PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Gago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Habana
vs
Gago

191 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Gago!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gago swings widly with a right hand

and Habana moves into the clinch.
Gago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Habana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Habana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Igor Gago has been cut.
Habana lands an elbow just above Gago 's eye.
Habana landing knees to the head.
Habana has Gago pressed against the cage, preventing Gago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Habana creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gago is trying to break free.
Habana scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Habana.
Habana leaning against his opponent.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Gago avoids the damage to the body.
Habana pushes off an throws an elbow but Gago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Habana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gago tries to circle away but Habana has him pinned against the cage.
Gago wants to break free but Habana has control.
Habana has Gago pressed against the cage, preventing Gago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gago takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Igor Gago's cut even more.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Gago shrugs off.
Habana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Habana lands a nice knee to the body.
Habana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Habana.

The cut above Igor Gago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gago tries to break the clinch but Habana is controlling the position.
Habana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gago is trying to push Habana away but Habana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Habana connects with a knee to the head.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gago looks winded!
Habana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gago's defenses.
Habana lands an elbow inside.

Igor Gago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gago takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Habana obliges.
Gago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Habana.
Habana just leaning against Gago, taking a breather.
Habana misses with a knee strike.
Gago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Habana lands a knee to the body.
Gago takes a knee right on the jaw!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Igor Gago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bryan Habana!
A very excited looking Bryan Habana rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.