PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mihigo Munyentwali (ranked 2971 p4p, 4162 weight class) and Mike Gamble (ranked 304 p4p, 390 weight class). Mike Gamble struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mihigo Munyentwali has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Munyentwali
vs
Gamble

187 cm
25
166
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
164
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mihigo Munyentwali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Gamble!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamble keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gamble is looking for the big counter here.
Munyentwali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Munyentwali jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Munyentwali throws a jab when Gamble was well out of range.
Gamble tries to clinch
enabling Munyentwali to counter with a crisp jab.
Munyentwali scores with the left hand. Gamble knows he should have avoided that one.
Munyentwali misses with a straight right.

Gamble closes the distance and clinches.
Munyentwali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munyentwali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Munyentwali misses with a body punch.
Munyentwali prevents a body shot from Gamble.
Gamble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munyentwali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munyentwali lands with a hook. Gamble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munyentwali throws the left hand but Gamble avoids the punch easily.
Munyentwali misses with a straight right.
Munyentwali connects with a crisp jab.
Munyentwali jabs at Gamble's body.
Gamble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Munyentwali.
Gamble wants to counter with a clinch but Munyentwali pushes him away.
Gamble tries to clinch but Munyentwali is having none of it.
It looked like Munyentwali was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gamble.
Gamble takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Munyentwali!
Munyentwali scores with a nice right hand.
Mihigo Munyentwali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munyentwali scores with a decent looking hook.

Gamble is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munyentwali cracks Gamble with a hook to the temple - Gamble is on wobbly legs here! Munyentwali swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gamble falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Munyentwali wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mihigo Munyentwali!