PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Gass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Zoolander
vs
Gass

173 cm
22
159 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Gass!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoolander takes a swing at Gass's ribcage but misses.
Gass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Gass shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zoolander makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zoolander.
Gass has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zoolander is proving hard to escape from.
Zoolander looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gass's guard.

Gass uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A left and a right from Zoolander both land. Nice combination.
Zoolander throws a shot to the body.
Gass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zoolander connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gass scrambles back to his feet.
Zoolander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gass manages to avoid it.
Zoolander just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoolander misses with a shot to the body

and Gass counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gass.
Zoolander slowing the pace effectively.
Zoolander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zoolander lands with a short shot to the head.
Zoolander is working for takedown but Gass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zoolander changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gass fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander stuns Gass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zoolander scores with a punch to the head.
Gass misses with a takedown attempt - Zoolander sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zoolander is looking to wear down Gass with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zoolander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zoolander connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Zoolander misses.
Zoolander throws a poor cross that misses

and Gass counters with a shoot takedown. Zoolander fights it but they end up in guard.
Zoolander wants to sweep but no luck.
Zoolander throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander controls Gass momentarily but Gass frees himself.
Gass stopping the sweep attempt from Zoolander.
Gass wants to get up but he can't break Zoolander's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zoolander holds on and takes a little breather.
Gass tries to stand but Zoolander is controlling from the bottom.
Gass looks gassed!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zoolander misses with a head kick.

Zoolander scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zoolander decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gass to his feet.
Gass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gass shoots in looking for a takedown. Zoolander tries to sprawl out of it but Gass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zoolander manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zoolander throws a right hand that Gass ducks under and follows up with a left that Gass also avoids with ease.
Zoolander bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gass ducks under a wild hook from Zoolander.
Zoolander pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gass back to the cage. Zoolander follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zoolander connects with a body shot.
Gass on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zoolander lands a body shot.
Zoolander tries to bum rush Gass with a series of wild strikes but Gass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Zoolander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Zoolander.

Gass darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zoolander manages to get to full guard.
Zoolander bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gass's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gass is breathing heavily.
Zoolander is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander passes into half guard.
Gass wants to control but Zoolander passes into side.
Zoolander moves into full mount!
Zoolander wants to control the pace but Gass is squirming around nicely.
Zoolander controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zoolander is working for a guillotine from mount but Gass frees his head quite easily.
Zoolander thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander tries to control but Gass wriggling away.
Zoolander is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gass can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Zoolander looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zoolander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gass?
Derek Zoolander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zoolander cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gass is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zoolander tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zoolander's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Zoolander scoring with strikes but Gass is staying in there.
Zoolander controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Zoolander dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zoolander throws a hook but Gass avoids it easily.
Gass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zoolander.
Nice sprawl there from Gass as Zoolander shoots in.
Gass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gass slips under a jab.
Zoolander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Zoolander misses.
Gass fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoolander punishes Gass's body with a nice straight punch.
Gass avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander lands with a nice combination. Gass backs away looking to recover.
Nice shot lands for Zoolander.
Gass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zoolander's waist but Zoolander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gass off to one side.
Derek Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Gass.
Gass shoots in looking for a takedown but Zoolander manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gass's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Derek Zoolander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zoolander looks to score with a jab to the body but Gass is just out of range.
Jab from Zoolander.
Zoolander wants to land a leg kick but Gass is out of range.
Zoolander jabs Gass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Zoolander. That snapped Gass's head back.
Gass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gass takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zoolander lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zoolander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Zoolander has closed the distance and engaged Gass in a clinch.
Gass is trying to force a seperation but Zoolander has the dominant position.

Zoolander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zoolander sizes up Gass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zoolander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gass doesn't seem bothered though.
Gass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zoolander.
A punch lands to the side of Gass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zoolander scores with a nice right hand.
Derek Zoolander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch but Gass swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Zoolander.

Zoolander clinches.
Zoolander tries to circle away but Gass has him pinned against the cage.
Zoolander looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gass is trying to force a seperation but Zoolander has the dominant position.
Gass has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Zoolander breaks the clinch.
Zoolander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zoolander throws a nice looking combination but Gass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zoolander misses with a wild body shot.
Gass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zoolander fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zoolander finds it's target.
Zoolander connects with a nice looking jab.
Zoolander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zoolander catches Gass with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zoolander connects with a body shot that sends Gass's belly button to the back.
Zoolander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Derek Zoolander is winning the standup battle so far.
Zoolander jabs Gass right on the nose. Gass blinks but takes it well.
Zoolander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zoolander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gass doesn't seem bothered though.
Zoolander misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Zoolander moves into the clinch successfully.
Gass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zoolander is keeping busy.
Kyle Gass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Zoolander.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Zoolander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zoolander 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Zoolander!