PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uri Gellar (ranked 2098 p4p, 238 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 1929 p4p, 219 weight class). Gellar comes to the cage accompanied by James Randi exposes Uri Geller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gellar
vs
Thai

166 cm
33
165 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

178 cm
25
165 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uri Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai moves out of range as Gellar throws a body kick.
Thai throws out a counter right but Gellar avoids it with no problem.
Thai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gellar feints and then cracks Thai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thai down.

Gellar clinches.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar misses with a body punch.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Thai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gellar.
Thai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gellar, right into the meat.
Thai checks a leg kick.
Gellar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gellar moves out of range as Thai throws a body kick.
Gellar tried to counter with a leg kick but Thai avoided it.
Gellar feints and then cracks Thai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thai down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a body shot but no joy.

Thai moves into the clinch successfully.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thai lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Thai.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
Gellar misses with some punches.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gellar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Thai takes a shot to the head.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Thai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gellar scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gellar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar throws a punch but it's blocked by Thai.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Gellar avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gellar as the two fighters clinch.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gellar can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai lands an elbow that stopped Gellar in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gellar struggles to land a body shot inside as Thai controls his hands.
Thai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gellar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thai can turn it around.
Thai with a knee to the head.
Thai lands an elbow inside that Gellar shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gellar's brow.
Gellar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gellar blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Thai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thai takes a shot to the head.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gellar.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thai working Gellar over with knees to the body.
Thai lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Thai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gellar looks to land a body kick but Thai moved away.
Thai misses with a low kick.
Thai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Gellar.
Thai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gellar.
Gellar misses with a body kick.
Thai thinks about the counter body kick.
Gellar jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Gellar has closed the distance and engaged Thai in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gellar misses with the head strike.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar blocks an elbow strike.
Gellar digs a right hand into Thai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thai's gas tank.
Thai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Long Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gellar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gellar lands a shoulder strike.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai working Gellar over with knees to the body.
Thai blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Gellar lands a shot to the body.
Gellar tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thai landing knees to the head.
Gellar misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Gellar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gellar blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gellar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gellar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar throws a head punch that misses.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gellar pushes Thai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gellar swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gellar takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Gellar on the inside.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gellar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
Gellar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thai's elbow.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Gellar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thai backwards.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Gellar scores with a nice right hand.
Thai takes one on the button.
Thai looks to land a body kick but Gellar moved away.
Gellar swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai is trying to counter with his kicks.
Uri Gellar is winning the standup battle so far.
Gellar swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gellar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thai connects with a solid leg kick.
Gellar loads up on a big right hand but Thai slips the punch.
Crunch! Thai slams his shin into Gellar's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai throws a wild body kick that Gellar sees coming a mile off.
Gellar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to bum rush Gellar with a series of wild strikes but Gellar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thai checks a low kick from Gellar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gellar.
Thai ducks under a wild hook from Gellar.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thai!
Gellar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Uri Gellar 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thai blocks a low kick nicely.
Gellar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thai.

Gellar pushes Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Gellar dodges an elbow strike from Thai.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gellar.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gellar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Gellar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gellar lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Gellar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gellar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gellar tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing Gellar back against the cage.
Thai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thai lands an elbow inside that Gellar shrugs off.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.
Gellar lands a body punch.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Thai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gellar tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gellar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gellar lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Gellar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gellar working aggressively here.
Gellar works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
Gellar misses with a punch on the inside.
Thai blocks a body shot from Gellar.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Thai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gellar has a couple of punches blocked by Thai.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body.
Gellar misses with a body punch.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gellar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gellar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gellar is defending well for now.
Gellar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gellar.
Thai lands a good knee to the midsection. Gellar won't want to take too many of those.
Gellar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gellar takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Gellar fails to land.
A hook to the body from Gellar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gellar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gellar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Gellar avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Gellar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gellar lands a body shot.
Gellar tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gellar lands with a left to the head.
Gellar gets through Thai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gellar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gellar.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gellar avoids it.
Gellar is working Thai over against the cage.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Gellar scores with a shot to the side of Thai's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Uri Gellar.
I think Gellar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!