is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
West is trying to control but can't.
West is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gloom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Gloom is working for a submission of some sort.

West manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gloom lands with a cross.

It looks like Billy West has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. West darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gloom lands with a thumping leg kick.
West looks to land a left hand but Gloom moved out of range nicely.
Gloom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West misses with a straight right.
West misses with a right hand
and Gloom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
Gloom half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gloom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gloom dodges the punch combination from West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses the shot to the body.
Gloom throws a hook but West blocks it.
Gloom throws a combination that misses
and West counters with a nice leg kick.
Gloom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Gloom throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
Billy West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gloom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Gloom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gloom blocks a head kick by West.
Gloom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
West misses with a looping right.
Gloom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from West.
As West tries to get set, Gloom tries to push him back and clinch up but West manages to avoid the attempt.
Gloom throws a leg kick

and West counters with a crisp one two that drops Gloom! West thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gloom to his feet! Gloom is in big trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West looks to land a left hand but Gloom moved out of range nicely.
Gloom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gloom avoids a punch combination nicely.
West throws an off balance right hand

so Gloom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gloom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
Gloom has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
West is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gloom is controlling him.
Gloom tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
West is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy West will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy West's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

West gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gloom to score an easy takedown into full guard.

West pushes Gloom off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
West looks to throw a body kick

and Gloom counters with a nice double leg into side control. West won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West pushes Gloom away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gloom gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
West dodges the ground and pound from Gloom.
Gloom tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
West defending against the ground and pound.
West wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gloom wants to lay and pray for a moment but West keeps working.
West stops Gloom from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Gloom working the ground and pound.
West defending against the ground and pound.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Gloom is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gloom asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Guido Gloom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gloom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
West looks to land a right hand but Gloom moved out of range.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gloom tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
West throws a head kick that misses.
Gloom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gloom tries to clinch but West moves out of range.
West slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as West throws out the jab.
Gloom attempts a counter takedown but West avoids it well and moves away.
Billy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gloom jabs at West's body.
Gloom tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
West throws out a counter right but Gloom avoids it with no problem.
Gloom lands a jab-cross combination.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gloom tries to clinch there but West circles away.
West slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gloom attempts a counter takedown but West avoids it well and moves away.
West throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Gloom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. West looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West is pushing Gloom's head away, looking to escape. Gloom manages to hold on to the position though.
Gloom tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gloom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gloom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
West wants to get back to his feet but Gloom drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloom throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gloom advances to full mount.
Gloom unloads with some shots from mount but West bucks and avoids them well.
Gloom won't let West get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gloom thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guido Gloom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy West's cut.
That's time! Gloom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gloom cracks West with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
West throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gloom counters with a crisp right that sends West to the canvas! Gloom follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guido Gloom!
An out of breath Guido Gloom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.