PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gizmo (ranked 2189 p4p, 2201 weight class) and Danny Danger (ranked 294 p4p, 296 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gizmo
vs
Danger

190 cm
22
210
8 - 3 - 1

193 cm
22
205
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Gizmo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Danger!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danger blocks a jab.

Danger gets caught napping as Gizmo dives in and scores a takedown. Danger manages to retain guard.
Danger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gizmo 's guard.

Gizmo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Danger tries to free his leg and advance position but Gizmo is retaining full guard.
Danger slips nicely into half guard.
Gizmo wants to control but Danger is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger trying to pass the guard but Gizmo defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gizmo is trying to control but can't.
Danger wants to free his trapped foot but Gizmo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gizmo is trying to maintain the position but Danger is very close to passing his half guard.
Gizmo is looking to improve his position.
Gizmo is concentrating on defense, preventing Danger from advancing position.
Gizmo is looking to control Danger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gizmo avoid being mounted?

Gizmo is defending against the submission attempts here by Danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Danger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gizmo sees it coming and defends easily.
Gizmo controlling the position well.
Gizmo is pressing down on Danger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Danger stands and throws Gizmo 's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo tries to improve position but can't.
Gizmo wants to control but Danger postures up.

Danger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Danger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Danger tries for a kimura but Gizmo is defending well.
Gizmo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Danger's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Danger moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gizmo is not content to let Danger control the position.
Gizmo tries to buck Danger off but Danger is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gizmo wants to control but Danger postures up.
Gizmo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Danger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gizmo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Danger.
A punch lands to the side of Danger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gizmo shoots in looking for a takedown. Danger tries to sprawl out of it but Gizmo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gizmo is looking to clinch.
Gizmo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gizmo throws an off balance right hand
and Danger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gizmo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gizmo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danger doesn't seem bothered though.
Danger throws a jab but it's blocked by Gizmo .
Gizmo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gizmo .
Danger slips a straight right by Gizmo .
Gizmo misses with a wild body shot.
Gizmo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gizmo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gizmo .
Danger felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Danger struggling a bit here.
Danger gets back to half guard.
Danger trying to control here.
Danger tries to roll over but Gizmo keeps him under control.
Gizmo winds up and cracks Danger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo is trying to control the action in half guard but Danger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Danger tries to roll over but Gizmo keeps him under control.
Danger wants to control but Gizmo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frank Gizmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danger wants to hit a sweep here but Gizmo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Danger there!
Danger tries to hold on but Gizmo postures up.
Danger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gizmo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Danger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Danger gets back to half guard.
Gizmo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo drops an elbow to the side of Danger's head.
Gizmo stops Danger from getting back to his feet.

Danger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gizmo drops an elbow to the side of Danger's head.
Gizmo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Danger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gizmo is working away from the top position though.
Gizmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danger's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gizmo slips a nice elbow through Danger's hands, connecting with Danger's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Gizmo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Danger gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gizmo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gizmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Danger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gizmo landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gizmo trying to control but Danger is working from the bottom.

Danger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gizmo defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danger is on top in guard.

Danger advances to half guard.
Danger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gizmo 's head.
Gizmo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Danger tries to free his leg and advance position but Gizmo is retaining full guard.

Danger drops back looking for a leg! Gizmo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gizmo manages to kick Danger off! Danger jumps back into Gizmo 's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo is trying to control the position but Danger postures up.
Gizmo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Danger wants to pass the guard but Gizmo is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger throws an elbow that misses. Gizmo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Danger's guard. Nice move by Gizmo !

Gizmo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gizmo with a nice head shot there.

Danger is looking for a triangle but Gizmo pushes his legs off easily.

Danger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gizmo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Danger.
Gizmo working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gizmo throws an elbow but Danger slips to the side and avoids it well.
Danger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Danger is trying to control Gizmo 's posture but Gizmo avoids it.
Gizmo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gizmo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gizmo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gizmo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gizmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gizmo 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gizmo !
Frank Gizmo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.