PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Gellar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aphro desiac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gellar
vs
desiac

196 cm
19
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ross Gellar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, aphro desiac!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gellar wants to clinch.
desiac throws a sloppy head kick and Gellar moves out of range easily.
Gellar misses with a few strikes there.
Gellar is looking to clinch but desiac is avoiding it.
Ross Gellar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
desiac dodges the punch combination from Gellar.
desiac is looking to clinch.
Gellar darts in trying to clinch

and desiac counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gellar!
desiac with a couple of short strikes.
desiac scores with a couple of good head shots there.
desiac trying to control but Gellar is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gellar is wriggling around trying to escape.
desiac takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
desiac looking to control but Gellar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gellar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
desiac trying to control from half guard but Gellar is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

desiac is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
desiac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gellar defending well though.
Gellar missing with punches from the bottom.
desiac trying to control from half guard but Gellar is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
desiac prevents Gellar from standing back up.
Gellar is staying active underneath desiac, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
desiac just misses with a punch to the body.

desiac feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
desiac trying to control the position from guard on top but Gellar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
desiac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
desiac looks gassed!
Gellar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but desiac puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
desiac stalling away here and it's allowed Gellar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gellar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gellar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Gellar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
desiac trying to control the position from guard on top but Gellar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

aphro desiac dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Gellar. No joy for desiac on that attempt.
Gellar misses with a wild body shot.
desiac tries to clinch there but Gellar circles away.
Gellar lands a nice shot that snaps desiac's head back.
Gellar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and desiac counters with a body kick that stops Gellar in his tracks momentarily.
desiac tries to clinch up.
desiac dives in and grabs Gellar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gellar pushes down on desiac's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gellar.
Gellar tries to clinch up

and desiac decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gellar's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
desiac wants to control from the top but Gellar keeps moving.
desiac wants to stand but Gellar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gellar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
desiac wants to control from the top but Gellar keeps moving.
desiac postures up.
Gellar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
desiac pushes down on Gellar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gellar works his way to full guard. Good work.
desiac wants to control from the top but Gellar keeps moving.
Gellar is adopting a defensive guard.
desiac won't allow Gellar to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
desiac looking to pass the guard.
desiac should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
desiac with a flurry of punches that miss.
desiac has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gellar is proving hard to escape from.
desiac trying to control the position from guard on top but Gellar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
desiac circles away from the clinch attempt

and desiac counters by moving into the clinch.
Gellar scores with a hook to the body.

Gellar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gellar doesn't manage to clinch there - desiac circles away.
Gellar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but desiac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gellar works over desiac's head and body with a nice combination.
Gellar misses with the combination.
Gellar tries to clinch up.
Gellar looks to clinch
and desiac counters with a left and a right that stings Gellar.

Gellar clinches up with desiac and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but aphro desiac will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

desiac keeps the fight on the outside.
desiac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gellar clinches but desiac breaks the clinch

and desiac counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gellar!

desiac looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
desiac can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gellar is looking to escape.
Gellar wants to hold on but desiac pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
desiac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
desiac blocks Gellar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gellar's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
desiac trying to control but Gellar is having none of it.
desiac unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gellar tries to hold on but desiac pushes him away.
desiac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
desiac unloads with some shots from mount but Gellar bucks and avoids them well.
Gellar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
desiac tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gellar tries to reverse the position but desiac maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
desiac lands a big shot there that rocks Gellar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
desiac wants to control the pace but Gellar is squirming around nicely.
desiac thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gellar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
desiac punching from mount but Gellar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
desiac is trying to control here but Gellar has managed to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gellar missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gellar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ross Gellar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gellar looks to clinch

and desiac counters with a takedown into side control.
desiac trying to control the position but Gellar is working away.
desiac misses with the ground and pound.
aphro desiac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gellar is looking to regain half guard here but desiac keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
aphro desiac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got desiac winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... aphro desiac!