PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crixus The Gaul (ranked 1134 p4p, 693 weight class) and Gilbervan Soares (ranked 163 p4p, 103 weight class). Gilbervan Soares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Gaul
vs
Soares

199 cm
23
220
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
225
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crixus The Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbervan Soares!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Gaul jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Soares feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares throwing strikes from guard but The Gaul blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Gaul keeping full guard, as Soares tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Gaul holds on and takes a little breather.
Soares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares working the head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Soares.
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The Gaul to see if he's OK.
The Gaul's coaches at Hardman MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Soares tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Soares taking a breather here.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares lands an elbow.
The Gaul on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Soares cracks The Gaul with a big right hand but The Gaul just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Soares tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Soares lands some shots froms side control.
The Gaul is looking to reverse the position.

Soares thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Soares tries to advance to mount but can't.
Soares throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Soares remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Soares is putting a hurting on The Gaul here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares working the head and body with strikes.
The Gaul parries the strikes from Soares easily there. Soares is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Gaul to escape.
Soares throws a strike aimed at the side of The Gaul's head but The Gaul avoids it well.
The Gaul regains half guard, as Soares was trying to land strikes.
Soares wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Gaul keeps working.
Ground and pound from Soares.
Soares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soares wants to take a breather but The Gaul is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul tries to roll over but Soares keeps him under control.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Gaul defending well though.
The Gaul is refusing to be controlled, as Soares sits in half guard.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Gaul defending well though.
Soares looks to land a strike but The Gaul avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Gaul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Soares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from The Gaul.
The Gaul is looking to slow Soares down with leg kicks.
Soares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soares thuds a left hand into The Gaul's body.
Soares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
The Gaul throws a leg kick
and Soares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soares moves out of range as The Gaul strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Gaul sizes up Soares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Gaul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soares lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares tries for a takedown but The Gaul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Gaul throws a leg kick

and Soares counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soares.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Gaul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares is one step ahead there.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares throws a big elbow that misses.
Soares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Gaul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soares looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Gaul manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
The Gaul scores with a shot to the body.
The Gaul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Gaul is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Soares misses with the combination.
Soares slips a jab from The Gaul.
The Gaul throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
It seemed like Soares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crixus The Gaul is winning the standup battle so far.
The Gaul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soares! But no joy.
The Gaul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crixus The Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Gaul drops Soares with a beautiful combination! Soares stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - The Gaul is looking for the KO!

Soares is rocked!
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Gaul rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can The Gaul finish him?
The Gaul misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
The Gaul misses the body punch
and Soares counters with a right hand to the body.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Soares got wobbled bad by a big combination! The Gaul presses forward with punches and knees until Soares stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Soares closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crixus The Gaul!
During a confident post fight interview, Crixus The Gaul thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.