PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little john (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john comes to the cage accompanied by its a fight. Gorden has chosen Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

john
vs
Gorden

175 cm
26
135 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

170 cm
26
142 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Little john!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Gorden!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from john misses its intended target.
A left lands for Gorden.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gorden, as that shot connected.
Gorden avoids the body shot from john.
Little john seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by john. Beautiful body shot.
john with a jab.
Gorden scores with a jab. john acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gorden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Gorden misses.
john jabbing away but nothing is landing.
john wants to land a leg kick but Gorden is out of range.
Gorden tries to land a front kick but john steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
john jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorden with a hook.
Gorden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. john sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden avoids the body shot from john.
Gorden avoids the body shot from john.
Jab from john.
john misses with the combination.
john lands with an uppercut that bounces Gorden off the cage and back into rage.
john misses with a wild body shot.
john on the wrong end of a nice hook.
john scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
john dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
john really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
john uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorden.
john ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorden moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
john looks to land a left hand but Gorden moved out of range nicely.
john tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorden was well out of range. Poor timing from john.
Gorden is looking to slow john down with leg kicks.
Gorden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
john throws a low kick, looking for Gorden's leg but Gorden calmly moves out of range.
Gorden moves out of range of the strikes.
john throws a series of punches but Gorden avoids them all with ease.
Gorden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gorden!
A cross from Gorden lands.
Gorden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Gorden.
john keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden connects with a crisp jab.
john walks into a left hand.
john moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gorden lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as john backs up against the cage.
Gorden misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from john misses the target.
john falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gorden counters with a nice uppercut.
john takes a body punch but keeps moving.
john jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gorden, right into the meat.
john dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Gorden misses.
Gorden is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! john had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gorden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt john.
john uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorden.
Gorden throws a hook but john avoids it easily.
john misses with a hook to the body
and Gorden counters with a thumping low kick.
Gorden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from john.
john swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and john takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as john blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from john
enabling Gorden to counter with a crisp jab.
A good leg kick by Gorden.
john misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Gorden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gorden staying out of range there.
Gorden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gorden loads up on a big right hand but john slips the punch.
Gorden tried to score with a low kick but john checks it.
Gorden misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by john.
john swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gorden counters with a series of strikes. john will be more careful next time no doubt.
john uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorden.
Gorden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
john uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorden.
john misses with a jab to the body
and Gorden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gorden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. john sees it coming and avoids it easily.
john throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
john uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gorden has time to react.
john moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gorden works the jab nicely.
john misses with a hook.
A low kick from Gorden is predictable there
and john counters with a nice body shot.
john throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
john lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ben Gorden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorden throws a chopping leg kick but john manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
john ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorden moves away.
Gorden scores with a nice strike.
Gorden lands a glancing blow to the side of john's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
john misses with a hook.
john misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gorden to counter with a crisp jab.
john showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorden.
john looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
john looks to throw the jab but Gorden is out of range.
john fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
john misses with a double jab
and Gorden counters with a one-two to the body.
john misses the jab.
john throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gorden counters with a head kick. That will keep john thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
john cracks Gorden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
john throws a right hand that Gorden ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorden also avoids with ease.
john with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gorden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
john digs a good hook to Gorden's body.
A nice combination there by john.
john lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gorden scores with a body shot.
Gorden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little john is winning the standup battle so far.
john is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
john thows a body shot but no joy.
Gorden scores with a crisp jab that stopped john in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
john slips under a jab from Gorden.
Gorden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
john punishes Gorden's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
john ducks right into an uppercut from Gorden.
john throws a combination that misses
and Gorden counters with a left to the body.
john is looking to wear down Gorden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gorden throws a one two combo.
john misses with a body shot
and Gorden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gorden misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gorden misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling john to counter with a crisp jab.
john's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and john duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Little john will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

john connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by john - just one landing.
Gorden throws a combination that misses
letting john counter with a right hand.

Gorden is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! john ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gorden clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Little john!