PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior comes into the arena with Kid Sensation - The Way I Swing blaring out of the sound system. Jonny Utah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Junior
vs
Utah

191 cm
27
195 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

180 cm
29
197 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorge Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Utah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior throws a predictable looking body shot
and Utah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Utah.
Utah dips to his left and cracks Junior with an uppercut!
Junior misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a two punch combo.
Utah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Utah ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Utah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Junior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Junior misses with a double jab
and Utah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Utah lands with a nice body punch.
Utah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Utah.
Utah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Junior misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior slips a jab and a cross from Utah.
Utah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior misses with a combination
and Utah counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Junior.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Utah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Junior misses with a double jab.
Utah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Junior.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Utah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Utah stuns Junior with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Junior uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Junior getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Utah was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
Junior swings widly with a right hand
and Utah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Utah slips a jab from Junior.
Utah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Junior takes a swing at Utah's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Utah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Junior missing with a left hand there. Utah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Utah moves out of range as Junior strikes.
Utah jabs Junior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior throws a right hand that misses
and Utah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Junior thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Utah.
Utah blocks a jab.
Utah lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gorge Junior will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Utah.
Utah ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Junior misses with a jab to the body
and Utah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junior throws a hook but Utah avoids it easily.
Junior throws a combination that misses
and Utah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Junior throws a big shot that misses.
Gorge Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Utah scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Utah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Junior throws a lazy uppercut
and Utah counters with a right hand to the body.
Utah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Junior throws a hook but Utah blocks it.
Junior throws a left and a right that both miss
and Utah counters with a two punch combo.
Utah thuds a left hand into Junior's body.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Junior misses
letting Utah counter with a right hand.
Utah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Utah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Junior stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utah moves out of range as Junior strikes.
Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Utah is just out of range.
Utah lunges at Junior with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Junior's hand.
Junior throws a body punch but Utah moves out of range.
Junior throws a hook to the side of Utah's head but Utah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior misses the body punch
and Utah counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Utah.
Junior throws a series of punches but Utah moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Junior.
Junior jabs at Utah's body.
Junior misses with a straight right.
Gorge Junior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Utah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Utah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Junior.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior. Utah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior tries to move into range but Utah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Utah swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a double jab.
Junior throws a series of punches but Utah avoids them all with ease.
Junior misses with a double jab.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.
Utah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Junior throws a right hand that misses
and Utah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Junior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Utah was well out of range. Poor timing from Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gorge Junior will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Utah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior misses with a hook. Utah ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Junior. Those never looked like landing.
Utah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Utah ducks under a wild hook from Junior.
Junior throws a hook but Utah avoids it easily.
Junior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Utah counters with a nice body shot.
Utah dodges the punch combination from Junior.
Utah misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior misses with a hook
and Utah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Junior thinking.
Junior misses with the combination.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Utah moves away.
Utah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Utah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Utah cracks a nice hook into Junior's ribs.
Junior lands a head shot.
Junior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Utah circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with an uppercut. Utah saw that one coming.
Junior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Utah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Junior takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Utah moves out of range of the strikes.
Junior swings for the body but Utah moves out of range.
Utah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Junior.
Utah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Junior misses with a straight left.
Junior misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Utah counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior scores with a nice head shot.
Junior misses with a looping right.
Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Junior connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Utah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Utah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior throws out a loose jab but Utah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior throws a right hand that misses
and Utah counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior misses with a left hand
and Utah counters with a one-two to the body.
Gorge Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utah slips a jab from Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Utah slips a jab and a cross from Junior.
Jonny Utah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Utah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Utah lands with a good body shot.
Gorge Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Utah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Junior in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Junior looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Junior ducks right into an uppercut from Utah.
Utah scores with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonny Utah.
Well Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gorge Junior!