PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Brisson (ranked 4759 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Frank Gizmo (ranked 557 p4p, 168 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brisson
vs
Gizmo

189 cm
20
221
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
210
7 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Brisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Gizmo !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gizmo is just out of range.
Brisson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Gizmo connects with a nice looking jab.
Gizmo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gizmo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gizmo lands a right hook to the body.
Brisson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Gizmo drives through and clinches with Brisson against the cage.
Brisson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Brisson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gizmo throws out a powerful jab.
Brisson misses with a wild combination.
Gizmo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brisson defends it well.
Gizmo slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brisson throws a jab when Gizmo was well out of range.
Gizmo feints the counter takedown.
Gizmo lunges at Brisson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brisson's hand.
Brisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gizmo manages to avoid it.

Gizmo feints and as Brisson raises his hands in defense, Gizmo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brisson is looking to stand back up but Gizmo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Brisson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gizmo working Brisson over with strikes.
Gizmo throws a strike but Brisson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gizmo landing some decent shots from guard.
Gizmo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brisson wants to get back to his feet but Gizmo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gizmo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brisson's head.
Gizmo forces his way into half guard.
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 Brisson's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gizmo lands a nice short elbow.
Gizmo thows a huge punch but Brisson dodges it nicely.
Gizmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gizmo controlling the pace.
Brisson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gizmo on the ground.
Ground and pound from Gizmo .
Gizmo stops Brisson from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Gizmo .
Brisson taking some punishment here, with Gizmo in his half guard.
Gizmo is looking to advance position but Brisson won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gizmo lands a nice short elbow.
Gizmo working over Brisson with some ground and pound. Brisson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gizmo is nestled in close to Brisson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gizmo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gizmo is nestled in close to Brisson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Brisson is rocked!
Gizmo lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Brisson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gizmo jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gizmo !
After the fight, Frank Gizmo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.