PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes into the arena with S.O.B. - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats blaring out of the sound system. Mel Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gordon
vs
Craig

190 cm
29
217 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

190 cm
32
215 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

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 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmie Craig!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Craig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Craig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craig.
Craig can't find room to land a body shot as Gordon controls the action.
Craig misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Craig backwards.
Craig dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Craig throws an elbow that misses.
Craig avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike from Craig.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Craig blocking some punches.
Craig misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craig lands a left hand.
Craig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Craig 's eye.
Craig swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Craig prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Craig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Craig's head.
A short right from Gordon on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Craig misses with a body punch.
Craig takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Craig.
A short uppercut from Craig.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Craig misses with a body punch.
Craig goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon tries to work over Craig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gordon.
Craig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gordon or not.
Craig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Craig.
Craig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Mel Gordon has been cut.
Craig dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon avoids the elbow strike from Craig, against the cage.
Gordon prevents a body shot from Craig.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Gordon dodges an elbow strike from Craig.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craig struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craig misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon lands a right hand.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Craig lands a damaging elbow.
Craig misses with a body punch.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craig's elbow.
Craig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gordon or not.
Craig lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.

Mel Gordon's cut is getting worse.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Craig misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Craig throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Craig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Craig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig lands a left hand.
Craig lands with a left to the head.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Craig misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
Gordon avoids the elbow strike from Craig, against the cage.
A short left from Gordon.
Craig lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.
Craig misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Craig.
Gordon prevents a body shot from Craig.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craig lands a body shot.
Craig dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craig misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon working aggressively here.
Craig dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Craig's elbow.
Craig lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Craig lands an uppercut.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Craig gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Craig 's eye.
Craig prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craig's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Craig.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Craig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craig.
Gordon takes a shot to the head.

Gordon is rocked!
Craig pushes off an throws an elbow but Gordon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Craig.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig pushes Gordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Gordon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Craig.

Mel Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Craig lands a big right hand that drops Gordon! The killer instinct kicks in and Craig finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Craig!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmie Craig!
A victorious Jimmie Craig thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.