PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PJ Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey comes to the cage accompanied by Set Me Free. Gibbs is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Apocalypse Please. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Harvey
vs
Gibbs

190 cm
29
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

185 cm
34
200 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Sydney BEAST Clothing

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, PJ Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs throws a body punch but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Harvey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harvey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbs moves out of range easily.
Gibbs throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harvey throws a push kick but Gibbs slaps the foot to one side.
Gibbs wants to clinch.
Harvey throws a body kick that misses.
Gibbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Harvey circles away.
Gibbs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey tries to bum rush Gibbs with a series of wild strikes but Gibbs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gibbs counters with a big head kick but Harvey shrugs it off.
Harvey throws a sloppy head kick and Gibbs moves out of range easily.
Harvey misses with a body shot.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Harvey.
Gibbs throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey swats away the attempt to clinch by Gibbs.
A telegraphed right hand from Gibbs misses the target.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Harvey circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a head kick but Gibbs moves out of range.
Harvey looks for the body kick but Gibbs saw that one coming.
Janno Gibbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harvey.
Harvey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gibbs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like PJ Harvey has been cut.
Gibbs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gibbs misses with a left hand
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibbs throws a series of punches but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey lands a nice shot that snaps Gibbs's head back.
Harvey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
Gibbs tries to clinch up but Harvey circles away and keeps his distance.
Harvey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by Harvey misses
letting Gibbs counter with a right hand.
Gibbs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harvey's sensitive parts.
Harvey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Harvey is rocked!
PJ Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gibbs gets a clinch.
Gibbs prevents Harvey from breaking the clinch.
Gibbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gibbs breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbs tries to clinch there but Harvey circles away.
Harvey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Harvey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a lazy body kick

and Gibbs counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harvey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gibbs's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gibbs lands a big elbow - Harvey is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Gibbs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janno Gibbs!
Janno Gibbs decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.