PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Gaylord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Kniebel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kniebel has chosen Dropkick Murphys - The warrior code as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gaylord
vs
Kniebel

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elvin Gaylord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Kniebel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kniebel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaylord.
A left lands for Gaylord.
Gaylord stalks Kniebel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kniebel's face. Kniebel staggers backwards, shaken.
Kniebel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kniebel avoids the body shot from Gaylord.
Kniebel throws out a counter right but Gaylord avoids it with no problem.
Gaylord bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kniebel's head backwards.
Gaylord lands a lovely overhand right.
Gaylord with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaylord changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Kniebel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kniebel advances nicely into full mount.
Kniebel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gaylord looks a forlorn figure.
Kniebel lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kniebel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kniebel with shots to the head and body - Gaylord looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kniebel lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kniebel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kniebel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaylord in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kniebel with a couple of short strikes.

Gaylord is rocked!
Kniebel loads up with a big shot that hurts Gaylord! He's pulled Kniebel in close but Kniebel has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Gaylord survive? More strikes from Kniebel and Gaylord is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sebastian Kniebel!
Sebastian Kniebel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.