PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 2505 p4p, 2506 weight class) and Simon Soap (ranked 339 p4p, 340 weight class). Gibbons comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Raw Dog. Soap has chosen Clean Up - Barney The Purple Dinosaur as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gibbons
vs
Soap

185 cm
22
181
6 - 6 - 0

186 cm
23
185
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Soap!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbons connects with a single shot there.
Gibbons missing with a left hand there. Soap was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soap misses with a double jab
and Gibbons counters with a right hand to the body.
Soap is looking to slow Gibbons down with leg kicks.
Soap throws a lazy uppercut
and Gibbons counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soap misses with a low kick.
Gibbons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gibbons throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Soap was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soap misses with a low kick.
Gibbons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simon Soap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soap buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gibbons jabs Soap to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Soap 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soap throws a big shot that misses.
Gibbons looks to land a right hand but Soap moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Gibbons blocks the leg kick.
Gibbons throws a jab but it's blocked by Soap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons scores with a punch to the head.
Soap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibbons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soap uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gibbons has time to react.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soap.
Gibbons walks into a jab.
Gibbons chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soap can pounce on him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soap.
Soap avoids the body shot from Gibbons.
Gibbons lands with a good body shot.
Soap defending well as Gibbons loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Gibbons does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibbons swings for the body but Soap moves out of range.
Soap looks to throw the jab but Gibbons is out of range.
Soap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gibbons.
Soap throws a hook but Gibbons avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soap keeps Gibbons at a distance using the push kick.
Gibbons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soap throws a head kick but Gibbons moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Gibbons.
Gibbons ducks under a wild hook from Soap.
Soap takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soap throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gibbons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soap doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soap feints a jab promting Gibbons to slip. Soap then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gibbons slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Roydell Gibbons has been cut.
Soap shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick lands for Soap.
Soap ducks under a wild hook from Gibbons.
Gibbons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soap was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbons.
Soap throws an off balance right hand
and Gibbons counters with a nice uppercut.
Gibbons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soap manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soap moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Soap uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibbons.
Soap avoids the body shot from Gibbons.
Soap lands a really nice looking cross but Gibbons seems unphased.
Gibbons lands with a nice body punch.
Gibbons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gibbons misses with a hook.
Gibbons is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Soap moves out of range.
Gibbons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Soap forces Gibbons back against the cage and clinches.
Soap misses with a punch to the body.
Soap creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gibbons's defenses.
Gibbons lands a hook that snaps the head of Soap backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbons misses with some punches.
Soap lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soap misses with an elbow over the top.
Soap tries a body shot but Gibbons blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soap stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soap lands a body shot.
Soap working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soap lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gibbons backwards.
Soap tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gibbons misses with some punches.
Soap lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gibbons.
Soap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Soap.
Soap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soap.
Soap lands an elbow inside that Gibbons shrugs off.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soap digs a right hand into Gibbons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gibbons's gas tank.
Soap throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Soap blocking some punches.
Gibbons struggles to land a body shot inside as Soap controls his hands.
Soap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gibbons has a couple of punches blocked by Soap.
A right hand to the body from Soap.
Soap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Roydell Gibbons's cut is getting worse.
Soap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gibbons blocks the elbow strike.
Gibbons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soap has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Soap - that landed with a thud.
Soap misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soap lands an elbow that stopped Gibbons in his tracks for a moment.
Gibbons blocks a body shot from Soap.
Soap lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Roydell Gibbons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Soap tries to work over Gibbons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Gibbons as the two fighters clinch.
Soap works on Gibbons's body with a couple of short punches.
Soap is leaning against Gibbons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gibbons is breathing heavily.
Soap digs a right hand underneath Gibbons's ribcage. Gibbons let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soap lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Roydell Gibbons's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gibbons takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roydell Gibbons's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Simon Soap!
Simon Soap thanked the fans post fight for their support.