PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Laputa
vs
Gardner

195 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
230 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Laputa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner swings for the body but Laputa moves out of range.
Gardner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Laputa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gardner misses with a jab to the body

and Laputa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Laputa.
Gardner is trying to push Laputa away but Laputa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Laputa.
Gardner avoiding damage as Laputa throws knees to the body.
Gardner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laputa blocks the elbow strike.

Gardner breaks the clinch.
Laputa checks a low kick from Gardner.
Laputa tries to land a leg kick but Gardner saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardner with a nice cross.
Laputa throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Josh Gardner has been cut.

Laputa moves into range and clinches up with Gardner.
Laputa effectively controlling the action here.
Laputa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gardner can't find room to land a body shot as Laputa controls the action.
Gardner scores with a hook to the body.
Gardner is trying to push Laputa away but Laputa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gardner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Gardner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gardner working aggressively here.
Laputa lands a shot to the body.
Laputa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Laputa.
Gardner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
Laputa managing to block the knees to the body from Gardner.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Gardner avoids the damage to the body.
Laputa tries to work over Gardner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laputa has Gardner pressed against the cage, preventing Gardner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gardner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gardner misses with a few strikes there.
Laputa lands a front kick.
Gardner looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laputa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laputa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gardner's sensitive parts.
Josh Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Laputa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gardner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laputa lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laputa obliges.
Laputa lands an uppercut.
Laputa lands a good knee to the midsection. Gardner won't want to take too many of those.
Gardner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laputa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laputa lands a shot to the body.
Laputa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laputa lands an elbow just above Gardner 's eye.
Laputa lands an elbow inside.
Laputa unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gardner! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Laputa is unloading with more strikes now! Gardner drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Laputa!
Kirk Laputa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.