PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross has chosen Ice-T Fly By as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thurgood
vs
Ross

186 cm
22
186 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Thurgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Ross!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurgood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thurgood's corner calls for a 1-2. Thurgood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ross throws a head kick but Thurgood moves out of range.
Thurgood takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Ricky Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thurgood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ross walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ross tries to clinch there but Thurgood circles away.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross is looking to clinch but Thurgood is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurgood shoots for a double leg takedown but Ross sprawls well. He's pushed Thurgood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ross slips under a jab.
Ross tries to clinch up.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Thurgood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Thurgood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thurgood tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thurgood connects with a crisp jab.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thurgood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thurgood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ross wants to clinch up but Thurgood keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thurgood.
Ross wants to clinch up but Thurgood keeps it at a distance.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thurgood circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross wants to clinch up but Thurgood keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a leg kick
and Thurgood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ross wants to clinch
letting Thurgood counter with a right hand.
Ross clinches but Thurgood breaks the clinch
and Thurgood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ross looks to clinch
and Thurgood counters with a left and a right that stings Ross.
Ross wants to clinch but Thurgood slips to the side
and Thurgood counters with a series of strikes. Ross will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thurgood counters with a nice uppercut.
Thurgood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thurgood lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Ross clinches but Thurgood breaks the clinch
and Thurgood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thurgood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ross moves out of range as Thurgood strikes.
Ricky Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ross misses
and Thurgood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ross closes the distance but Thurgood moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ross looks gassed!
Ross tries to clinch up
and Thurgood makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ross really felt that one!
Ross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Thurgood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danga de danga de dang - Thurgood scores with a four punch combination!
Good standup being displayed there by Thurgood as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thurgood lands a slapping body shot.
Ross tries to clinch up
and Thurgood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Thurgood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thurgood scores with a jab to the body.
Thurgood lands a jab-cross combination.
Ross darts in trying to clinch
letting Thurgood counter with a right hand.

Ross is rocked!
Ross leaves his chin hanging out and Thurgood seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ross crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabe Thurgood!