PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Leary's choice of entrance music: one day like this. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thurgood
vs
O Leary

186 cm
26
186 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
178 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Thurgood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

O Leary shoots in and bounces Thurgood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
O Leary is looking to work some ground and pound but Thurgood has wrist control.
O Leary loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thurgood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Leary!
O Leary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thurgood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O Leary's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thurgood trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood throwing strikes here but O Leary is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
O Leary is in all sorts of trouble here.

Thurgood goes for an armbar but he's not got it… O Leary turns into him and now he's in Thurgood's guard.
O Leary working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
O Leary stopping the sweep attempt from Thurgood.
Thurgood trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Leary works a leg free and moves into half guard.
O Leary not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thurgood blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Leary.
O Leary is nestled in close to Thurgood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
O Leary working Thurgood over with strikes.
O Leary thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
O Leary trying to mount his opponent but Thurgood defends it.
O Leary is looking to take a break and control but Thurgood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary controlling the action here.
O Leary is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
O Leary is looking to stall here but Thurgood recovers full guard.
Thurgood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but O Leary puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
O Leary trying to control the action but Thurgood is working from the bottom.
Thurgood is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Leary seems to be working for a kimura but Thurgood defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with O Leary in particular looking to stall.
O Leary prevents Thurgood from improving his position.
Thurgood gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paddy O Leary dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

O Leary throws a nice head kick!
Thurgood swings away with a body shot that misses

and O Leary counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thurgood!
Thurgood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Leary throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
O Leary lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Leary avoids the attempt from Thurgood to control.
O Leary thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Thurgood that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Leary tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thurgood?

Thurgood is rocked!
O Leary lands a big shot to the head and Thurgood winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paddy O Leary!
Paddy O Leary is the new welterweight champion!