PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabe Thurgood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dynamite Roll's chin.

Thurgood
vs
Roll

186 cm
23
186 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Thurgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dynamite Roll!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but Thurgood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roll closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thurgood circles away.
An inside leg kick from Roll misses.
Thurgood swats away the attempt to clinch by Roll.
Thurgood avoids the body shot from Roll.
Roll fails with the takedown.
Roll tries to bum rush Thurgood with a series of wild strikes but Thurgood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roll tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thurgood swivels and escapes.
Gabe Thurgood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
No luck for Roll with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Thurgood misses
and Roll counters with a left and a right that stings Thurgood.
Thurgood throws a leg kick but Roll sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Thurgood moves out of range easily.
Thurgood misses with a low kick.
Roll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thurgood throws a low kick, looking for Roll's leg but Roll calmly moves out of range.
Thurgood throws a low kick but Roll avoids it.
Roll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thurgood.
Thurgood throws a combination. Roll tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roll is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Thurgood closes the distance and clinches.
Thurgood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thurgood misses with a punch to the body.
Roll tries to break the clinch but Thurgood is controlling the position.
Roll blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thurgood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thurgood just stands there and leans against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thurgood throws an elbow but misses.
Thurgood lands a left hand.
Thurgood misses with a punch on the inside.
Thurgood is leaning against Roll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thurgood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roll.
A right hook to the body lands for Thurgood.
Thurgood lands a body punch.
Roll looks gassed!
Roll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thurgood smiles and moves away.
Thurgood digs a good hook to Roll's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Roll does no damage.
Roll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thurgood moves away.
Dynamite Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll throws a head kick that misses.
Thurgood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roll.
Thurgood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roll throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thurgood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roll.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood tries to clinch up but Roll circles away and keeps his distance.

Roll tries to keep at a distance but Thurgood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thurgood lands with a right to the head.
Thurgood digs a right hand into Roll's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roll's gas tank.
Thurgood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thurgood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Roll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thurgood trying to land knees to the body.
Thurgood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roll or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thurgood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roll avoids it.
Roll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thurgood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Roll is looking to break free of the clinch but Thurgood has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Thurgood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thurgood lands a two punch combo.

Roll is rocked!
Thurgood throws a looping overhand right but Roll ducks down to avoid it.
Thurgood connects with a solid leg kick.
Thurgood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roll was well out of range. Poor timing from Thurgood.
Roll misses with a body shot
and Thurgood counters with a straight right hand.
Roll misses with a takedown attempt
and Thurgood counters with a leg kick.
Roll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roll thows a body shot but no joy.
Roll wants to clinch

and Thurgood counters with a head kick that drops Roll to the mat! Roll scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Roll is still on wobbly legs! Can Thurgood finish him?
Roll is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Thurgood.
Roll seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot to the body from Roll misses
and Thurgood counters with an outside leg kick.
Thurgood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Roll avoids the head kick by Thurgood.
Roll walks into a left hand.
Dynamite Roll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Roll misses
and Roll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roll is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thurgood rather than just go for the knockout.
Roll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thurgood manages to avoid it.
Roll doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thurgood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thurgood drops Roll with a beautiful combination! Roll stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thurgood is looking for the KO!
Thurgood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll fails with the takedown
and Thurgood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roll's knee momentarily.
Gabe Thurgood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
A slow jab from Thurgood misses its intended target.
Thurgood thows a body shot but no joy.
Thurgood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roll with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thurgood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Thurgood.
Thurgood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roll. That did some damage!
Thurgood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thurgood.
Thurgood dips to his left and cracks Roll with an uppercut!
Thurgood jabs Roll right on the nose. Roll blinks but takes it well.
Roll takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Thurgood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thurgood misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roll throws a combination that misses
and Thurgood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thurgood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thurgood lands a really nice looking cross but Roll seems unphased.
Thurgood lands a right hook to the body.
Roll darts in trying to clinch
and Roll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thurgood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Thurgood dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A combination from Thurgood does no damage.
Roll closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thurgood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roll gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thurgood counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roll misses with a combination

and Thurgood counters with a crisp one two that drops Roll! Thurgood thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Roll to his feet! Roll is in big trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood misses with a low kick.
Roll takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roll shoots and misses
and Thurgood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thurgood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roll.
Gabe Thurgood is winning the standup battle so far.
Thurgood missing with a left hand there. Roll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roll tries for a takedown but Thurgood circles away easily
and Thurgood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gabe Thurgood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
Roll shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thurgood counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thurgood, right into the meat.
Roll's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood thows a body shot but no joy.
Thurgood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roll in his tracks.
Thurgood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roll can do to turn this around?
Thurgood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roll circles away quickly and effectively.
Roll checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roll moves out of range as Thurgood strikes.
Roll checks the leg kick.
Thurgood cracks Roll with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roll tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thurgood counters with a good low kick that Roll was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thurgood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roll's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Roll.
Thurgood scoring well with a low kick there.
Roll misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Thurgood.
Roll is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thurgood is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Roll.
Thurgood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roll.
Thurgood misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurgood thows a body shot but no joy.
Thurgood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thurgood scoring well with a low kick there.
Roll takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gabe Thurgood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thurgood misses with a wild body shot.
Roll looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roll takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thurgood connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Thurgood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thurgood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Thurgood!