PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alaric Visigoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defying Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Visigoth comes to the cage accompanied by THUNDERSTRUCK. 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.

Visigoth
vs
Gravity

175 cm
31
170 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

173 cm
27
170 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alaric Visigoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Defying Gravity!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Visigoth.
Visigoth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gravity defends it nicely.
Visigoth throws a big shot that misses.
Visigoth lands a jab to the head.
Gravity lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gravity scores with a three punch combo!
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Visigoth manages to avoid it.
Visigoth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravity.
Gravity scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Visigoth throws a lazy uppercut
and Gravity counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Visigoth misses with a lunging right hand
and Gravity counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Gravity.
Nice body punch from Gravity.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Visigoth, as that shot connected.
Gravity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gravity misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Visigoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity tries to bum rush Visigoth with a series of wild strikes but Visigoth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gravity gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Visigoth.
Gravity connects with a body shot.
Visigoth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Visigoth shoots in and bounces Gravity off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Visigoth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Visigoth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Visigoth throwing strikes but missing.
Visigoth passes Gravity's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Visigoth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Visigoth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Visigoth tries to pass to full mount but Gravity defends it.
Visigoth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visigoth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gravity with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gravity avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Visigoth.
Visigoth tries to pass to full mount but Gravity defends it.
Visigoth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Visigoth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gravity preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Visigoth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Visigoth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gravity's head.
Visigoth is in close to Gravity's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Visigoth advances position into side control!
Visigoth with the ground and pound but Gravity regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Visigoth passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Visigoth throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Visigoth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gravity wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Visigoth.
Visigoth throws some wild stikes that Gravity manages to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Visigoth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gravity wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Visigoth.
Visigoth landing strikes from the mount and Gravity is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gravity takes a jab right on the kisser.
Visigoth moves away from the strike by Gravity.
Gravity staying out of range there.
Visigoth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Visigoth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gravity throws a looping overhand right but Visigoth ducks down to avoid it.
Visigoth throws a right hand that misses
letting Gravity counter with a right hand.
Alaric Visigoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravity staying out of range there.
Visigoth throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.
Visigoth misses with a right hand
and Gravity counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Visigoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Visigoth shoots in but Gravity avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Visigoth throws a big shot that misses.
Gravity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Visigoth.
Gravity is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Visigoth rather than just go for the knockout.
Gravity throws a series of punches but Visigoth moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Visigoth misses.
Visigoth shoots in looking for a takedown. Gravity tries to sprawl out of it but Visigoth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gravity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Visigoth misses with a takedown attempt - Gravity sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alaric Visigoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gravity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Visigoth.
Defying Gravity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravity moves out of range of the strikes.
Visigoth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Visigoth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gravity is fending him off so far but Visigoth persists. Nope, Gravity circles away and we're back to standing.
Defying Gravity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravity moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravity scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Visigoth doesn't seem bothered though.
Gravity fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gravity rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Visigoth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Visigoth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Visigoth takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Visigoth throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth throws a hook but Gravity blocks it.
Visigoth throws a shot from downtown. Gravity moves away and avoids it.
Gravity lands a two punch combo.
Visigoth misses with a looping right.
Gravity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Visigoth.
Visigoth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visigoth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gravity counters with an inside leg kick.
Gravity slips a jab from Visigoth.
Visigoth moves away from the strike by Gravity.
Gravity misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Visigoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Visigoth's head.
Visigoth jabs Gravity right on the nose. Gravity blinks but takes it well.
Gravity keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Visigoth.
Visigoth dives in and grabs Gravity's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gravity pushes down on Visigoth's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth throws a lazy uppercut
and Gravity counters with a nice uppercut.
Visigoth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Visigoth shoots in for a double leg but Gravity sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Visigoth misses with an uppercut
and Gravity counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gravity connects with a body shot that sends Visigoth's belly button to the back.
A big right from Visigoth misses.
Visigoth misses with an uppercut. Gravity saw that one coming.
Gravity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gravity keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gravity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gravity fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Visigoth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gravity slips under a jab from Visigoth.
A swing and a miss from Visigoth.
Visigoth misses with an uppercut.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Gravity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gravity cracks Visigoth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gravity misses with a two punch combination.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy.
Visigoth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravity misses with a hook. Visigoth ducked under it nicely.
Gravity connects with a crisp jab.
Visigoth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Visigoth throws the left hand but Gravity avoids the punch easily.
Gravity scores with a decent looking hook.
Gravity lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Visigoth misses with a looping right.
Visigoth shoots in looking for a takedown but Gravity manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Visigoth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Visigoth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Visigoth misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Defying Gravity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gravity misses with a looping right.

Visigoth feints and as Gravity raises his hands in defense, Visigoth changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Visigoth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Visigoth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Visigoth looking to pass the guard.
Visigoth stands and throws Gravity's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Visigoth working the strikes but Gravity uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Visigoth.
Visigoth with the ground and pound but Gravity uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gravity avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Visigoth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Visigoth works over Gravity with some ground and pound from guard.
Visigoth cracks Gravity with a solid left hand.
Visigoth throws a big right hand that misses.
Gravity utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Visigoth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gravity works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gravity working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Visigoth.
Visigoth looking to pass the guard.
Visigoth is looking to work some ground and pound but Gravity has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Visigoth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Visigoth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gravity wants to stand up but Visigoth is controlling him.
Visigoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Gravity is retaining full guard.
Visigoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Visigoth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Visigoth throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Visigoth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth with a nice head shot there.
Gravity preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Visigoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Gravity is retaining full guard.
Visigoth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Visigoth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Visigoth stands up over Gravity, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Visigoth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Visigoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Visigoth throws a strike but Gravity rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Visigoth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gravity manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth throws a strike but Gravity rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Visigoth has Gravity pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Visigoth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gravity's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alaric Visigoth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Visigoth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alaric Visigoth!
Alaric Visigoth opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.