PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Gupta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gupta
vs
Thug

179 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rama Gupta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Thug!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gupta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gupta tries to close the distance and clinch but Thug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thug is looking to slow Gupta down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gupta is looking to clinch.
Gupta doesn't manage to clinch there - Thug circles away.
Thug scoring well with a low kick there.
Thug lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gupta tries to clinch up.
Thug keeps the fight on the outside.

Gupta has managed to clinch.
Gupta misses with the head strike.
Gupta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thugs head.
Thug is looking to break free of the clinch but Gupta has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gupta.
Thug is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Gupta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thug tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gupta misses with a punch on the inside.
Thug is trying to maintain a safe position but Gupta gets an underhook and turns Thug into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thug tries to break free but Gupta pushes him back against the cage.
Thug misses with a body punch.
Gupta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thug trying to stall but Gupta improves his position.
Thug is trying to break free.
Gupta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thug wants to break free but Gupta has control.
Thug blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gupta.
Thug tries to break free but Gupta pushes him back against the cage.
Thug can't break the clinch.
Thug has had enough of the clinch but Gupta keeps him there for the moment.
Gupta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Thug blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Gupta on the inside.
Thug tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gupta avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thug backwards.
Thug is trying to break the clinch but Gupta has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Gupta.
Gupta is trying to push Thug away but Thug has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gupta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gupta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gupta.
Thug's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gupta gets through Thug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thug is looking to break free of the clinch but Gupta has double underhooks.
Gupta gets through Thug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thug can't break the clinch.
Thug tries to break the clinch but Gupta is controlling the position.
Gupta misses with some punches.
Gupta tries to work over Thug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thug tries to break free but Gupta pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gupta.
Thug is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thug has had enough of the clinch but Gupta keeps him there for the moment.
Thug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Thug manages to break the clinch.
Gupta wants to clinch.
Gupta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thug manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gupta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thug manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gupta tries to clinch there but Thug circles away.
Thug looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thug throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gupta's head.
A head kick misses from Thug.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thug.
Thug avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gupta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thug circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gupta is looking to clinch.
Thug lands a head kick!

Gupta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thug blocking some punches.
Gupta throws a punch but it's blocked by Thug.
Gupta working aggressively here.
Thug blocks an uppercut.
Gupta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gupta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thug tries to break the clinch but Gupta is controlling the position.
Gupta lands a body punch.
Gupta swings wildly with an uppercut but Thug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Thug dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gupta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Gupta moves into range and clinches up with Thug.
Thug has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gupta wants to break free but Thug has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thug tries to break the clinch but Gupta is controlling the position.
Gupta lands with a short shot to the head.
Thug is trying to break free.
Thug wants to get back to striking at distance but Gupta won't allow it.
Thug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gupta tries to throw a body punch but Thug avoids it by throwing Gupta back against the cage.

Thug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gupta blocks a head kick by Thug.
Thug misses with a head kick.
Thug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gupta.

Thug gets tackled into the cage by Gupta. Gupta maintains the clinch.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rama Gupta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gupta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thug backwards.
Gupta misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gupta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thug blocking some punches.
Thug is looking to break free of the clinch but Gupta has double underhooks.
Gupta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thug has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gupta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gupta prevents Thug from breaking the clinch.
Gupta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thug looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gupta lands with a short shot to the head.
Thug tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gupta has him pressed against the cage.
Gupta digs a right hand into Thug's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thug's gas tank.
Gupta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gupta lands a shoulder strike.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thug's efforts to push away.
Thug has had enough of the clinch but Gupta keeps him there for the moment.
Thug wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thug tries to break free but Gupta pushes him back against the cage.
Gupta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gupta is trying to force a seperation but Thug has the dominant position.
Gupta lands a left hand.
Gupta misses with some punches.
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 shot in the inside from Gupta.
Thug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thug looking to throw knees to the head but Gupta is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gupta.
A hook to the body from Gupta.
Thug is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gupta.
Gupta cracks Thug with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Gupta.

Thug is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gupta working aggressively here.
Gupta pushes Thug against the cage. Gupta is working some dirty boxing. Gupta pushes off with a quick right hook! Thug goes down! Thug tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Gupta moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Gupta!