PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Groundpa Pandas (ranked 4645 p4p, 4512 weight class) and Cho Gath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pandas
vs
Gath

210 cm
25
265
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
268
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Groundpa Pandas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cho Gath!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gath keeps the fight on the outside.

Gath forces Pandas back against the cage and clinches.
Gath with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Gath breaks from the clinch.
Pandas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gath throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pandas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gath counters with a body kick that stops Pandas in his tracks momentarily.

Gath fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pandas, pushing him back against the cage.

Gath breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gath clinches with his opponent.
Gath misses with a body punch.
Gath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pandas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pandas is breathing heavily.
Gath with a knee to the head.

It looks like Groundpa Pandas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gath slowing the pace effectively.
Gath stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gath looking to throw knees to the head but Pandas is blocking nicely.

Gath breaks from the clinch.
Gath tries to land a front kick but Pandas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Gath moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gath.
Pandas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Gath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gath has closed the distance and engaged Pandas in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gath obliges.
Pandas letting Gath take a breather here.
Gath lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gath breaks from the clinch.
Gath circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Pandas drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gath follows Pandas to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cho Gath!