PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sulieweyamuk Paqtism (ranked 4418 p4p, 4319 weight class) and Cho Gath (ranked 159 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Gath acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Paqtism
vs
Gath

200 cm
25
272
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
268
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sulieweyamuk Paqtism!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cho Gath!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paqtism swats away the attempt to clinch by Gath.

Gath instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Paqtism fails to land.
Paqtism stalling in the clinch but Gath improves position.
Gath is pushing Paqtism up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paqtism misses with a punch to the body.
Gath tries a knee to the head but Paqtism blocks it.
Gath lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Sulieweyamuk Paqtism has been cut.
Paqtism blocks a body shot from Gath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gath holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Paqtism taking a breather.
Paqtism softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gath landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Paqtism's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paqtism throws a hook but Gath avoids it easily.
Gath is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gath - that will leave a mark!
Gath wants to clinch up but Paqtism keeps it at a distance.
Gath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gath throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Paqtism avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paqtism throws a big shot that misses.
Gath tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paqtism counters with a nice uppercut.
Gath staying out of range there.
Paqtism throws out a loose jab but Gath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gath wants to counter with a clinch but Paqtism pushes him away.
Paqtism misses with a lunging right hand

and Gath counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gath stalling in the clinch.
Paqtism avoiding damage as Gath throws knees to the body.
Paqtism working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paqtism taking a breather.
Paqtism blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Gath - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gath scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gath dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gath trying to land knees to the body.
Gath lands an elbow inside.
Paqtism tries to work over Gath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gath holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Paqtism is looking to control Gath's arms but Gath gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paqtism has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gath.
Gath unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paqtism lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paqtism prevents a body shot from Gath.
Gath is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gath misses with a knee to the head.
Gath lands an elbow that stopped Paqtism in his tracks for a moment.

Sulieweyamuk Paqtism's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paqtism lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gath backwards.
Gath trying to land knees to the body.
Gath with a knee to the head.
Gath throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paqtism.
Paqtism looking to stall.
Paqtism pushes Gath back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paqtism.
Paqtism lands a right hand.
Gath tries to land knees in the clinch but Paqtism avoids the damage to the body.

Paqtism's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gath swings for the body but Paqtism moves out of range.
No joy there for Paqtism, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gath throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gath looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gath misses with a head kick.
Gath looks winded!
Paqtism works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paqtism missing with a left hand there. Gath was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paqtism tries to clinch but Gath moves out of range.
Gath tries to land a front kick but Paqtism steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gath wants to clinch up but Paqtism keeps it at a distance.
Paqtism keeps the fight on the outside.
Paqtism misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gath.

Gath darts in and clinches Paqtism up against the cage.
Paqtism lands an uppercut.

Paqtism pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gath doesn't manage to clinch there - Paqtism circles away.
Paqtism looks to throw the jab but Gath is out of range.
Paqtism throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gath throws a head kick that Paqtism semi-blocks.
Paqtism is looking to clinch but Gath is avoiding it.
Paqtism cracks Gath with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paqtism takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cho Gath will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sulieweyamuk Paqtism's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gath steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paqtism.
Paqtism swats away the attempt to clinch by Gath.
Gath wants to clinch.
Paqtism was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paqtism misses with the combination.

Gath closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Gath - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gath doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paqtism avoids the elbow strike from Gath, against the cage.
Gath misses with a knee strike.
Gath misses with a knee strike.
Gath struggles to land a body shot inside as Paqtism controls his hands.
Gath tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paqtism scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paqtism on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Paqtism.
Gath using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paqtism has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gath misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paqtism.
Paqtism looking to stall.
Gath tries to land knees in the clinch but Paqtism avoids the damage to the body.
Gath crunches a lovely knee into Paqtism's ribcage.
Gath trying to land knees to the body.
Gath is breathing heavily.
Paqtism misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paqtism throws a punch but it's blocked by Gath.
Paqtism stalling in the clinch but Gath improves position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paqtism as Gath tries to tie him up.
Cho Gath seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paqtism.
Paqtism can't find room to land a body shot as Gath controls the action.
Gath lands a good knee to the midsection. Paqtism won't want to take too many of those.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gath in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gath.

Jeez, Sulieweyamuk Paqtism's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gath throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gath effectively controlling the action here.
Gath leaning his opponent against the cage.
Paqtism lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gath struggles to land a body shot inside as Paqtism controls his hands.
Gath using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gath throws an elbow but misses.
Gath is pushing Paqtism up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paqtism throws a head punch that misses.
Gath with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gath is looking to control Paqtism's arms but Paqtism gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gath has his back to the cage.
Gath throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gath.
Gath lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sulieweyamuk Paqtism's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cho Gath!