PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 1730 p4p, 1270 weight class) and Steven Christie (ranked 183 p4p, 135 weight class). Christie has chosen Amityville as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gebhardt
vs
Christie

172 cm
23
149
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
145
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebhardt slips a straight right by Christie.
Christie misses with a looping right.
Gebhardt slips a straight right by Christie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gebhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gebhardt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Christie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gebhardt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Christie up against the cage.
Gebhardt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christie's efforts to push away.

Christie breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christie with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie misses the jab.
Christie swings for the body but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Gebhardt is looking to counter punch.
A left lands for Gebhardt.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
Christie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gebhardt.
Christie throws a jab but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Gebhardt.
Christie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gebhardt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gebhardt.
Christie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gebhardt moves away.
Christie takes a swing at Gebhardt's ribcage but misses.

Gebhardt has Christie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gebhardt lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gebhardt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Gebhardt.
Christie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Gebhardt.

It looks like Steven Christie has been cut.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gebhardt.
Christie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gebhardt has Christie pressed against the cage, preventing Christie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christie is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Gebhardt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Christie is trying to push Gebhardt away but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Christie breaks from the clinch.

Gebhardt has Christie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gebhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie tries to circle away but Gebhardt has him pinned against the cage.
Gebhardt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gebhardt lands a damaging elbow.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christie's elbow.
Gebhardt is working Christie over against the cage.
Christie is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Christie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gebhardt is working Christie over against the cage.
Gebhardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gebhardt gets through Christie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands with a right to the head.
Christie is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Christie tries for a takedown but Gebhardt manages to get underhooks.
Gebhardt lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gebhardt.

Christie is rocked!
Gebhardt lands a nice elbow.
Christie is still on wobbly legs! Can Gebhardt finish him?
Gebhardt creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Christie! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Gebhardt.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Gebhardt!
A relieved looking Colby Gebhardt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Steven Christie was interviewed post fight and said 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.