PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadius Highwind (ranked 1142 p4p, 1913 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 153 p4p, 239 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Highwind
vs
St. Gough

186 cm
29
216
16 - 13 - 0

193 cm
36
213
22 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary

Conquer

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadius Highwind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough lands with a straight right. Highwind didn't see that one coming.
St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Highwind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Highwind misses the target.
St. Gough scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Highwind doesn't seem bothered though.

St. Gough moves into the clinch.
Highwind lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Gough.
Highwind misses with a short punch on the inside.
Highwind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Gough blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Highwind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Gough's elbow.
Highwind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Gough's elbow.
Highwind pressing his opponent against the cage.
Highwind misses with a knee to the head.
St. Gough lands a left hand.
St. Gough is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Highwind.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Highwind's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Highwind manages to break the clinch.
Highwind lands with a hook. St. Gough tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Highwind lands with a shot to the body.
St. Gough has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Gough takes a swing at Highwind's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind scores with a jab to the head.
Highwind misses with an uppercut. St. Gough saw that one coming.
St. Gough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

St. Gough closes the distance and pushes Highwind back into the cage.
Highwind misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Highwind.
Nice body punch from St. Gough.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Gough.

Highwind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

St. Gough closes the distance and pushes Highwind back into the cage.
St. Gough lands a hook that snaps the head of Highwind backwards.
St. Gough lands a left hand that snaps the head of Highwind backwards.
St. Gough keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Highwind's efforts to push away.

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

St. Gough clinches up with Highwind and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highwind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Highwind lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with some punches.
St. Gough lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St. Gough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Gough lands a right hook to the body.
St. Gough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Highwind was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Gough.

St. Gough closes the distance and pushes Highwind back into the cage.
Highwind lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Highwind.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Highwind creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for St. Gough.
St. Gough is pushing Highwind up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Highwind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Highwind manages to break the clinch.
Highwind moves away from the strike by St. Gough.
Tristan St. Gough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Highwind pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Highwind on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Highwind walks into a straight right hand from St. Gough.
St. Gough looks to clinch
and St. Gough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Highwind throws a series of strikes that have St. Gough backpedaling.
St. Gough misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough moves out of range of the leg kick from Highwind.

St. Gough moves into the clinch.
Highwind with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Highwind scores with a nice short uppercut.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Gough tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Highwind misses with a punch to the body.
Highwind blocks a body shot from St. Gough.
A short left from St. Gough.
Highwind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough lands a nice uppercut.

Highwind is rocked!
Highwind blocks an uppercut.
Oh Highwind is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Gough.
Highwind seems to have got his legs back now.
Highwind lands with a short shot to the head.
Highwind misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St. Gough.
A short uppercut from St. Gough.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Highwind.
Highwind looking to throw knees to the head but St. Gough is blocking nicely.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Highwind tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from St. Gough.
Highwind struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Gough controls his hands.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Highwind.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Highwind misses with a punch to the body.
Highwind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Gough's elbow.
St. Gough lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Highwind.
St. Gough misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Gough on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St. Gough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from St. Gough on the inside.
Highwind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan St. Gough 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.

St. Gough swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St. Gough tries to clinch up
and St. Gough takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St. Gough slips a jab from Highwind.
St. Gough tries to close the distance and clinch up but Highwind swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St. Gough throws an overhand right that lands on Highwind's shoulder, as Highwind tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Highwind.
St. Gough loads up on a big right hand but Highwind slips the punch.
Highwind misses the shot to the body.
St. Gough avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

St. Gough pushes Highwind up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St. Gough has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St. Gough tries to work over Highwind's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Highwind.
Tristan St. Gough seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Highwind pushes St. Gough back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

St. Gough manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Gough misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highwind misses the jab.
Highwind misses with a body shot.
St. Gough misses with a straight right.
Highwind was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Highwind throws a leg kick but St. Gough sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch combination from Highwind misses.
St. Gough misses with an uppercut
and Highwind counters with a stiff right hand.
Highwind looks to land a combination but St. Gough avoids it well.

St. Gough closes the distance and clinches.
Highwind lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Gough misses with a hook to the ribs.

St. Gough manages to break the clinch.
St. Gough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St. Gough misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Highwind was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Highwind.
St. Gough fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St. Gough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Highwind moves away.
Highwind takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vadius Highwind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Highwind circles away from the clinch attempt
and Highwind counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St. Gough thinking.
St. Gough throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Highwind is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St. Gough.

St. Gough has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St. Gough lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Highwind to his knees! St. Gough keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.