PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Ali is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Giles
vs
Ali

192 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
236 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giles circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali tests Giles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Ali.
Muhammad Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giles was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Giles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ali swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Ali misses.
Giles wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Nice takedown defense from Ali. No joy for Giles on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Giles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ali sizes up Giles with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giles.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali leaves Giles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Giles slips a jab from Ali.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali throws a series of punches but Giles avoids them all with ease.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali swinging wilding here.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali scores with a hook.
A nice combination there by Ali.
Giles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giles slips a straight right by Ali.
Giles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Giles shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Giles saw that one coming.
Giles wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giles doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ali shoots in looking for a takedown. Giles tries to sprawl out of it but Ali keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Giles shoots for a takedown but Ali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Giles keeps Ali at a distance using the push kick.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Giles is looking to clinch.
Giles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Ali dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Ali. No joy for Giles on that attempt.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Giles moves away and avoids it.
Dave Giles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giles was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Giles avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giles shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense.
Giles shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Giles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Giles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses the jab.
Giles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.

Giles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Giles is looking to take a break and control but Ali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Giles moves nicely into side control.
Giles slows the pace down.

Giles in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ali is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Giles!