PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Grillz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Gambacorto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gambacorto
vs
Grillz

173 cm
25
168 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

173 cm
23
165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 Tokyo, Mark Gambacorto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Grillz!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambacorto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gambacorto misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto ducks under a wild hook from Grillz.
Grillz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gambacorto, as that shot connected.

Gambacorto closes the distance and clinches.
Gambacorto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Grillz misses with a punch on the inside.
Grillz avoids the elbow strike from Gambacorto, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grillz.

Gambacorto breaks from the clinch.
Grillz with a nice cross.
Gambacorto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gambacorto forces Grillz back against the cage and clinches.
Grillz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gambacorto or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambacorto lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grillz fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grillz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gambacorto taking a breather.
Gambacorto blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grillz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gambacorto controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grillz.
A right handed body shot lands from Grillz.
Grillz stalling against the cage.
Gambacorto is trying to break the clinch but Grillz has him pressed against the cage.
Grillz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Gambacorto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gambacorto tries to stall but Grillz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grillz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gambacorto throws an elbow but misses.
Gambacorto throws a head punch that misses.
Grillz lands an uppercut.
Grillz lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto swings wildly with an uppercut but Grillz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grillz pushes Gambacorto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grillz looking to stall.
Gambacorto prevents a body shot from Grillz.
Gambacorto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grillz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grillz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grillz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grillz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gambacorto or not.
Come on Grillz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gambacorto.
Gambacorto lands an elbow that stopped Grillz in his tracks for a moment.
Grillz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grillz throws a head punch that misses.
Grillz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto gets through Grillz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Gambacorto breaks from the clinch.
Gambacorto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grillz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gambacorto counters with a three punch combo that has Grillz backing up. Grillz nods at Gambacorto to acknowledge the strikes.

Grillz is rocked!
Grillz throws a poor cross that misses
and Gambacorto counters with a right hand from hell and Grillz is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Gambacorto!
Mark Gambacorto took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC for their support in the buildup to the fight.