PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hara might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Armin van Buuren - Sail. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hara
vs
Gambino

185 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Hara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Gambino!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hara misses with a takedown
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gambino misses with a head kick.
Gambino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gambino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gambino duly obliges.
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!
Hara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gambino defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hara is defended easily by Gambino.
Gambino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hara is breathing heavily.
Gambino cracks the inside of Hara's front leg.
Hara circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gambino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hara. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gambino wants to clinch.
Hara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Gambino lands a left and a right that send Hara crashing to the mat, dazed. Gambino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle, before Gambino throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hara's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gambino lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Carlo Gambino!