PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 1035 p4p, 1492 weight class) and Tempe Gorge (ranked 119 p4p, 161 weight class). Gorge has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ali
vs
Gorge

165 cm
38
155
34 - 18 - 1

170 cm
34
147
13 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a kick to the body.
Gorge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Gorge lands with a nice combination. Ali backs away looking to recover.
Gorge blocks a low kick nicely.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Gorge ducks down to avoid it.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali defending well as Gorge loads up on a big left hand.
Gorge blocks a leg kick.
Gorge needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.
Ali throws a hook but Gorge blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gorge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Gorge.
Gorge throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gorge scrambles back to his feet.
Gorge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Gorge is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali throws a hook but Gorge blocks it.
Gorge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ali.
Gorge misses with a body shot.
Ali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gorge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Ali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorge is just out of range.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorge is just out of range.
Ali throws a jab when Gorge was well out of range.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Gorge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Gorge moved out of range.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Ali throws the kick towards the body but Gorge avoids it.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gorge! But no joy.
A cross from Ali lands.
Gorge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Gorge moves away and avoids it.
Ali swings for the body but Gorge moves out of range.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Gorge ducks down to avoid it.
Gorge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorge moves away.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ali moves out of range of the body kick.
Ali thuds his shin into the meat of Gorge's side.
A shot to the liver by Gorge. Beautiful body shot.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge checks a leg kick.
Gorge is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Gorge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Gorge moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Ali.
Ali throws a sloppy body shot
and Gorge counters with a nice uppercut.
Gorge throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gorge loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gorge checks a leg kick.
Gorge looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Gorge misses with a leg kick.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Gorge as he checks the leg kick.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorge.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorge moves away.
Gorge throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Gorge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gorge goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gorge looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Gorge walks into a left hand.
Gorge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gorge momentarily.
Gorge just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Gorge throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gorge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Gorge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Gorge's leg but Gorge calmly moves out of range.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorge walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Gorge finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorge can do to turn this around?
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Ali is predictable there
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Gorge counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gorge throws a counter combo.
Gorge shoots in looking for a takedown. Ali tries to sprawl out of it but Gorge keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
Ali cracks Gorge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gorge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali walks into a jab.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Gorge uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Gorge ducks down to avoid it.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorge blocks a leg kick.
Gorge moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorge.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorge is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gorge! But no joy.
Gorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Gorge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Gorge's shoulder, as Gorge tries to avoid the shot.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Gorge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gorge walks into a stiff left hand from Ali.
Gorge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Gorge tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorge.
Gorge digs a good hook to Ali's body.
Ali throws an off balance right hand
and Gorge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali scores with a nice head shot.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Sarfraz Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gorge misses with a few strikes there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gorge might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ali has got the better of the exchanges.
Ali scores with a nice head shot.
Gorge staying out of range there.
Gorge blocks the body kick.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali wants to slow Gorge down by chopping away at his legs.
Gorge avoids the body shot from Ali.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gorge scores with a nice head shot.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Gorge's shoulder, as Gorge tries to avoid the shot.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Gorge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Gorge's knee but Gorge avoids it well.
Gorge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ali throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Gorge moved out of range nicely.
Gorge tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorge with the counter takedown but Ali avoids it easily.
Gorge throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Gorge throws a big shot that misses.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gorge looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Gorge throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
It appears Ali was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Gorge fakes the leg kick and cracks Ali in the body.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorge moves away.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Gorge moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali blocks the body kick.
Gorge slips a straight right by Ali.
A little jabbing left from Gorge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gorge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
Gorge moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali throws a leg kick
letting Gorge counter with a right hand.
Gorge blocks a low kick nicely.
Ali lands the left hand.
Gorge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ali.
Ali throws a hook but Gorge blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sarfraz Ali dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ali throws a low kick, looking for Gorge's leg but Gorge calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Gorge's defenses.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorge is just out of range.
Ali misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gorge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Gorge is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorge was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Gorge wants to slow Ali down by chopping away at his legs.
Ali looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
Ali throws a leg kick
enabling Gorge to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Gorge moves his leg out of the way.
A left lands for Gorge.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ali delivers a nice body kick.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Gorge moves his leg out of the way.
Gorge checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali scores with the left hand. Gorge knows he should have avoided that one.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorge swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Gorge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorge with a jab.
Ali tries to move into range but Gorge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Ali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ali misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick from Ali misses.
A little jabbing left from Gorge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ali's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali thuds a left hand into Gorge's body.
Tempe Gorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gorge counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ali is rocked!
Ali takes a swing at Gorge's ribcage but misses.
Gorge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gorge tries to score with a low kick but Ali moves his leg out of the way.
Ali with a hook.
Gorge getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gorge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Ali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorge.
Gorge takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ali misses its target.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali scores with a hook.
Gorge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a leg kick
letting Gorge counter with a right hand.
Gorge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gorge scrambles back to his feet.
Ali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Gorge sees coming a mile off.
Gorge throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Gorge does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorge misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Gorge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Gorge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gorge defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Gorge avoids the body shot from Ali.
Gorge cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gorge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gorge scrambles back to his feet.
Ali scores with a nice head shot.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Gorge off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gorge avoids the body shot from Ali.
Gorge flicks out a counter leg kick but Ali steps away.
Gorge misses with a wild body shot.
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Gorge throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Ali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorge's head backwards.
Gorge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ali is out of range and Gorge settles back down.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Gorge counters with a straight right hand.
Gorge throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Gorge.
Gorge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
Ali looks to throw the jab but Gorge is out of range.
Ali scores with a hook to the body. Gorge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Ali misses.
Gorge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A victorious Sarfraz Ali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.