PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Da Mian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mian
vs
Gilmore

175 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
30
181 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Bloodsport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Da Mian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Mian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mian throws a strike but Gilmore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mian is looking for a triangle but Gilmore pushes his legs off easily.

Gilmore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mian throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gilmore tries to stand but Mian is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mian throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gilmore escapes and throws Mian's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Gilmore stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1-2. Gilmore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gilmore misses with a straight left.
Gilmore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gilmore moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gilmore lands a nice shot to the body.
Mian lands a jab to the head.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore throws an overhand right that lands on Mian's shoulder, as Mian tries to avoid the shot.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore sizes up Mian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the body.
Mian moves out of range as Gilmore strikes.
Mian digs a good body shot into Gilmore's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gilmore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gilmore looks gassed!
Mian with a nice head shot there.
Mian works over Gilmore with some ground and pound from guard.
Gilmore is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mian stands and throws Gilmore's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gilmore gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mian controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gilmore looks a forlorn figure.
Gilmore is squirming around, avoiding Mian's attempts to control the action.

Mian is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gilmore has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mian trying to control but Gilmore is having none of it.
Gilmore is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mian is landing with some decent strikes but Gilmore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Mian stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Mian.
Gilmore scores with a nice strike.
Mian looks to land a left hand but Gilmore moved out of range nicely.
Gilmore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
Gilmore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilmore wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mian tries for a takedown but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mian swings for the body but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mian shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilmore pinned against the cage. Gilmore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gilmore loads up on a big right hand but Mian slips the punch.
Mian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilmore to score with a decent uppercut.

Mian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gilmore's guard.
Gilmore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mian is controlling him.

Gilmore has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gilmore throws the left hand but Mian avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gilmore swivels and escapes.
Gilmore swings for the body but Mian moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilmore motions for Mian to come forward. Gilmore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Mian dives in and grabs Gilmore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gilmore pushes down on Mian's head and hops out.
Mian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Mian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gilmore scores with a body shot.
Gilmore jabs Mian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gilmore with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Gilmore misses.
Gilmore slaps away a takedown attempt from Mian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gilmore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mian somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilmore to score with a decent uppercut.
Mian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mian thows a body shot but no joy.
Mian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilmore moves away.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilmore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilmore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mian momentarily.
Gilmore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gilmore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore lands with an uppercut that bounces Mian off the cage and back into range.
Gilmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mian thows a body shot but no joy.
Mian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gilmore misses its intended target.
Mian walks into a straight right hand from Gilmore.
Mian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Mian.
Mian is looking to wear down Gilmore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gilmore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mian moves out of range as Gilmore strikes.
Mian lands with an overhand left.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mian.
Mian tries to bum rush Gilmore with a series of wild strikes but Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Mian misses with a hook.
Gilmore throws a shot to the body.
Gilmore misses with a wild combination.
Gilmore throws a body punch but Mian moves out of range.
Gilmore slips a straight right by Mian.
Gilmore jabs at Mian's body.
Mian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilmore moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to land a leg kick but Mian is out of range.
Gilmore misses with a looping left.

Mian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mian trying to advance position but Gilmore counters by regaining guard.

Mian is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gilmore is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gilmore has escaped and now he's on top!
Mian controls Gilmore momentarily but Gilmore frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilmore manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happy Gilmore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gilmore cracks Mian with a good jab.
Gilmore takes a swing at Mian's ribcage but misses.
Mian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gilmore is fending him off so far but Mian persists. Nope, Gilmore circles away and we're back to standing.
Mian misses the shot to the body.
Mian tries for a takedown but Gilmore sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Gilmore connects with the punch.
Gilmore looks to land a combination. Mian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gilmore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mian was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilmore.
Mian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilmore throws out a powerful jab.
Mian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilmore lands with a right hand.
Mian jabs Gilmore to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mian takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mian misses with a straight left.
Mian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gilmore tries to avoid it but Mian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gilmore to the ground. Gilmore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gilmore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gilmore connects with a jab.
Gilmore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mian fails to land the takedown.
Gilmore delivers a nice body kick.
Gilmore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilmore lands with a good body shot.
Gilmore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Mian misses.
Gilmore lands with a nice body punch.
Gilmore fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mian looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilmore is just out of range.
Gilmore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Happy Gilmore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gilmore motions for Mian to come forward. Gilmore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gilmore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mian's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mian misses the shot to the body.
Mian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gilmore as he avoids it easily.
Gilmore thuds his shin into the meat of Mian's side.
Gilmore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mian under the eye.
Mian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gilmore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mian at a distance.
Mian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mian shoots and misses
and Gilmore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mian.
Gilmore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Gilmore as Mian shoots in.
Gilmore tests Mian's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Mian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gilmore sprawls well initially but Mian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Gilmore has one foot on Mian's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Mian shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Gilmore is defending against the submission attempts here by Mian.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gilmore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mian seems to be working for a kimura but Gilmore defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilmore is in trouble now - Mian has advanced to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Gilmore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gilmore 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Gilmore!