PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby Jr (ranked 232 p4p, 34 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 108 p4p, 18 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bobby Jr
vs
Gaetz

195 cm
28
263 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

194 cm
30
245 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Bobby Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby Jr misses with a body shot.
Gaetz 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.
Gaetz throws a body punch but Bobby Jr moves out of range.
Gaetz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bobby Jr lands a nice hook to Gaetz's body. Gaetz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaetz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gaetz misses with an uppercut.
Gaetz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gaetz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch up.
Gaetz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch up
and Gaetz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobby Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gaetz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaetz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz lands a jab to Bobby Jr's midsection.
Bobby Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch up but Gaetz circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaetz scores with a spinning back kick!
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gaetz.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch there but Gaetz circles away.
A big right from Gaetz misses.
Ricky Bobby Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaetz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaetz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaetz scores with a kick to the body.
Gaetz drops his hands momentarily and Bobby Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch but Gaetz is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Gaetz.
Bobby Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaetz! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaetz connects with a body shot that sends Bobby Jr's belly button to the back.
A jab from Gaetz finds it's way through Bobby Jr's defenses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gaetz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bobby Jr - the referee stops the clock and Gaetz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bobby Jr. Gaetz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gaetz avoids the body shot from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr connects with a leg kick. Gaetz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bobby Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bobby Jr is looking to wear down Gaetz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gaetz lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bobby Jr.

Bobby Jr drives through and clinches with Gaetz against the cage.
Gaetz avoiding damage as Bobby Jr throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobby Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaetz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby Jr controls his hands.
Bobby Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaetz misses with some punches.
Bobby Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gaetz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr tries a knee to the head but Gaetz blocks it.
Gaetz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gaetz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bobby Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobby Jr tries to work over Gaetz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bobby Jr fails to land.
Bobby Jr blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaetz.
Gaetz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobby Jrs head.
Bobby Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Bobby Jr scores with a shot to the side of Gaetz's head.

Bobby Jr manages to break the clinch.
Bobby Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bobby Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Gaetz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bobby Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Bobby Jr clinches.
Bobby Jr has Gaetz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gaetz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Link Gaetz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bobby Jr lands a jab to the head.
Gaetz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bobby Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr throws a shot to the body.
Gaetz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bobby Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bobby Jr, right into the meat.
Bobby Jr looks to clinch
and Gaetz counters with a thumping low kick.
Gaetz throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Link Gaetz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobby Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gaetz misses with a low kick.
Gaetz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Bobby Jr clinches with his opponent.
Gaetz has a couple of punches blocked by Bobby Jr.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bobby Jr.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bobby Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gaetz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gaetz is breathing heavily.
Gaetz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobby Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaetz.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby Jr's elbow.
Gaetz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bobby Jr lands with a right to the head.
Gaetz misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Bobby Jr has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bobby Jr controls his hands.
Bobby Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bobby Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobby Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ricky Bobby Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bobby Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaetz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaetz lands an uppercut.
Bobby Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bobby Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaetz throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Link Gaetz has been cut.
Bobby Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaetz prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Bobby Jr on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaetz or not.
Gaetz tries a body shot but Bobby Jr blocks it.
Gaetz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaetz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bobby Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaetz.
A head punch on the inside from Gaetz fails to land.
Bobby Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gaetz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gaetz.
Gaetz misses with a body punch.
Gaetz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bobby Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Gaetz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaetz counters with a nice leg kick.
Gaetz misses the jab.
Bobby Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Gaetz misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bobby Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Bobby Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaetz manages to avoid it.
Bobby Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gaetz is able to avoid easily.
Bobby Jr misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Bobby Jr both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Bobby Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Link Gaetz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bobby Jr wants to clinch.
Bobby Jr moves out of range as Gaetz throws a body kick.
Gaetz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gaetz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaetz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Bobby Jr misses.
Gaetz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bobby Jr throws the left hand but Gaetz avoids the punch easily.
Gaetz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bobby Jr with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobby Jr is looking to clinch.
Bobby Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Gaetz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bobby Jr is looking to clinch but Gaetz is avoiding it.
Bobby Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Gaetz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaetz lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby Jr throws a leg kick
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobby Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobby Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Gaetz.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaetz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaetz misses with a body shot.
Bobby Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Gaetz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobby Jr is just out of range.
Gaetz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaetz feints and then cracks Bobby Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bobby Jr down.
Bobby Jr avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Bobby Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaetz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Gaetz misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bobby Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bobby Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Gaetz avoids the damage to the body.
Gaetz blocks a body shot from Bobby Jr.
Gaetz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaetz misses with a punch to the body.
Gaetz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaetz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobby Jr's elbow.
Bobby Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gaetz manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobby Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaetz moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Bobby Jr. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaetz! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gaetz, right into the meat.
Bobby Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Gaetz counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz scores with a sloppy right hand. Bobby Jr should have avoided that one.
Bobby Jr looks to land a left hand but Gaetz moved out of range nicely.
Gaetz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Gaetz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Gaetz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bobby Jr slips under a jab.
Gaetz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bobby Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaetz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Jr lands a jab to the head.
Gaetz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bobby Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Gaetz counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobby Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaetz is just out of range.
Bobby Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gaetz's shoulder, as Gaetz tries to avoid the shot.
Gaetz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bobby Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gaetz counter with a right hand.
Gaetz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bobby Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaetz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Jr closes the distance but Gaetz moves to the side
and Bobby Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Bobby Jr is predictable there
and Gaetz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bobby Jr is rocked!
Gaetz cracks Bobby Jr on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bobby Jr falls backwards against the cage. Gaetz follows up with more strikes that drop Bobby Jr to his knees. Gaetz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bobby Jr! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Link Gaetz!
Link Gaetz is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Link Gaetz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.