PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralfus Presting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen Parkway Drive - Frostbite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Presting
vs
Gordon

182 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralfus Presting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Presting.
Gordon misses with a body shot.
Presting tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordon throws a jab when Presting was well out of range.
Gordon leaves Presting with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Presting scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Presting's shoulder, as Presting tries to avoid the shot.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Presting checks it.
A clash of legs there as Presting blocks the low kick.
Presting fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralfus Presting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presting tries to clinch up.
Gordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Presting moves away from the strike by Gordon.
Nice takedown defense from Gordon. No joy for Presting on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Presting closes the distance and clinches.

Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Presting has a takedown stuffed.
Gordon swings for the body but Presting moves out of range.

Gordon gets caught napping as Presting dives in and scores a takedown. Gordon manages to retain guard.
Gordon is trying to keep Presting in close.

Presting drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Presting jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Presting looking to pass the guard.

Presting thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Presting has gone for a leg lock! Gordon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Presting's guard.

Presting is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon wants to control from the top but Presting keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presting not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Presting is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gordon postures up.

Presting looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Presting is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Presting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Presting is looking for a triangle but Gordon pushes his legs off easily.
Gordon trying to control but Presting is working from the bottom.
Presting can't keep his opponent in guard - Gordon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gordon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Presting is trying to stand back up but Gordon is controlling him
Gordon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Presting looking for a kimura from the bottom but Gordon passes into side control!

Gordon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Presting has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gordon wants to control but Presting is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Gordon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Presting has escaped the position, nice work there.
Presting manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gordon's best efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Presting is not content to let Gordon control the position.
Presting wants to get back to his feet.
Presting trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Presting actively working from the bottom here.
Gordon is trying to control. Presting wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Ralfus Presting will probably get the nod.
That's time! Presting's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gordon circles away from the clinch attempt.

Presting feints and as Gordon raises his hands in defense, Presting changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Presting wants to pass the guard but Gordon is keeping the position.
Presting won't allow Gordon to sweep him here.
Presting stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Presting trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Presting won't allow Gordon to sweep him here.
Presting is pushing down on Gordon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gordon is fighting to maintain full guard but Presting has managed to sneak the leg through.
Presting scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Presting is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting wants to free his trapped foot but Gordon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Presting moves nicely into side control.
Presting lands an elbow.
Gordon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Presting wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Presting creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gordon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Presting are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gordon is looking to reverse the position.

Presting goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gordon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Presting's guard! Nice work there by Gordon!
Gordon looking to pass the guard.
Ralfus Presting overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gordon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Presting has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gordon has managed to get both his arms back between Presting's legs - danger averted.
Gordon looking to pass the guard.

Presting is looking for a triangle here but Gordon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon trying to control the position but Presting is working away.
Presting is trying to control Gordon's posture but Gordon avoids it.
Presting is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gordon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gordon working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is working Presting over with some ground and pound from side control.
Presting manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gordon's best efforts.
Gordon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Presting moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Presting escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gordon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Presting looking to control.

Presting looking for subs off his back but Gordon has passed one foot through into half guard.

Presting looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Gordon pushes past his half guard into mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Presting is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Presting tries to lock up and control but Gordon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Presting is squirming around, avoiding Gordon's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presting regains half guard.
Gordon works his way into side control.
Presting is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gordon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presting wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gordon working Presting over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralfus Presting dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Presting shoots in for a double leg but Gordon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Presting is just out of range.

Presting fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gordon to the ground. Presting is now in Gordon's guard.
Presting trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Presting throwing strikes but missing.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet but Presting is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Presting lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Presting is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Presting preventing the sweep.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gordon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presting on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gordon is trying to control the action in half guard but Presting is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Presting actively working from the bottom here.

Presting looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Presting looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gordon sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gordon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Presting actively working from the bottom here.

Presting looking for submissions off his back.
Gordon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gordon connects with a nice short shot to Presting's temple.
Gordon prevents Presting from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gordon is looking for a kimura but Presting is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gordon to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Presting looking for submissions off his back.
Gordon is looking to advance position but Presting won't allow it.

Presting is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gordon pulls his head out easily.
Gordon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Presting defending well though.
Presting is not content to let Gordon control the position.

Presting looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gordon wants to take a breather but Presting is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gordon is working for a submission of some sort.
Presting is not content to let Gordon control the position.

Presting has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Gordon escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Gordon!
Presting manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Presting is trying to control but can't.
Presting wants to stand back up but Gordon manages to pass into side control.
Ben Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ralfus Presting is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gordon working the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Gordon.
Well Presting 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!