PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gibson
vs
Carlos

172 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carlos tries a low kick but Gibson avoids it.
Gibson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Carlos pushes Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibson is trying to break the clinch but Carlos is controlling him.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Carlos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlos connects with a knee to the head.
Gibson misses with some punches.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.

Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibson closes the distance but Carlos moves to the side
and Carlos counters with a leg kick.
Carlos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibson tries to clinch

and Carlos counters by moving into the clinch.

Carlos breaks the clinch.
Gibson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Carlos clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Carlos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gibson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Carlos avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Carlos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Carlos.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson darts in trying to clinch
and Carlos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gibson clinches but Carlos breaks the clinch
and Carlos counters with a series of strikes. Gibson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gibson is able to avoid easily.
Gibson tries to clinch but Carlos moves out of range.
Gibson tries to clinch

and Carlos counters by moving into the clinch.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gibson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlos.
Gibson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlos is defending well for now.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Carlos lands a left hand.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
Carlos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gibson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Carlos is blocking nicely.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlos blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlos scores a nice knee to the body.
Gibson is breathing heavily.
Carlos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carlos tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.

Carlos breaks the clinch.
Gibson throws a combination. Carlos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice body punch from Gibson.
Gibson closes the distance but Carlos moves to the side
and Carlos counters with a nice leg kick.
Carlos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gibson moves in looking to clinch but Carlos pushes him off.
Carlos tries to clinch up.
Gibson throws a series of strikes that have Carlos backpedaling.
Gibson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gibson tries to clinch up

and Carlos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson is trying to force a seperation but Carlos has the dominant position.

Carlos breaks the clinch.
Gibson scores with a one two! Carlos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carlos lands with a kick to the temple. Gibson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice straight punches there by Gibson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gibson.
Gibson darts in trying to clinch

and Carlos counters by clinching up.
Carlos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gibson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
Gibson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlos.
Carlos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.

Carlos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlos is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Gibson wants to clinch

and Carlos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gibson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlos is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Carlos stands and steps away. Gibson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Carlos is looking to clinch.
Carlos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gibson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson closes the distance but Carlos moves to the side

and Carlos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carlos.
Gibson works on Carlos's body with a couple of short punches.
Carlos misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Carlos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gibson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Carlos closes the distance and clinches.
Carlos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gibson or not.
Carlos lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Gibson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibson scores with the left hand. Carlos knows he should have avoided that one.
Carlos misses with a leg kick.
Gibson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carlos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gibson looks to clinch

and Carlos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Carlos is blocking nicely.
Carlos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gibson is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
Gibson blocks the elbow strike.
Carlos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlos.
Gibson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Gibson.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlos avoids the damage to the body.
Gibson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gibson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carlos avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
Gibson tries to throw a body punch but Carlos avoids it by throwing Gibson back against the cage.
Carlos landing knees to the head.
Gibson lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlos keeps control of Gibson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibson looking to throw knees to the head but Carlos is blocking nicely.
Carlos stalling against the cage.
Carlos looking to throw knees to the head but Gibson is blocking nicely.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Carlos.
Gibson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gibson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos wants to break free but Gibson has control.
Gibson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gibson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carlos keeps control of Gibson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gibson works on Carlos's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two 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.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlos blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlos lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlos is defending well for now.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike.

Carlos manages to break the clinch.
Carlos misses with a low kick.
Gibson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gibson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Carlos counters by moving into the clinch.
Gibson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlos.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gibson drives through and clinches with Carlos against the cage.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
Carlos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carlos prevents Gibson from breaking the clinch.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlos.
Gibson pushes off an throws an elbow but Carlos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carlos connects with a knee to the head.
Carlos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gibson is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Carlos keeps control of Gibson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carlos dodges an elbow strike from Gibson.
Carlos looking to slow down the pace here.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Gibson working aggressively here.
Gibson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlos keeps control of Gibson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlos lands a nice uppercut.
Carlos tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Carlos throws an elbow that misses.
Carlos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gibson is defending well for now.
Gibson lands a left hand.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Carlos avoids the damage to the body.
Gibson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gibson.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carlos avoids it.
Carlos avoiding damage.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Carlos.
Gibson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.

Carlos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt

and Carlos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carlos.
A left hand lands to the body for Gibson.
A nice left hand lands by Gibson.
Gibson wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlos won't allow it.

Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Carlos moves into the clinch.
Carlos trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carlos is defending well for now.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Carlos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson working hard to break the clinch.
Carlos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gibson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carlos blocking some punches.
Gibson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibson managing to block the knees to the body from Carlos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but George Carlos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gibson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carlos in his tracks.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gibson stalks Carlos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carlos's face. Carlos staggers backwards, shaken.
Carlos is looking to clinch.
Gibson clinches but Carlos breaks the clinch

and Carlos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gibson scores with a shot to the side of Carlos's head.
Carlos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson is trying to break the clinch but Carlos has him pressed against the cage.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos tries to clinch but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson lands an overhand right.
Peter Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibson closes the distance but Carlos moves to the side

and Carlos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carlos.
Carlos tries to land a knee to the head but Gibson blocks with his arms.
Gibson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson is trying to force a seperation but Carlos has the dominant position.
Carlos avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibson tries a body shot but Carlos blocks it.
Gibson digs a right hand underneath Carlos's ribcage. Carlos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gibson is trying to force a seperation but Carlos has the dominant position.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Carlos avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Carlos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carlos prevents a body shot from Gibson.
A frustrated look appears on Gibson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Carlos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gibson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gibson tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
Carlos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gibson.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibson throws a shot to the body.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gibson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Carlos has Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carlos.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlos controls his hands.

Carlos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Gibson scores with a body shot.
Carlos tries to clinch but Gibson is having none of it.
Gibson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlos wants to clinch.
Carlos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
George Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson scores with a body shot.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Gibson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carlos throws a low kick, looking for Gibson's leg but Gibson calmly moves out of range.

Gibson clinches up against the cage.

Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gibson pushes Carlos up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos misses with a knee strike.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carlos landing knees to the body.
Gibson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gibson is looking to break free of the clinch but Carlos has double underhooks.
Carlos blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a punch to the body.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Carlos.
Carlos tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carlos blocks an uppercut.
Carlos tries to land a knee to the head but Gibson blocks with his arms.
Gibson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peter Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gibson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carlos counters with a nice leg kick.
Gibson tries to clinch up.
Carlos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Carlos forces Gibson back against the cage and clinches.
Gibson tries to circle away but Carlos has him pinned against the cage.
Carlos scores with a knee to the head.
Gibson tries to break free but Carlos pushes him back against the cage.
Carlos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gibson avoids the elbow strike from Carlos, against the cage.
Carlos avoids a wild elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Carlos.
George Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the head but Carlos blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gibson misses with a knee to the head.
Carlos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gibson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gibson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carlos lands a nice elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gibson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carlos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Carlos!