PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Gilas (ranked 912 p4p, 130 weight class) and Stan Judea (ranked 1094 p4p, 161 weight class). Gilas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Judea is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I want to be a woman - Monty Python. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gilas
vs
Judea

176 cm
36
213 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

189 cm
38
213 lbs
31 - 17 - 2

Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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FORCEE

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 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Judea!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Judea checks it well.
Judea works the jab nicely.
Judea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judea moves away from the strike by Gilas.
Gilas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Judea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Gilas gets a clinch.
Judea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gilas tries a body shot but Judea blocks it.
Judea misses with a punch to the body.
Gilas blocks a body shot from Judea.
Gilas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judea's elbow.
Judea is trying to break the clinch but Gilas is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judea tries a body shot but Gilas blocks it.
Gilas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Judea fails to land.
Judea misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Judea scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judea scores with a shoulder strike.
Judea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilas backwards.
Judea struggles to land a body shot inside as Gilas controls his hands.
Gilas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Judea pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Judea struggles to land a body shot inside as Gilas controls his hands.
Judea tries a body shot but Gilas blocks it.
Gilas blocking some punches.
Gilas prevents a body shot from Judea.
Gilas prevents a body shot from Judea.
Judea prevents a body shot from Gilas.
A hook to the body from Gilas.
Judea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gilas's elbow.
Gilas tries for a takedown but Judea manages to get underhooks.
Gilas tries for a takedown but Judea manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Gilas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea has a couple of punches blocked by Gilas.

Gilas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Judea is trying to keep an underhook but Gilas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Judea tries to roll over but Gilas keeps him under control.
Gilas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Judea on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gilas throwing shots but Judea is blocking nicely.
Gilas with the ground and pound but Judea uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gilas 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas preventing the sweep.
Gilas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gilas throws a big right hand that misses.
Gilas throws a big elbow that misses.
Judea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gilas.
Gilas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Judea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Judea is adopting a defensive guard.
Gilas throws an elbow that misses. Judea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gilas's guard. Nice move by Judea!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilas pulls Judea in close to prevent any damage.
Judea trying to control but Gilas is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gilas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Judea is one step ahead there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stan Judea 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.

Gilas throws out a leg kick but Judea moves out of range and Gilas only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judea. Gilas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilas.
Gilas throws out a loose jab but Judea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judea is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gilas with a body shot.
Gilas walks into a straight right hand from Judea.
Judea swings widly with a right hand
and Gilas counters with a nice uppercut.

Gilas gets a takedown into half guard.

Judea kicks off Gilas and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judea misses with a two punch combination.
Gilas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gilas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gilas.
Gilas throws out a leg kick but Judea moves out of range and Gilas only half commits.
Gilas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas avoids the head kick by Judea.
Gilas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stan Judea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Judea.

Gilas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Judea's guard.
Gilas throwing strikes but missing.
Judea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilas throws an elbow that misses. Judea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gilas's guard. Nice move by Judea!

Gilas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gilas keeping full guard, as Judea tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Judea is one step ahead there.
Gilas is wriggling around but Judea manages to pass to half guard.
Neil Gilas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gilas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Judea's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Judea's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas lands with a hammerfist to the side of Judea's head.
Gilas lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Gilas is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gilas punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gilas is not going to allow Judea to sit and survive in this position.
Judea grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gilas has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Judea.
Gilas missing with strikes.
Gilas punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gilas is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Judea. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gilas throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
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!
A lull in the action here.
Gilas is landing with strikes from the back.
Gilas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judea can do to turn this around?
Gilas punches Judea on the ear.
Gilas thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Judea covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Gilas is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Gilas dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gilas misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Judea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judea throws a sloppy head kick and Gilas moves out of range easily.
Gilas tries to close the distance and clinch but Judea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judea checks a leg kick nicely.
Gilas throws a low kick, looking for Judea's leg but Judea calmly moves out of range.
Gilas cracks the inside of Judea's front leg.
Gilas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gilas tried to score with a low kick but Judea checks it.
Judea throws a big shot that misses.
Judea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Judea has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Gilas.
Judea connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gilas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilas lands a really nice looking cross but Judea seems unphased.
Judea scores with a body shot.
Judea throws a series of punches but Gilas moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Gilas misses.
Gilas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gilas throws a leg kick but Judea checks it.
Judea misses with a body kick.
Gilas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Judea checks it well.
Judea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gilas.
Judea lunges at Gilas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gilas's hand.
Judea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Judea throws a head kick that misses.
Judea scores with a kick to the midsection.
Judea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Gilas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gilas cracks the inside of Judea's front leg.
Gilas is looking to score with low kicks.
Judea misses with a hook.
Gilas is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judea throws a big shot that misses.
Judea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilas.
Judea throws the kick towards the body but Gilas avoids it.
Judea tried to score with a low kick but Gilas checks it.
Stan Judea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilas checks a low kick from Judea.
Gilas half committed to a counter leg kick.
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!
Gilas moves out of range of the leg kick from Judea.
Gilas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Judea.
Judea looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gilas shoots for a takedown but Judea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gilas staying out of range there.
Judea connects with a high kick.
Judea throws a chopping leg kick but Gilas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Judea throws a shot from downtown. Gilas moves away and avoids it.
It appears Gilas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Judea throws a body punch but Gilas moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judea swings for the body but Gilas moves out of range.
Gilas lands with a slapping head kick.
Gilas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judea.
Gilas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Judea sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilas swings for the body but Judea moves out of range.
Judea jabs Gilas right on the nose. Gilas blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Gilas.
Judea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gilas can pounce on him.
Gilas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judea.
Judea shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gilas scores with a shot to the body.
Judea misses with a body shot.
Gilas checks the leg kick.
Judea misses with a body kick.
Stan Judea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gilas throws a front kick aimed at Judea's knee but Judea avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judea misses with a wild body shot.
Gilas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judea keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gilas.
Judea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judea connects with a nice looking jab.
Gilas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilas tries to land a leg kick but Judea saw it coming and moves away.
Gilas is looking to slow Judea down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Gilas.
Judea throws a leg kick but Gilas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gilas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Judea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Gilas tenderised Judea's leg. Judea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Gilas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gilas.
Judea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilas moves away from the strike by Judea.
Gilas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judea scores with a hook to the body. Gilas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Judea.
I think Judea has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stan Judea!
Stan Judea gave a mention to FORCEE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).