PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brycen Gionet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gionet comes into the arena with "Mosh" by Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Otis Redding struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Otis Redding acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gionet
vs
Redding

180 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brycen Gionet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Otis Redding!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gionet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Redding is fending him off so far but Gionet persists. Nope, Redding circles away and we're back to standing.
Redding lands a front kick.
Gionet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gionet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brycen Gionet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gionet looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Redding scores with a leg kick.
Gionet fails to land the takedown.
Redding throws a leg kick but Gionet moved away.
Redding throws a quick inside leg kick.

Gionet scores with a takedown into Redding's guard.

Gionet stands up and waves to Redding to follow him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redding lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gionet's sensitive parts.
Gionet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Otis Redding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redding dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gionet. That did some damage!
Gionet is breathing heavily.

Gionet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Redding pushes Gionet off and gets back to his feet.
Gionet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Redding pinned against the cage. Redding gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Redding cracks the inside of Gionet's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Redding.
Redding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gionet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Redding stuffs the takedown.
Redding lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gionet's sensitive parts.

Redding gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gionet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!

Gionet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gionet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gionet decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gionet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Gionet shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gionet showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gionet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Redding is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gionet is trying for a kimura here. Redding looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gionet wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brycen Gionet!