PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 689 p4p, 100 weight class) and Big Guns (ranked 453 p4p, 69 weight class). Imbula kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Bongo Massive. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Imbula
vs
Guns

185 cm
34
185 lbs
28 - 17 - 2

180 cm
37
192 lbs
29 - 23 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Dark Knight Nutrition

Urban Fighter
Arcticus University: London

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 28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 2, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns avoids the head kick by Imbula.
A jab from Guns does it's job there.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Imbula swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guns connects with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Imbula - that will leave a mark!
A solid body kick from Imbula.
Guns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guns tries to clinch up.
Guns tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Imbula on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guns, right into the meat.
Guns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Imbula is looking to counter punch.
Guns throws a hook but Imbula avoids it easily.
A head kick by Guns misses
and Imbula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns avoids the head kick by Imbula.
A decent looking cross lands there for Imbula.
Guns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Imbula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guns throws out the jab.
Big Guns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guns lands a nice hook to Imbula's body. Imbula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guns blocks a low kick nicely.
Guns lands a nice looking body shot.
Guns lands with a kick to the temple. Imbula shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Imbula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guns. That did some damage!
Imbula tries to score with a low kick but Guns moves his leg out of the way.
Guns throws a head kick but Imbula moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Guns blocks the low kick.
Imbula checks the leg kick.
Imbula throwing a counter right hand but Guns manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imbula with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Imbula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guns.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Imbula takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Imbula misses with a leg kick.
Imbula lands a head shot.
Guns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Imbula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imbula manages to avoid it.
Guns looks to land a right hand but Imbula moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula misses with a hook. Guns ducked under it nicely.
Guns misses with a wild body shot.
Imbula fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Imbula at a distance.
Guns misses with a left hand
and Imbula counters with a nice uppercut.
Imbula slips a jab from Guns.
Guns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Guns misses its intended target.
Guns looks to land a right hand but Imbula moved out of range.
Imbula slips a straight right by Guns.
Guns scores with a decent looking hook.
Imbula scores with the left hand. Guns knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Imbula's head backwards.
Imbula scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Imbula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Imbula looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Imbula steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guns.
An attempted straight right counter from Imbula misses the target.
Imbula with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guns to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Imbula.
Guns bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Imbula's head.
Imbula motions for Guns to come forward. Imbula throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Guns dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Imbula lands with an uppercut that bounces Guns off the cage and back into range.
Jab, jab by Imbula - just one landing.
Guns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imbula.
Imbula is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Imbula tries to score with a low kick but Guns moves his leg out of the way.
Imbula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Jab from Imbula.
Guns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Imbula takes a swing at Guns's ribcage but misses.
Guns throws out a counter right but Imbula avoids it with no problem.
Imbula steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns lands an overhand right.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Imbula ducks under a wild hook from Guns.
Imbula looks to land a body kick but Guns moved away.
Guns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Imbula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guns throws out the jab.
Imbula is looking to counter punch.
Guns throws a looping overhand right but Imbula ducks down to avoid it.
Guns throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbula counters with a thumping low kick.
Imbula throws a poor cross that misses
and Guns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guns misses with a looping left.
Guns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imbula manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Imbula misses its target.
Imbula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guns misses with a body kick.
Guns lands a jab to the head.
Imbula connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Imbula on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Guns finds it's way through Imbula's defenses.
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!
Imbula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Guns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Imbula might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Guns missing with a left hand there. Imbula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Imbula as he connects with a hook.
Imbula slips under a jab from Guns.
Imbula scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guns in his tracks.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Imbula is looking to counter punch.
Imbula takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Imbula uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guns.
Imbula looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Guns is looking to slow Imbula down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns throws a head kick that half lands.
Guns misses with an uppercut.
Guns lands with a thumping leg kick.
Imbula on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab by Imbula.
Guns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Imbula.
Guns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Imbula looks to clinch
and Guns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guns throws a jab when Imbula was well out of range.
Imbula lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imbula lets loose with a powerful body kick. Guns will feel that in the morning.
Guns is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbula throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Guns on the side of the head.
Imbula scores with a kick to the midsection.
Imbula chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Guns checks a low kick from Imbula.
Imbula will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Imbula fakes the leg kick and cracks Guns in the body.
Guns scores with a shot to the body.
Imbula scores with a push kick.
Imbula throws a nice inside leg kick.
Imbula sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Imbula misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Guns misses
and Imbula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Imbula throws a body punch but Guns moves out of range.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Imbula, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Guns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Imbula counters with a body kick that stops Guns in his tracks momentarily.
Guns connects with a nice looking jab.
Imbula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guns is looking to clinch.
Imbula is looking to counter the offense by Guns and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imbula moves away.
Imbula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Imbula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Imbula scores with a hook to the body. Guns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Guns lands with a shot to the body.
Imbula sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Imbula's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Guns loads up on a big right hand but Imbula slips the punch.
Imbula is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Guns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Imbula looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Imbula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Imbula moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Imbula there.
Imbula cracks Guns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Guns is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imbula wants to slow Guns down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Guns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Imbula misses with a wild body shot.
Imbula misses with an uppercut.
Guns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Imbula.
Imbula takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Imbula.
Guns slips under a jab from Imbula.
Guns takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guns. Imbula does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Guns, right into the meat.
Guns misses with an uppercut
and Imbula counters with a thumping low kick.
Guns has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Imbula.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Imbula. Imbula obviously looking to wear him down.
Guns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guns! But no joy.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imbula moves away.
Guns throws a head kick that Imbula semi-blocks.
Guns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Imbula moves out of range of the body kick from Guns.
Guns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Imbula under the eye.
Guns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
You can see that Guns has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Imbula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guns misses with a looping right.
As Guns backs away, Imbula returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Imbula fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guns throws a predictable looking body shot
and Imbula counters with a big head kick but Guns shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbula throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Guns counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Imbula - that will leave a mark!
Guns throws a hook to the side of Imbula's head but Imbula sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Imbula swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Imbula connects with a body shot that sends Guns's belly button to the back.
Guns steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Imbula. That one must have hurt.
Imbula uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Imbula bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Imbula cracks Guns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Imbula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guns misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheik Imbula showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Imbula 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheik Imbula!
An out of breath Cheik Imbula thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.