PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 215 p4p, 208 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 31 p4p, 30 weight class). Hightower's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Power. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hightower
vs
Line

207 cm
34
258
39 - 12 - 1

194 cm
39
243
37 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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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 39 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Hightower moves out of range easily.
Hightower misses the jab.
Line needs to keep his hands up - Hightower had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hightower misses the target.
Line now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A cross from Hightower lands.
Hightower is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Line.
It seemed like Line was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hightower throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Hightower moves away from the strike by Line.
Hightower appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hightower misses with a body kick.
Line tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hightower takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line throws a counter combo.
Hightower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hightower misses the target.
Line raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hightower misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Hightower finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Hightower misses with a lunging right hand
and Line counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Line.
Hightower misses with a straight left.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Line has closed the distance and engaged Hightower in a clinch.
Line makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Line lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Line tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Hightower avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Line lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Line stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Hightower lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Line tries a body shot but Hightower blocks it.
Hightower putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Line in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hightower throws a head punch that misses.
Line lands with a light punch inside.
Line lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Line lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hightower's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Line.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Line presses Hightower against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hightower is breathing heavily.
Line lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hightower seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Line can turn it around.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Hightower controls his hands.
Line scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Line.
Line lands a body punch.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Line.
Hightower prevents a body shot from Line.
Line lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Line scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Line.
Line lands a hook that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
Still in the clinch, Line scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Line.
Line lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Line lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gothic Line dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Line drops Hightower with a naaaaasty hook - Hightower is in real trouble here! Line dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
A very excited looking Gothic Line made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.