|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis C K (ranked 920 p4p, 130 weight class) and Anatoly Gorbachenko (ranked 2716 p4p, 371 weight class). C K comes to the ring accompanied by Louis C.K. Stand-Up Monologue - SNL. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
19
202 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
|
186 cm
19
216 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louis C K!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anatoly Gorbachenko!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
C K with a jab.
C K misses the shot to the body.
Gorbachenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. C K sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorbachenko misses the target.
C K is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws an overhand right that lands on C K's shoulder, as C K tries to avoid the shot.
C K has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from C K there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gorbachenko misses with an uppercut.
Gorbachenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at C K's ribcage but misses.
C K looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
C K bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gorbachenko's head.
Gorbachenko tries to move into range but C K moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
C K defending well as Gorbachenko loads up on a big left hand.
Gorbachenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
C K throws a good cross that connects.
C K throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko connects with a looping right hand.
Gorbachenko throws a big shot that misses.
Gorbachenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from C K.
C K swings and misses with a hook to the body.
C K takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook. C K ducked under it nicely.
C K tries to counter by clinching up but Gorbachenko breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko takes a swing at C K's ribcage but misses.
Gorbachenko throws out a loose jab but C K uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from C K.
Gorbachenko slips under a jab from C K.
Gorbachenko cracks C K with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gorbachenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows C K to score an easy takedown into full guard.
C K throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
C K lands a couple of digs.
C K working some strikes from top position.
C K pushes down on Gorbachenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
C K thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gorbachenko's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
C K scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorbachenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from C K.
C K working the head and body with strikes.
C K moves into full mount! Gorbachenko won't be happy about that!
C K looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
C K lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gorbachenko hang on?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
C K lands a big shot there that rocks Gorbachenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
C K raining down hammerfists from mount.
C K looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gorbachenko is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis C K dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Gorbachenko.
C K throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
C K takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gorbachenko misses with a looping right.
C K closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
C K misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachenko lands a left hand.
C K prevents a body shot from Gorbachenko.
C K blocks a punch to the side of the head.
C K pulls guard effortlessly.
C K wants to sweep but no luck.
C K is controlling Gorbachenko's posture.
C K continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis C K overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorbachenko wants to control from the top but C K keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko is fighting to break C K's control of his arms but C K is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
C K has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gorbachenko lands with a good body shot.
Gorbachenko throws the left hand but C K avoids the punch easily.
Anatoly Gorbachenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gorbachenko ducks right into an uppercut from C K.
A big left from C K misses.
C K misses with an uppercut.
C K tries to clinch up.
C K lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
C K throws a looping overhand right but Gorbachenko ducks down to avoid it.
C K misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a shot to the body.
Gorbachenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. C K sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
C K lands a few punches from side control.
C K creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gorbachenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gorbachenko prevents C K from moving into mount.
Gorbachenko is trying to get back to his feet.
C K tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
C K is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorbachenko can do to turn this around?
C K misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
C K works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis C K dominated that second round.
That's time! C K's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
C K fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from C K.
C K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachenko moves away.
C K keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
C K tries to counter by clinching up but Gorbachenko breaks away and moves out of range.
C K feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gorbachenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Louis C K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbachenko throws a jab but it's blocked by C K.
C K throws a jab when Gorbachenko was well out of range.
Gorbachenko moves out of range as C K strikes.
C K with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from C K. Gorbachenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
C K scores with a nice head shot.
C K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachenko moves away.
C K lands a nice hook to Gorbachenko's body. Gorbachenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gorbachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but C K was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorbachenko.
C K thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from C K.
Gorbachenko is still on wobbly legs! Can C K finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
C K jabs Gorbachenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gorbachenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Gorbachenko lands a nice hook to C K's body. C K takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gorbachenko looks to land a right hand but C K moved out of range.
Gorbachenko slips a straight right by C K.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K punishes Gorbachenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from C K.
C K throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko lands with a shot to the body.
C K scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
C K uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorbachenko.
C K on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
C K shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've been informed that Gorbachenko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gorbachenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but C K moves away.
C K uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorbachenko.
C K drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gorbachenko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from C K misses.
Gorbachenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jab from C K.
C K lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gorbachenko throws an overhand right that lands on C K's shoulder, as C K tries to avoid the shot.
C K shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
C K displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gorbachenko throws out the jab.
As Gorbachenko tries to get set, C K tries to push him back and clinch up but Gorbachenko manages to avoid the attempt.
C K lands with a good body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
C K moves out of range of the strikes.
