PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Erak (ranked 5370 p4p, 0 weight class) and TouchMe Gently (ranked 5052 p4p, 0 weight class). Gently has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Erak
vs
Gently

195 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ante Erak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TouchMe Gently!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Erak darts in and clinches Gently up against the cage.
Erak misses with some punches.
Erak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gently.

Erak breaks the clinch.
Gently missing with a left hand there. Erak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erak avoids the head kick by Gently.
Gently looks winded!
Gently tries a head kick but it misses.
Erak looks for a takedown but Gently sprawls well.
Gently misses with a low kick.
Erak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gently defends well and Erak ends up having to push Gently into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gently.
Gently keeps the fight on the outside.
Erak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gently but Gently pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Erak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gently throws a head kick that misses.
Erak tries a head kick but it misses.
Erak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gently swats away the attempt to clinch by Erak.
Erak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gently appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
TouchMe Gently seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erak keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Gently looks to move away, Erak throws a big counter combo but Gently just gets out of the way.
Gently throws a head kick that misses.
Erak shoots for a takedown but Gently saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gently feints a counter leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gently as Erak shoots in.
Erak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gently sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gently's corner calls for a 1-2. Gently obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gently swats away the attempt to clinch by Erak.
Gently throws a leg kick which misses Erak's front leg but catches the back leg as Erak tries to avoid it.
Gently scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gently lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gently throws a leg kick which misses Erak's front leg but catches the back leg as Erak tries to avoid it.
Gently lands with a slapping head kick.
Gently has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Erak defending well as Gently loads up on a big left hand.
Gently connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Gently misses
and Erak counters with a two punch combo.

Erak instigates a clinch.
Gently tries to circle away but Erak has him pinned against the cage.

Gently's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Gently. No joy for Erak on that attempt.
Gently defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erak.
Gently now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gently.
TouchMe Gently is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Erak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gently throws a jab when Erak was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Erak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gently digs a good body shot into Erak's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Gently. That snapped Erak's head back.
Erak avoids the head kick by Gently.
Gently blocks a head kick by Erak.
Erak closes the distance and clinches up with Gently, looking for a takedown. Erak pushes Gently against the cage but Gently circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gently lands with a slapping head kick.
Erak looks for a takedown but Gently sprawls well.
Gently doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gently throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gently throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gently swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Erak tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gently manages to circle out of the way.
Erak shoots for a double leg takedown but Gently sprawls well. He's pushed Erak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gently throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Gently.
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!
Erak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gently. That one must have hurt.
Gently throws a sloppy head kick and Erak moves out of range easily.
Gently ducks under a wild hook from Erak.
Erak moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGently.
Erak avoids the head kick by Gently.
Erak's corner calls for a 1-2. Erak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gently defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erak.
Gently swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Erak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TouchMe Gently dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gently blocks a head kick by Erak.

Erak darts in and clinches Gently up against the cage.
Gently tries a knee to the head but Erak blocks it.

Erak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gently circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erak darts in looking for a takedown but Gently gets double underhooks and turns Erak into the cage.
Erak is looking to clinch.
Gently thinks about the counter body kick.
Erak darts in looking for a takedown but Gently gets double underhooks and turns Erak into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erak misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Erak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gently pinned against the cage. Gently gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Erak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gently misses with a head kick.
TouchMe Gently seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Erak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gently lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Erak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gently is fending him off so far but Erak persists. Nope, Gently circles away and we're back to standing.
Gently is looking to slow Erak down with leg kicks.
Erak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gently lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Erak throws a good cross that connects.
Gently lands a high kick!

Erak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gently, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Erak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ante Erak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gently misses with a head kick.
Erak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Erak walks into a stiff left hand from Gently.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gently ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erak moves away.
Gently throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Gently misses its intended target.
Gently misses with a head kick.
Gently tries a head kick but it misses.
Erak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gently throws a nice outside leg kick.
Erak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gently throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erak avoids a kick to the body.
Erak tries to close the distance and clinch but Gently swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erak shoots in looking for a takedown. Gently tries to sprawl out of it but Erak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gently manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gently throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gently misses with a head kick.
Gently stuffs the takedown attempt from Erak. Erak gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gently.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gently, right into the meat.
Gently throws a solid leg kick but Erak takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gently.
Gently scores with a leg kick.
Erak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Gently. That snapped Erak's head back.
Erak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gently throws a chopping leg kick but Erak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Erak appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Erak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gently displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Erak.
Gently lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TouchMe Gently showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gently jabs at Erak's body.
Erak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gently stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gently wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Erak.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Erak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gently is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gently.
Gently scores with a nice body kick.
Gently misses with a hook.
Erak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gently defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gently misses with a head kick.
It looked like Erak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gently lands a nice hook to Erak's body. Erak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erak tries to clinch but Gently moves out of range.
No luck for Erak with that takedown attempt.
Gently throws a nice outside leg kick.
Erak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gently.
Erak fails with a takedown attempt.
Gently connects with a leg kick. Erak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gently pulls out of a head kick attempt.
TouchMe Gently is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Erak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gently throws a head kick but Erak moves out of range.
Erak shoots in but Gently avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Erak doesn't manage to clinch there - Gently circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gently.
Gently scoring well with a low kick there.
Gently lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Gently is predictable there

and Erak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Erak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gently sees it coming and defends easily.
Erak performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gently is looking to improve his position.
Erak content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Erak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Erak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Erak's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gently throws a head kick but Erak moves out of range.
Gently throws a jab but it's blocked by Erak.
Gently pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erak goes for a double leg but Gently avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gently continues to drive forward.
Gently throws a sloppy head kick

and Erak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Erak tries for a takedown but Gently manages to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
TouchMe Gently comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gently winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TouchMe Gently!
After the big win, TouchMe Gently made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.