PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brain Stann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Gaghner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Stann
vs
Gaghner

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brain Stann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Gaghner!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaghner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaghner throws a nice looking combination but Stann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaghner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stann.
Stann throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaghner.
Gaghner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaghner has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Stann drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stann postures up in Gaghner's guard and throws a big left but Gaghner blocks it.
Stann has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stann tries to free his leg and advance position but Gaghner is retaining full guard.
Gaghner looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaghner, not yet.
Stann throwing strikes but missing.
Stann trying to control but Gaghner is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaghner is adopting a defensive guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stann will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stann throws a series of punches but Gaghner avoids them all with ease.
Gaghner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gaghner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stann lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stann pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaghner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gaghner scores with a shot to the side of Stann's head.
Gaghner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaghner blocking some punches.
Stann is trying to break the clinch but Gaghner has him pressed against the cage.
Stann dodges an elbow strike from Gaghner.
Stann tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stann misses with some punches.
Gaghner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Brain Stann has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaghner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stann backwards.
Gaghner crunches a lovely knee into Stann's ribcage.
Stann is breathing heavily.
Stann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gaghner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaghner presses Stann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Gaghner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaghner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaghner feints and then cracks Stann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stann down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gaghner.
Gaghner connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gaghner clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stann changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gaghner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brain Stann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaghner throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaghner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Gaghner closes the distance and pushes Stann back into the cage.
Stann misses with a punch on the inside.
Gaghner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gaghner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gaghner stalling against the cage.
Gaghner lands an elbow inside.
Gaghner working Stann over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaghner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gaghner gets through Stann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gaghner has Stann pressed against the cage.
Gaghner lands an elbow that stopped Stann in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Gaghner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brain Stann's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Gaghner. No joy for Stann on that attempt.
Gaghner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stann.
Gaghner connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gaghner lands with a slapping head kick.

Brain Stann's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stann misses with a takedown attempt - Gaghner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gaghner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brain Stann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gaghner.

Gaghner lands a big head kick that sends Stann tumbling to the mat! Gaghner takes a step backwards and waves Stann back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Stann is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Gaghner.
Gaghner connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaghner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaghner.

Gaghner lands a big head kick that sends Stann tumbling to the mat! Gaghner takes a step backwards and waves Stann back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Stann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Brain Stann's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stann is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaghner.
Gaghner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stann. That did some damage!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Gaghner! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rob Gaghner!
A relieved looking Rob Gaghner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.