PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eshkar Gabai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Gabai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ya by Mosh Ben-Ari. Eshkar Gabai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lewis Creed's chin.

Creed
vs
Gabai

192 cm
19
223 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
202 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Divine - Drugs (158 products)
Divine - Drugs (158 products)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eshkar Gabai!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabai swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Creed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Gabai.
Gabai lands a really nice looking cross but Creed seems unphased.
Creed defending well as Gabai loads up on a big left hand.
Gabai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Creed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gabai throws out the jab.
Gabai throws a hook but Creed avoids it easily.

Creed rushes Gabai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gabai working hard to break the clinch.
Gabai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Eshkar Gabai has been cut.
Gabai is trying to force a seperation but Creed has the dominant position.
Gabai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gabai can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.
Gabai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gabai tries to break the clinch but Creed is controlling the position.
Gabai wants to get back to striking at distance but Creed won't allow it.
Gabai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gabai's face.
Gabai works on Creed's body with a couple of short punches.
Gabai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creed lands an uppercut.
Gabai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Creed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gabai has had enough of the clinch but Creed keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Creed.
Gabai looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabai tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Gabai back against the cage.
Gabai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Gabai wants to get back to striking at distance but Creed won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Gabai backwards.
Gabai tries to circle away but Creed has him pinned against the cage.
Creed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gabai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creed lands a nice shot to the body.
Creed digs a right hand into Gabai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gabai's gas tank.
A short left from Creed.
Creed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Creed.
Creed lands a good knee to the midsection. Gabai won't want to take too many of those.
Creed landing knees to the head.
Creed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
Gabai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gabai backwards.
Creed lands a knee to the body.
Creed lands with a left to the head.
Creed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Creed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Creed lands with a light punch inside.
Creed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a knee to the body.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Creed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Creed.
Creed prevents Gabai from breaking the clinch.
Creed landing knees to the body.
Creed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gabai tries to break the clinch but Creed is controlling the position.
Creed lands a knee to the head.
Creed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gabai tries to circle away but Creed has him pinned against the cage.
Gabai wants to get back to striking at distance but Creed won't allow it.
Creed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gabai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Creed scores a nice knee to the body.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Creed.
Creed has Gabai pressed against the cage, preventing Gabai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gabai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Creed landing knees to the head.
Gabai is looking to break free of the clinch but Creed has double underhooks.
Gabai wants to break free but Creed has control.
Gabai tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Creed lands with a short shot to the head.
Creed landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Creed lands an uppercut.
Creed landing knees to the head.
Creed blocking some punches.
Gabai tries to circle away but Creed has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gabais head.
Gabai misses with some punches.
Creed lands an elbow inside.
Creed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gabai is trying to break free.
Gabai has had enough of the clinch but Creed keeps him there for the moment.
Creed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Gabai breaks the clinch.
Creed fails with an attempt to clinch.

Creed pushes Gabai up against the cage in a clinch.
Gabai trying to control the position but instead, Creed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gabai into the cage.
A short right from Creed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creed.
Creed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gabai tries to stall but Creed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gabai wants to break free but Creed has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Creed landing knees to the head.
Creed works on Gabai's body with a couple of short punches.
Gabai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Creed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed is controlling him.
Creed digs a right hand underneath Gabai's ribcage. Gabai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Creed lands a nice uppercut.
Creed putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gabai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Creed lands an elbow inside that Gabai shrugs off.
Gabai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Creed.
A short left from Creed.
Gabai swings wildly with an uppercut but Creed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed prevents Gabai from breaking the clinch.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creed lands a nice knee to the body.
Creed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gabai misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Creed obliges.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gabai backwards.
Gabai is trying to force a seperation but Creed has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eshkar Gabai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gabai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gabai.
Gabai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creed dips to his left and cracks Gabai with an uppercut!

