PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gizmo (ranked 712 p4p, 2428 weight class) and Vlad Dracul (ranked 102 p4p, 313 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gizmo
vs
Dracul

190 cm
21
210
7 - 1 - 1

195 cm
20
215
3 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Mile High

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Gizmo !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Dracul!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracul has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dracul there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gizmo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dracul swivels and escapes.
Dracul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gizmo lands a nice hook to Dracul's body. Dracul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Gizmo . Beautiful body shot.
Dracul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gizmo .
Gizmo throws the left hand but Dracul avoids the punch easily.
Dracul let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Gizmo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dracul pushes Gizmo off but Gizmo dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gizmo trying to control the position but Dracul is working away.
Gizmo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gizmo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gizmo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gizmo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dracul is avoiding damage well.
Gizmo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gizmo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gizmo advances nicely into full mount.
Gizmo punching from mount but Dracul doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gizmo looking to control but Dracul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dracul is trying desperately to improve position.
Dracul is bucking up trying to escape but Gizmo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dracul is in a horrible position here. Gizmo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gizmo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dracul blocking the ground and pound.
Dracul avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gizmo .
Gizmo is landing with some decent strikes but Dracul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dracul can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dracul is squirming around, avoiding Gizmo 's attempts to control the action.
Gizmo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul is squirming around, avoiding Gizmo 's attempts to control the action.
Dracul manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gizmo connects with a nice short shot to Dracul's temple.
Gizmo 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.
Gizmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dracul's head.
Dracul is trying to get back to full guard.
Gizmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gizmo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dracul defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gizmo throwing shots but Dracul is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gizmo connects with a nice short shot to Dracul's temple.
Gizmo is looking to take a break and control but Dracul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dracul is trying to stand back up but Gizmo is controlling him
Gizmo thows a huge punch but Dracul dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Gizmo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Gizmo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the liver by Gizmo . Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gizmo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dracul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gizmo lands with an uppercut that bounces Dracul off the cage and back into range.
Gizmo connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gizmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dracul.
Gizmo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dracul's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gizmo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dracul scrambles back to his feet.
Frank Gizmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dracul moves away from the strike by Gizmo .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul takes one to the chin there.
Gizmo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dracul on the side of the head.
Dracul stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dracul wants it to stay on the feet.
Gizmo misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Dracul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dracul takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Gizmo .
A looping hook to the body misses from Gizmo . Dracul does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Dracul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gizmo tries to clinch up but Dracul circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Dracul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gizmo lands a jab to Dracul's midsection.
Frank Gizmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Dracul takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dracul ducks under a wild hook from Gizmo .
Gizmo throws a jab when Dracul was well out of range.
Dracul walks into a left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gizmo .
It seemed like Dracul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dracul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gizmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dracul can do to turn this around?
Gizmo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dracul to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Frank Gizmo has been cut.
Dracul defending well as Gizmo loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Dracul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Dracul releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gizmo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dracul at a distance.
Vlad Dracul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Dracul 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gizmo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dracul. Dracul circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gizmo swings widly with a right hand
and Dracul counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It looks like Gizmo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gizmo throws a body punch but Dracul moves out of range.
Dracul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gizmo looks to land a right hand but Dracul moved out of range.
Dracul ducks under a wild hook from Gizmo .
Dracul throws out a counter right but Gizmo avoids it with no problem.
Gizmo dives in and grabs Dracul's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dracul pushes down on Gizmo 's head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dracul! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Gizmo . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dracul moves forwards but Gizmo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gizmo misses.
Dracul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Dracul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Gizmo gets a takedown into half guard.

Dracul kicks off Gizmo and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dracul moves out of range of the strikes.
Dracul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gizmo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gizmo throws a hook but Dracul blocks it.
Gizmo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dracul.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Gizmo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Gizmo 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gizmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Gizmo has Dracul up against the cage in a clinch.
Gizmo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gizmo prevents a body shot from Dracul.
Dracul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dracul scores with a shoulder strike.
Dracul trying to control the position but instead, Gizmo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dracul into the cage.
Gizmo jumps guard but Dracul stands there with Gizmo around his waist. Gizmo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gizmo .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Gizmo fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dracul creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dracul prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Dracul - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dracul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gizmo misses with a left hand
and Dracul counters with a straight right hand.
Gizmo throws an off balance right hand
and Dracul counters with a huge left! Gizmo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Dracul isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gizmo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Dracul!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Dracul!
Vlad Dracul is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Vlad Dracul made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.