PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ironside (ranked 3576 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Frank Gizmo (ranked 465 p4p, 367 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ironside
vs
Gizmo

194 cm
20
215
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
210
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

Arcticus University: London

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Ironside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Gizmo !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gizmo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ironside.
Ironside scores with a body shot.
Gizmo moves out of range of the body kick from Ironside.
Gizmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ironside looks to land a combination but Gizmo avoids it well.
Ironside throws out a loose jab but Gizmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gizmo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ironside defends it well.
Ironside throws a right and a left that Gizmo avoids nicely.
Bjorn Ironside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ironside jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gizmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ironside manages to avoid it.
Ironside throws a big shot that misses.
Gizmo defending well as Ironside loads up on a big left hand.
Ironside sets himself, and Gizmo steps forward looking for the clinch! Ironside avoids it this time.
Ironside cracks Gizmo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ironside throws a hook but Gizmo blocks it.
Ironside jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gizmo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gizmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ironside bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gizmo 's head backwards.
Ironside bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ironside pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gizmo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Ironside - just one landing.
Ironside throws a leg kick but Gizmo moved away.
Gizmo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ironside sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Ironside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ironside will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ironside lands.
Gizmo misses with a hook. Ironside ducked under it nicely.
Gizmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ironside.
Ironside misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Ironside's head coaches at Training Grounds that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gizmo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ironside on the side of the head.
Gizmo misses with a body shot.
Ironside avoids the body shot from Gizmo .
A telegraphed right hand from Ironside misses the target.
Ironside fails to land with a series of punches.
Gizmo ducks under a wild hook from Ironside.
Ironside ducks under a wild hook from Gizmo .

Gizmo takes the fight into the clinch.
Ironside misses with the head strike.
Ironside swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ironside lands a shot to the body.
Gizmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ironside's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ironside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gizmo .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gizmo .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gizmo blocking some punches.

Ironside escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo slips under a jab.
Ironside uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gizmo .
Ironside stuns Gizmo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ironside misses with a hook. Gizmo ducked under it nicely.
Gizmo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ironside lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gizmo throws a jab when Ironside was well out of range.
Bjorn Ironside is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gizmo , as that shot connected.
Ironside missing with a left hand there. Gizmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironside walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ironside misses with a straight right.
Ironside doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gizmo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ironside takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Gizmo drives through and clinches with Ironside against the cage.
Gizmo takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gizmo blocks a body shot from Ironside.
Gizmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ironside swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gizmo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Ironside dominated that round.
That's time! Ironside's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big left from Ironside misses.
Gizmo lands a really nice looking cross but Ironside seems unphased.

Gizmo instigates a clinch.
Ironside struggles to land a body shot inside as Gizmo controls his hands.
Gizmo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gizmo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Gizmo manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Gizmo misses.
Gizmo looks to throw the jab but Ironside is out of range.
Ironside lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Gizmo .
Gizmo tries to move into range but Ironside moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gizmo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Gizmo .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gizmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ironside.
Gizmo looks to land a right hand but Ironside moved out of range.
Ironside misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ironside swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gizmo checks a low kick from Ironside.
Gizmo throws out a loose jab but Ironside uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ironside throws a low kick but Gizmo moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gizmo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ironside throws a hook but Gizmo avoids it easily.
Gizmo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ironside should have avoided that one.

Gizmo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Ironside scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gizmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gizmo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ironside is looking to counter punch.
Ironside moves forwards but Gizmo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ironside throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ironside looks to score with a jab to the body but Gizmo is just out of range.
Gizmo feints the counter takedown.
Gizmo throws a shot from downtown. Ironside moves away and avoids it.
Ironside gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gizmo .
Ironside throws a looping overhand right but Gizmo ducks down to avoid it.
Ironside jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ironside moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gizmo lands a jab to Ironside's midsection.
Gizmo misses with a straight left.
Bjorn Ironside is winning the standup battle so far.
Ironside throws a leg kick but Gizmo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gizmo slips under a jab from Ironside.
Ironside keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo throws a shot from downtown. Ironside moves away and avoids it.
Gizmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ironside is just out of range.
Ironside staying out of range there.
Ironside walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gizmo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ironside moves out of range as Gizmo strikes.
Ironside with a hook.
Ironside lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Gizmo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ironside to the mat! Ironside manages to get full guard.
Ironside wants to stand and escape but Gizmo is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gizmo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gizmo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ironside keeping moving, preventing Gizmo from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gizmo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gizmo throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Gizmo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ironside's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ironside displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gizmo .
Ironside misses with a looping left.
Gizmo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ironside to score with a decent uppercut.
Gizmo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ironside slips a straight right by Gizmo .
An attempted straight right counter from Ironside misses the target.
Gizmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ironside missing with a left hand there. Gizmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironside lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Ironside misses.
Ironside throws a hook to the side of Gizmo 's head but Gizmo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ironside tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gizmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gizmo gets a double leg takedown into Ironside's guard.
Gizmo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gizmo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gizmo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gizmo throws a big right hand that misses.
Gizmo wants to control from the top but Ironside keeps moving.
Ironside on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ironside tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironside working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gizmo .
Gizmo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gizmo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gizmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gizmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gizmo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ironside's head.
Gizmo looking to sit in guard and control but Ironside gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ironside has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gizmo is proving hard to escape from.
Gizmo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ironside is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo pulls Ironside in close to his closed guard and prevents Ironside from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ironside trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gizmo 's guard.
Ironside trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gizmo closes the distance and pushes Ironside back into the cage.
Ironside blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ironside misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Gizmo .
I think Gizmo 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gizmo !
A very excited looking Frank Gizmo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.