PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lionel Gabriel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Azure
vs
Gabriel

165 cm
20
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
24
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel throws the left hand but Azure avoids the punch easily.
Azure avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gabriel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azure circles away quickly and effectively.
Gabriel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that Azure avoids nicely.
Azure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gabriel misses with the combination.
Gabriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gabriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gabriel misses with a double jab.
Azure throws a big shot that misses.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Azure avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gabriel scores with a nice right hand.
Azure throws a hook but Gabriel avoids it easily.
Gabriel misses with a double jab

and Azure counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gabriel!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure cracks Gabriel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Lionel Gabriel has been cut.
Gabriel taking shots to the head.
Gabriel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Azure lands a big shot there that rocks Gabriel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Gabriel is rocked!

That has opened up Lionel Gabriel's cut even more.
Azure is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Gabriel goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Azure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mr Azure!