PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesson comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin like a Bitch. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wesson
vs
Gray

175 cm
23
167 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

170 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Smith Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Wesson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wesson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wesson shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gray walks into a stiff left hand from Wesson.
Wesson lands with a cross.

Wesson gets a clinch.
Gray can't break the clinch.
Wesson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gray.
Wesson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gray's efforts to push away.
Gray is trying to break free.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wesson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gray misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wesson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wesson stalls.
Gray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wesson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray avoiding damage as Wesson throws knees to the body.
Gray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gray working aggressively here.
Wesson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gray managing to block the knees to the body from Wesson.
Wesson has Gray pressed against the cage, preventing Gray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wesson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gray's brow.
Wesson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Wesson is controlling him.
Wesson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wesson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wesson.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wesson controlling the action here for a moment.
Wesson lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gray fails to land.
Gray is trying to break free.
Wesson has Gray pressed against the cage, preventing Gray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands an uppercut.
Gray dodges an elbow strike from Wesson.
Gray avoiding damage as Wesson throws knees to the body.
Gray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gray tries to break free but Wesson pushes him back against the cage.
Wesson missing with knees to the body.
Wesson is stalling here.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wesson obliges.
Wesson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wesson landing knees to the body.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wesson has him pressed against the cage.
Gray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesson is leaning against Gray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wesson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grays head.
Wesson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gray looks gassed!
Gray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gray tries to stall but Wesson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Wesson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gray takes a shot to the head.
Wesson missing with knees to the body.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesson has double underhooks.
Wesson tries a knee to the head but Gray blocks it.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Wesson is controlling him.
Wesson misses with an elbow strike.

Gray breaks from the clinch.
Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Wesson misses the jab.
Gray lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gray keeps the fight on the outside.
Wesson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Wesson slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson blocks a leg kick.
Wesson lands a jab to the nose.
Wesson drops his hands momentarily and Gray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Smith Wesson has been cut.
Gray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wesson.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesson moves away.
Wesson slips under a jab from Gray.
Wesson misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wesson checks it well.
Wesson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wesson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gray throws a head kick that half lands.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wesson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wesson tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith Wesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson throws a lazy head kick
and Gray counters with a good, hard body kick but Wesson shrugs it off.
Wesson tries to move into range but Gray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wesson throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with an inside leg kick.
Wesson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wesson is out of range and Gray settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Gray. No joy for Wesson on that attempt.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
Wesson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gray counters with a low kick, right behind Wesson 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a chopping leg kick but Wesson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Gray is predictable there
and Wesson counters with a head kick. That will keep Gray thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A swing and a miss from Wesson.
Wesson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wesson scores with a head kick.
Wesson slips a straight right by Gray.
Wesson scores with a jab. Gray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Gray throws a chopping leg kick but Wesson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wesson misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Gabriel Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Gray. No joy for Wesson on that attempt.
A big left from Gray misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesson tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wesson moves into range and clinches up with Gray.
Wesson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gray's efforts to push away.
Gray trying to stall but Wesson improves his position.
Gray tries to break the clinch but Wesson is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Wesson - that landed with a thud.
Wesson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gray wants to break free but Wesson has control.
Wesson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gray blocks it with crossed arms.
Gray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wesson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Gabriel Gray has been cut.
Wesson keeps control of Gray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Gray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gray wants to break free but Wesson has control.
Gray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wesson blocks an uppercut.
Gray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wesson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gray is defending well for now.
Gray wants to break free but Wesson has control.
Wesson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gray.
Wesson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gray is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Wesson has him pressed against the cage.
Wesson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gray's efforts to push away.

Gray manages to break the clinch.
Wesson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gray.
Gray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wesson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
A head kick misses from Wesson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wesson checks a leg kick.
A big right from Wesson misses.

Wesson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wesson throwing shots but Gray is blocking nicely.
Wesson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gray wants to improve his position but Wesson is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gray is looking to control Wesson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Wesson there.
Gray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wesson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gray won't allow Wesson to pass to mount.
Wesson winds up and cracks Gray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gray is looking to control Wesson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
Gray manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gabriel Gray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wesson scores with a jab.
Wesson lands with a slapping head kick.
Wesson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Gray throws a solid leg kick but Wesson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gray.
Gray slips a straight right by Wesson.
A slow jab from Wesson misses its intended target.
Gray scoring well with a low kick there.
Gray misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Wesson.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wesson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wesson.
Gray throws a leg kick but Wesson moved away.
Wesson avoids the head kick by Gray.
Gray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wesson. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Wesson slips under a jab.
Gray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wesson.
Wesson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gabriel Gray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
A big right from Gray misses.
Wesson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Gray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gray lands the left hand.
Wesson scores with a hook.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wesson manages to avoid it.
Wesson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesson takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wesson checks a leg kick nicely.
Wesson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wesson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wesson fails with the takedown.
Wesson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wesson.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wesson misses with a shot to the body
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wesson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.

Wesson pushes Gray up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gray's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wesson prevents Gray from breaking the clinch.
Gray wants to get back to striking at distance but Wesson won't allow it.
Gray avoids the elbow strike from Wesson, against the cage.
Wesson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gray or not.
Wesson is leaning against Gray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wesson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Gray breaks from the clinch.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
Wesson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Wesson.
Gray works the jab nicely.
Wesson throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gray lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Gray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gabriel Gray!