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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timur Makhmudova (ranked 2407 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Jayne Gill (ranked 282 p4p, 348 weight class). Jayne Gill will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 cm 21 255 3 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm 26 265 1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Very quick |
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Good wrestler Decent boxing Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timur Makhmudova! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayne Gill! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makhmudova on the side of the head. Makhmudova throws a series of strikes that have Gill backpedaling.
Timur Makhmudova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gill throws a body punch but Makhmudova moves out of range. Makhmudova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gill. Gill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Makhmudova looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Makhmudova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gill moves away. It seemed like Gill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Gill throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Makhmudova throws out a loose jab but Gill uses good head movement to avoid it. Gill drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Makhmudova defends it well. Makhmudova with a hook. Gill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Makhmudova misses with a straight left. Gill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Makhmudova sizes up Gill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Makhmudova tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Makhmudova shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gill eats them both and turns towards Makhmudova to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Makhmudova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gill misses the jab. Nice uppercut there from Makhmudova. Gill connects with a crisp jab. Makhmudova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gill.
Makhmudova shoots in but no luck this time. Gill takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Makhmudova with a body punch. A glancing blow. Makhmudova scores with a nice right hand.
Makhmudova throws a hook but Gill avoids it easily. A punch combination from Gill misses. Makhmudova scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Makhmudova tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Gill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Makhmudova prevents Gill from improving his position. Gill punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gill punching from the bottom.
Gill tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Gill is doing well to control the position and prevent Makhmudova from advancing to side control. Gill tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Gill regains full guard. Nicely done. Makhmudova postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gill is striking from the bottom but Makhmudova uses the opportunity to pass into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Gill landing rabbit punches to the side of Makhmudova's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Makhmudova passes to full mount! Makhmudova controlling the position easily from mount. Gill throwing hammer fists to the chest of Makhmudova. What's that going to do exactly? Makhmudova looking to control and managing it successfully. Makhmudova trying to control but Gill is having none of it. Gill has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gill regains half guard. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gill can do anything to dispel that myth. Gill is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Makhmudova dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Gill swinging wildly here.
Makhmudova fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Makhmudova lands with a nice body punch. Makhmudova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gill jabbing away but nothing is landing. Gill throws a right and a left that both miss. Gill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gill takes one to the chin there. Gill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Makhmudova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gill can do to turn this around? Makhmudova scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gill has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makhmudova finds it's way round the side to connect with Gill's head. Makhmudova moves out of range as Gill strikes. Makhmudova gets a double leg takedown into Gill's guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Makhmudova won't allow Gill to sweep him here. Makhmudova content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gill looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Makhmudova forces his way into half guard. Gill tries to get to full guard but Makhmudova has control of the leg. Makhmudova performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Gill missing with punches from the bottom.
Gill makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gill. Makhmudova trying to control but Gill is working from the bottom. Gill throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Makhmudova looking to sit in guard and control but Gill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Makhmudova wants to stand and escape but Gill is having none of it. Makhmudova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gill is one step ahead there. Gill slips nicely into half guard. Gill slips a nice elbow through Makhmudova's hands, connecting with Makhmudova's forehead. Makhmudova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Makhmudova trying to control here.
Gill working the head and body with strikes. Gill working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Gill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Gill throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. 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. Gill connects with a nice short shot to Makhmudova's temple. Gill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gill missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Jayne Gill has got the better of the ground game so far. Makhmudova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gill scores with a couple of nice shots. Makhmudova has hold of Gill's hands but Gill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Makhmudova is rocked! The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gill lands a nice short elbow. Oh Makhmudova is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Gill lands a big elbow - Makhmudova is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Gill!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayne Gill!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
46% |
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