PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Gable (ranked 2317 p4p, 4525 weight class) and Valeri Vakhvakhishvili (ranked 263 p4p, 422 weight class). Daniel Gable has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gable
vs
Vakhvakhishvili

180 cm
24
185
7 - 7 - 0

188 cm
23
194
1 - 1 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valeri Vakhvakhishvili!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vakhvakhishvili!
Vakhvakhishvili clobbers Gable with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vakhvakhishvili swings widly with a right hand
and Gable counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gable throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gable misses with a wild combination.

Gable steps into range and cracks Vakhvakhishvili with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Vakhvakhishvili flops backwards and Gable dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vakhvakhishvili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gable doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gable manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vakhvakhishvili looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Vakhvakhishvili utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gable won't allow Vakhvakhishvili to sweep him here.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vakhvakhishvili preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Vakhvakhishvili is looking for a triangle here but Gable uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Gable wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vakhvakhishvili, who protects the arm well.
Vakhvakhishvili is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Gable thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vakhvakhishvili is trying to improve his position.
Gable looks up at the clock and then as Vakhvakhishvili takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gable smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakhvakhishvili takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gable in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Vakhvakhishvili is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable is putting a hurting on Vakhvakhishvili here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vakhvakhishvili is still in real trouble! Can Gable finish him?
Gable in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Vakhvakhishvili looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gable turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Gable!
Daniel Gable gave a mention to Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).