PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Glutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glutton has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Paulie Glutton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Glutton
vs
Gill

199 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulie Glutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Gill!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glutton throws a lazy right hand but Gill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glutton is breathing heavily.
Glutton misses with a looping right.
Gill throws an overhand right that lands on Glutton's shoulder, as Glutton tries to avoid the shot.

Gill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gill is staying tight to Glutton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
I looks like Gill might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gill landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill landing a few strikes.
Glutton is being controlled here.
Glutton pushes Gill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Gill.
Glutton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Glutton tries to get out of the position.
Gill 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.

Gill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Glutton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gill scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gill are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gill controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Gill just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gill controlling the action here.
Gill passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gill dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Glutton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paulie Glutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gill changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Glutton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gill lands a few punches from side control.
Glutton is letting Gill control him for a moment.
Gill working the head and body with strikes.
Glutton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gill connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Glutton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gill just content to control the position.
Gill's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Gill just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gill gets a takedown into half guard.
Gill is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Gill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Glutton.
Glutton misses with a looping left.

Gill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gill in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glutton could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Gill just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Glutton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gill on the ground.
Gill with good strikes from the mount here!
Gill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
John Gill has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glutton really wants to buck Gill off and get back to his feet.
Gill looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulie Glutton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Gill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Gill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Gill!