C K tries to counter by clinching up but Gorbachenko breaks away and moves out of range.
C K tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorbachenko was well out of range. Poor timing from C K.
Gorbachenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Gorbachenko misses.
A low kick from C K misses
and Gorbachenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Gorbachenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for C K.
Gorbachenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorbachenko slips under a jab from C K.
C K scores with a decent looking hook.
C K lands with an overhand left.
C K swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
C K displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gorbachenko throws out the jab.
Gorbachenko misses with a body shot.
Gorbachenko lands a really nice looking cross but C K seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for C K.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis C K clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gorbachenko with a hook.
Gorbachenko lands with a hook. C K tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
C K throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorbachenko throws a looping overhand right but C K ducks down to avoid it.
Gorbachenko misses with a wild body shot.
C K throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorbachenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
C K misses the jab.
C K missing with a left hand there. Gorbachenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gorbachenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. C K looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gorbachenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorbachenko takes one to the chin there.
Gorbachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by C K.
Gorbachenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gorbachenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. C K looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
C K tries to clinch up.
Gorbachenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but C K manages to avoid it.
C K cracks a nice hook into Gorbachenko's ribs.
C K tries to work over Gorbachenko's front leg with a kick but Gorbachenko checks it.
C K defending well as Gorbachenko loads up on a big left hand.
C K tries to counter by clinching up but Gorbachenko breaks away and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but C K was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorbachenko.
A shot to the liver by Gorbachenko. Beautiful body shot.
C K misses with a body punch
letting Gorbachenko counter with a right hand.
C K fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorbachenko manages to avoid it.
C K avoids the body shot from Gorbachenko.
C K scores with a body shot.
C K slips a jab from Gorbachenko.
C K keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorbachenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorbachenko misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by C K.
Gorbachenko throws an overhand right that lands on C K's shoulder, as C K tries to avoid the shot.
C K walks into a left hand.
C K ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorbachenko moves away.
C K uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
C K misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K closes the distance and pushes Gorbachenko back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
C K misses with a punch to the body.
C K tries to pull guard but Gorbachenko won't allow it.
C K goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
C K scores with a shot to the side of Gorbachenko's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by C K.
C K blocking some punches.
C K lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
Gorbachenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down C K.
Gorbachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
C K lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorbachenko backwards.
C K blocks a body shot from Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko takes a shot to the head.
Gorbachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachenko tries to work over C K's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Gorbachenko fails to land.
C K lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
C K gets through Gorbachenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Anatoly Gorbachenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
C K ducks under a wild hook from Gorbachenko.
Anatoly Gorbachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
C K works Gorbachenko's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from C K with a body shot.
A jab from Gorbachenko does it's job there.
C K scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorbachenko doesn't seem bothered though.
C K bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
C K jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorbachenko looks to land a left hand but C K moved out of range nicely.
Gorbachenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
C K with a hook.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the side of C K's head but C K sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
C K seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gorbachenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
C K uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorbachenko.
C K takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gorbachenko needs to keep his hands up - C K had a free shot at his head there.
Gorbachenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
C K waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorbachenko.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
C K tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gorbachenko manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gorbachenko wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Gorbachenko.
C K wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gorbachenko misses with a looping left.
C K connects with a body shot that sends Gorbachenko's belly button to the back.
Anatoly Gorbachenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
C K staying out of range there.
Gorbachenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gorbachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - C K looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorbachenko throws a shot from downtown. C K moves away and avoids it.
Gorbachenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gorbachenko connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from C K.
Gorbachenko lands a jab to the head.
Gorbachenko walks into a straight right hand from C K.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorbachenko ducks right into an uppercut from C K.
A big left from Gorbachenko misses.
As Gorbachenko tries to get set, C K tries to push him back and clinch up but Gorbachenko manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
C K throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gorbachenko just misses with a punch to the body.
C K works the jab nicely.
C K avoids the body shot from Gorbachenko.
C K scores with a jab to the body.
Gorbachenko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gorbachenko throws a lazy uppercut
and C K holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
C K misses with a hook to the ribs.
C K effectively controlling the action here.
Gorbachenko lands a right hand.
Gorbachenko tries to work over C K's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
C K blocks an uppercut.
Gorbachenko misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
C K misses with the head strike.
Gorbachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by C K.
Gorbachenko scores with a shot to the side of C K's head.
C K pushes Gorbachenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis C K showed his dominance in that final round.
Well C K has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Louis C K!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Louis C K!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Louis C K!
Louis C K wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Louis C K started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
