PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gillespie
vs
Love

157 cm
21
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
29
137 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Love!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love has his takedown stuffed
and Gillespie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with a wild combination.
Gillespie misses with a two punch combination.
Love with a poor takedown
and Gillespie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gillespie scores with a kick to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gillespie.
Love has his takedown stuffed
and Gillespie counters with a low kick, right behind Love 's knee.
Andy Gillespie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Love.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gillespie. That's going to slow Love down.
Gillespie scores with a jab to the head.
Love has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gillespie.
Gillespie throws a nice head kick!
Gillespie throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gillespie misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gillespie.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gillespie counters with a two punch combo.
Dan Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love with a poor takedown
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gillespie.
Love shoots and misses
and Gillespie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gillespie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love looks winded!
Gillespie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gillespie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gillespie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Love has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Love has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gillespie.
Gillespie lands with an uppercut that bounces Love off the cage and back into range.
Gillespie throws a head kick that half lands.
Gillespie lands a jab to the head.
Gillespie throws a series of strikes that have Love backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gillespie finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Love takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gillespie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Love.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gillespie, right into the meat.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gillespie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gillespie throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Gillespie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gillespie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Love's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie tries a head kick but it misses.
Love's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gillespie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Love scrambles back to his feet.
Gillespie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Love tries for a takedown but Gillespie circles away easily
and Gillespie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gillespie lands a head kick. Love smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Love is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gillespie.
Gillespie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Love doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gillespie counters with a head kick. That will keep Love thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
An inside leg kick lands from Gillespie.
Love fails with the takedown
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gillespie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gillespie throws a shot to the body.
Love with a poor takedown
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gillespie.
Love takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andy Gillespie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gillespie!
Gillespie delivers a nice body kick.
Love has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gillespie.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gillespie.
Gillespie delivers a nice body kick.
Gillespie lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
Gillespie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Love's sensitive parts.
Gillespie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gillespie connects with a solid leg kick.
Gillespie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gillespie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Love on the side of the head.
Love takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gillespie stalks Love and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Love's face. Love staggers backwards, shaken.
Gillespie lands with a nice combination. Love backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gillespie.
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gillespie. Love shrugs it off though.
Gillespie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Love. That did some damage!
Gillespie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gillespie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gillespie scores with a push kick.
Love with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gillespie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Love on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gillespie scoring well with a low kick there.
Good standup being displayed there by Gillespie as he connects with a hook.
Gillespie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gillespie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gillespie. That's going to slow Love down.
Nice jab there from Gillespie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie lands a leg kick that knocks Love off balance momentarily.
Gillespie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gillespie throws a head kick that half lands.
Love shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gillespie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Gillespie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gillespie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Love under the eye.
A solid body kick from Gillespie.
Gillespie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gillespie connects with an inside leg kick.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Love on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gillespie. Gillespie obviously looking to wear him down.
Love takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Love might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gillespie has got the better of the exchanges.
Gillespie connects with a right hand. Love shakes it off.
Andy Gillespie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gillespie throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love misses with a takedown attempt
and Gillespie counters with a low kick, right behind Love 's knee.
Gillespie misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gillespie.
Gillespie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gillespie connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gillespie counters with a stiff right hand.
Love misses with a takedown
and Gillespie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andy Gillespie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Love.
Love is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie looks to land a combination. Love sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Love with a poor takedown
and Gillespie counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gillespie, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gillespie lands a head kick!
Gillespie scores with a nice head shot.
Gillespie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Love can do to turn this around?
Love takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Gillespie.
Love takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gillespie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gillespie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gillespie looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Gillespie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gillespie.
Love has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillespie scores with a body shot.
Love with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gillespie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Gillespie.
Love shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gillespie counters with a thumping low kick.
Love fails with the takedown
and Gillespie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gillespie stuns Love with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gillespie lands a slapping body shot.
A good leg kick by Gillespie.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Love shoots and misses
and Gillespie counters with a nice leg kick.
Love tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dan Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gillespie misses with a few strikes there.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gillespie scores with a punch to the head.
Love shoots and misses
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gillespie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Love stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gillespie thumps Love with a low kick.
Gillespie thuds a left hand into Love's body.
Love's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Love misses with a takedown
and Gillespie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gillespie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Love momentarily.
Gillespie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Love misses with a takedown
and Gillespie counters with an inside leg kick.
Gillespie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Love.
Gillespie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gillespie thuds his shin into the meat of Love's side.
Love steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gillespie. That one must have hurt.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Love has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gillespie.
Love misses with a takedown attempt
and Gillespie counters with a body kick that stops Love in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillespie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gillespie misses with a two punch combination.
Gillespie tries a head kick but it misses.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gillespie counters with a two punch combo.
Gillespie connects with a high kick.
Gillespie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Love shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gillespie counters with a nice body kick.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gillespie lands a leg kick that knocks Love off balance momentarily.
Love with a poor takedown
and Gillespie counters with a body kick that stops Love in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gillespie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Love tries for a takedown but Gillespie circles away easily
and Gillespie counters with a big head kick but Love shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Gillespie dominated that second round.
That's time! Gillespie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gillespie scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Gillespie. No joy for Love on that attempt.
Gillespie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Love misses with a takedown attempt
and Gillespie counters with a low kick, right behind Love 's knee.
Gillespie lands a jab to the nose.
Love shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gillespie counters with an inside leg kick.
Andy Gillespie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Love.
Gillespie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gillespie jabs Love to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Love takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Love blocks a head kick by Gillespie.
Gillespie throws a head kick that Love semi-blocks.
Love misses with a takedown attempt
and Gillespie counters with a big head kick but Love shrugs it off.
Gillespie throws a nice head kick!
Gillespie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love tries for a takedown but Gillespie circles away easily
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillespie throws a series of strikes that have Love backpedaling.
Love fails with the takedown
and Gillespie counters with an inside leg kick.
Gillespie throws a head kick that half lands.
Love fails with the takedown
and Gillespie counters with a body kick.
Love has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Love there as he acknowledges the shot.
Love takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Love shoots and misses
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick.
Gillespie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gillespie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gillespie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gillespie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gillespie scores with a three punch combo!
Love shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gillespie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Love changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gillespie tries to avoid it but Love manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gillespie to the ground. Gillespie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gillespie scores with a kick to the body.
Gillespie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Love's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love avoids a punch combination nicely.
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick.
Love shoots and misses
and Gillespie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gillespie with a nice cross.
Love has his takedown stuffed
enabling Gillespie to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gillespie.
Gillespie feints and then cracks Love's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Love down.
Gillespie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gillespie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with a takedown
and Gillespie counters with a good low kick that Love was not able to check.
A solid body kick from Gillespie.
Gillespie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Love has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gillespie works over Love's head and body with a nice combination.
Love shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gillespie.
Dan Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Love gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gillespie counters with a leg kick.
Andy Gillespie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gillespie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Love takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gillespie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gillespie misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Gillespie lands but Love takes it in his stride.
Gillespie scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gillespie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Love on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Love fails with the takedown
and Gillespie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Love really felt that one!
Gillespie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Love with a poor takedown
and Gillespie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Love really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillespie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gillespie lands a slapping body shot.
Gillespie lunges at Love with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Love's hand.
Gillespie cracks the inside of Love's front leg.
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Love has his takedown stuffed
enabling Gillespie to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gillespie throws out a powerful jab.
Love misses with a takedown
and Gillespie counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Gillespie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gillespie 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Gillespie!