PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Gordy (ranked 2623 p4p, 2644 weight class) and Mario Santos (ranked 241 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gordy
vs
Santos

165 cm
25
145
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
145
10 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Northern Zombie
Shadow Realm Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrence Gordy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Santos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordy tries to pull guard but Santos holds him up against the cage and eventually Gordy drops back down to his feet.
Gordy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Gordy wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gordy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Gordy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrence Gordy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Gordy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gordy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Gordy clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordy jumps guard but Santos stands there with Gordy around his waist. Gordy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordy tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordy is trying to pull guard but Santos has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gordy fails to pull guard.
Gordy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Gordy tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Gordy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gordy tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.

Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gordy tries to pull guard but Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santos taking a breather.
Gordy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Santos to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.
Gordy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gordy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Santos smiles and moves away.
Gordy wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Gordy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos slows down the pace here.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Santos stalling.
Gordy tries to pull guard but Santos won't allow it.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gordy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordy.
Gordy is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordy tries to clinch up.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Santos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gordy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gordy wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gordy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Gordy is rocked!
Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gordy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Santos connects with a right hand. Gordy shakes it off.
Oh Gordy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santos closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Gordy! Santos dives in looking to finish! Gordy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Santos!