PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tempe Gorge (ranked 2457 p4p, 2529 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 141 p4p, 146 weight class). Gorge's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Tempe Gorge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Narz's chin.

Gorge
vs
Narz

170 cm
37
147
15 - 11 - 2

162 cm
39
142
32 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gorge darts in and clinches Narz up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Narz.
Narz lands with a short shot to the head.
Narz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Narz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.

Narz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gorge is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Narz to the mat. Narz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Gorge decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Narz, up you get!
Narz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Tempe Gorge has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Narz clinches.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gorge.
Narz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorge controls his hands.
Gorge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gorge is trying to push Narz away but Narz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gorge lands a damaging elbow.
Gorge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Gorge breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gorge throws a counter high kick but Narz was just alert enough to avoid it.

Narz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gorge, pushing him back against the cage.
Narz trying to control the position but instead, Gorge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Narz into the cage.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Gorge tries to land knees in the clinch but Narz avoids the damage to the body.
Narz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gorge backwards.
Narz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gorge dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Narz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Narz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorge controls his hands.
Gorge misses with some punches.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz blocking some punches.
Gorge is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Narz is defending well.
Gorge scores with a shot to the side of Narz's head.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Gorge avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Narz.

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

Narz pushes Gorge up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Narz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Narz tries to work over Gorge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz avoids the elbow strike from Gorge, against the cage.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Narz as the two fighters clinch.
Gorge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Narz.
Gorge is trying to push Narz away but Narz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Gorge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Narz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Gorge.
Gorge moves out of range of the leg kick from Narz.
A good leg kick by Gorge.
Narz throws a sloppy head kick and Gorge moves out of range easily.
Gorge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narz.
Good leg kick by Narz.
Gorge shoots in but Narz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Narz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gorge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gorge slips under a jab from Narz.
Narz throws a jab when Gorge was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge moves out of range as Narz strikes.
A nice leg kick from Gorge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Gorge's shoulder, as Gorge tries to avoid the shot.

Narz takes the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Narz misses with some punches.
Narz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorge trying to land knees to the body.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Gorge.
Narz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Narz misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Gorge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gorge throws a leg kick but Narz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Narz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Narz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Narz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Gorge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gorge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narz lands a leg kick that knocks Gorge off balance momentarily.

Gorge clinches with his opponent.
Narz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorge tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Narz.
Gorge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Narz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gorge backwards.
Narz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorge tries for a takedown. No joy.
Narz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Narz tries a body shot but Gorge blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Narz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Narz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz blocks the elbow strike.
Gorge tries to land a knee to the head but Narz blocks with his arms.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorge is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Narz is defending well for now.
Narz has Gorge pressed against the cage, preventing Gorge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorge's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Narz.
Narz lands with a short shot to the head.

Gorge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Narz lands a jab to Gorge's midsection.
Narz tries to clinch but Gorge moves out of range.
Narz thumps Gorge with a low kick.
Narz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narz slips under a jab from Gorge.
Narz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gorge. Gorge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge slips a jab and a cross from Narz.
Gorge throws a counter high kick but Narz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gorge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorge shoots in and drives through. Narz sprawls well.
Gorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Narz thumps Gorge with a low kick.
Narz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
A lazy left from Gorge finds it's target.
Narz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gorge on the side of the head.
Gorge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gorge misses with an uppercut.
Narz misses with a kick to the body.
Narz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Narz throws a hook to the side of Gorge's head but Gorge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Narz.

Gorge has Narz up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz tries to throw a body punch but Gorge avoids it by throwing Narz back against the cage.
Gorge lands a left hand.

Gorge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Narz.

Narz clinches with his opponent.
Gorge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gorge.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tempe Gorge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorge tries a body shot but Narz blocks it.
Peter Narz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gorge goes for a takedown attempt but Narz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Narz misses with a low kick as Gorge jumps back.
Gorge throwing a counter right hand but Narz manages to avoid it.
Narz avoids the head kick by Gorge.
Jab, jab by Narz - just one landing.
Gorge misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Narz as he connects with a hook.

Narz gets tackled into the cage by Gorge. Gorge maintains the clinch.
Narz scores with a shot to the side of Gorge's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz tries to work over Gorge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorge landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Narz tries a body shot but Gorge blocks it.
Narz controlling the action here for a moment.
Gorge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Narz scores with a shoulder strike.
Gorge lands a right hand.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorge being controlled against the cage.
Narz controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Narz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Narz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gorge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Narz pinned against the cage. Narz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Narz rushes Gorge and presses him up against the cage.
Narz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz tries to work over Gorge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gorge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Narz avoids it.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Narz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Narz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gorge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Narz.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.

Gorge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Narz misses with a straight left.
Narz slips under a jab.
Narz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gorge takes a kick to the side of the head.
Narz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Narz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gorge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tempe Gorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a low kick but Gorge moves out of range easily.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorge.

Gorge forces Narz back against the cage and clinches.
Narz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narz working aggressively here.
Narz has Gorge pressed against the cage.
Narz is struggling to control the position.
Narz working aggressively here.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz is trying to stall.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorge pushes Narz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gorge blocks a body shot from Narz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge tries to land knees in the clinch but Narz avoids the damage to the body.
Gorge tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Gorge back against the cage.
Gorge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Narz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Narz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Gorge.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gorge as Narz tries to tie him up.
Narz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gorge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gorge misses with a body punch.
Narz digs a right hand into Gorge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gorge's gas tank.
Gorge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Narz is leaning against Gorge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz scores with a shot to the side of Gorge's head.

Gorge tightens his grip and picks Narz up, before dumping him to the ground. Narz manages to land in guard.

Narz pushes Gorge off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorge misses with a straight right.
Narz throws an overhand right that lands on Gorge's shoulder, as Gorge tries to avoid the shot.
Narz takes a swing at Gorge's ribcage but misses.
Narz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gorge.
Peter Narz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorge looks to land a body kick but Narz moved away.
Narz scores with a punch to the head.
Peter Narz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Gorge slams his shin into Narz's torso.
Gorge fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorge connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Narz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peter Narz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Narz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Narz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Narz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Narz!
During a confident post fight interview, Peter Narz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.