Creed moves into the clinch.
Gabai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Creed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gabai's face.
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gabai backwards.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed is controlling him.
Creed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Creed lands a good knee to the midsection. Gabai won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Creed as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Creed.
Creed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gabai takes an elbow to the temple.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gabai takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Creed.
A short right from Gabai.
Creed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gabai can't find room to land a body shot as Creed controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Creed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gabai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Creed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gabai's defenses.
Gabai tries to throw a body punch but Creed avoids it by throwing Gabai back against the cage.
Creed crunches a lovely knee into Gabai's ribcage.
Creed lands an elbow inside that Gabai shrugs off.
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed is controlling him.
Gabai tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Creed.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gabai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gabai throws a head punch that misses.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gabai.
Creed landing knees to the body.
Gabai tries to circle away but Creed has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gabai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Creed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Creed lands a knee to the body.
Gabai tries to break free but Creed pushes him back against the cage.
Creed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gabai tries to circle away but Creed has him pinned against the cage.
Gabai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good body shot from Creed.
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Creed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gabai's defenses.
Gabai takes a shot to the head.
Gabai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gabai backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
Creed connects with a knee to the head.
Gabai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Creed prevents Gabai from breaking the clinch.
Creed lands with a right to the head.
Creed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gabai's efforts to push away.
Lewis Creed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Creed scores with a knee to the head.
Creed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Creed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gabai's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Creed.
Gabai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gabai lands a left hand.
Gabai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Creed gets through Gabai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Creed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed keeps control of Gabai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Creed lands an uppercut.
Creed lands with a light punch inside.
Gabai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Creed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gabai tries to circle away but Creed has him pinned against the cage.
Creed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed is controlling him.
Creed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gabai's efforts to push away.
Creed with a knee to the head.
Creed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Creed prevents a body shot from Gabai.
Creed lands a good knee to the midsection. Gabai won't want to take too many of those.
Gabai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Creed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gabai has had enough of the clinch but Creed keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Nice elbow from Creed.
Gabai takes an elbow to the temple.
Creed with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gabai.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Gabai's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gabai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Creed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gabai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Creed.
Gabai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Creed prevents Gabai from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Creed connects with a knee to the head.
Creed digs a right hand into Gabai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gabai's gas tank.
Creed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gabai's efforts to push away.
Gabai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
Creed lands with a right to the head.
Creed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gabai or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Creed.
Creed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gabai's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Creed lands an uppercut.
Creed prevents a body shot from Gabai.
Gabai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gabai can't break the clinch.
Creed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gabai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Creed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eshkar Gabai's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Creed forces Gabai back against the cage and clinches.
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
Gabai tries to break the clinch but Creed is controlling the position.
Gabai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Creed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gabai's face.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gabai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gabai takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Gabai fails to land.
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed is controlling him.
Gabai working hard to break the clinch.
Creed digs a right hand into Gabai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gabai's gas tank.
Creed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Creed scores with a shoulder strike.
Creed gets through Gabai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Creed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gabai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Creed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Creed.
Creed scores a nice knee to the body.
Gabai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
Creed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Gabai breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed slips a jab from Gabai.
Gabai swings for the body but Creed moves out of range.

Creed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gabai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Creed lands a good knee to the midsection. Gabai won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Creed.
Creed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gabai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Creed.
A frustrated look appears on Gabai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Creed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Creed.
Creed lands a hook that snaps the head of Gabai backwards.
Creed pushes Gabai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
Creed lands an elbow that stopped Gabai in his tracks for a moment.
Gabai is trying to break free.
Creed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gabai.
Creed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gabais head.
Creed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Creed lands a shoulder strike.
Creed working Gabai over with knees to the body.
Gabai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two 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.
Gabai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Creed lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Creed - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gabai.
Gabai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Creed prevents Gabai from breaking the clinch.
Gabai has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Creed presses Gabai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Creed scores with a shoulder strike.
Gabai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creed landing knees to the head.
Gabai can't break the clinch.
Eshkar Gabai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabai is looking to break free of the clinch but Creed has double underhooks.
Creed landing knees to the head.
Creed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gabai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed lands with a short shot to the head.
Creed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Creed landing knees to the head.
Gabai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gabai has had enough of the clinch but Creed keeps him there for the moment.
Gabai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Creed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gabai backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Creed.
Gabai is trying to break free.
Creed lands an uppercut.
Creed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gabai struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Gabai tries a body shot but Creed blocks it.
Creed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gabai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Creed obliges.
Gabai is looking to break free of the clinch but Creed has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Gabai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Creed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Creed.
Still in the clinch, Creed scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Gabai struggles to land a body shot inside as Creed controls his hands.
Creed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gabai's efforts to push away.
Creed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Creed lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gabai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Creed lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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.
Nice elbow from Creed.
Gabai takes an elbow to the temple.
Creed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gabai tries to circle away but Creed has him pinned against the cage.
Gabai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Creed scores with a knee to the head.
Gabai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gabai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Creed lands an elbow just above Gabai 's eye.
Creed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gabai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gabai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
Creed scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Creed.
Creed scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creed.
Creed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gabai backwards.
Creed lands an elbow inside that Gabai shrugs off.
Creed lands an elbow just above Gabai 's eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Creed cracks Gabai with a nice body shot.
Gabai is trying to break the clinch but Creed has him pressed against the cage.
Gabai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Gabai scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Creed.
Gabai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Creed!