PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osteo Sarcoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Degen Gambler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gambler
vs
Sarcoma

188 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

210 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Osteo Sarcoma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sarcoma scores a takedown into full mount!

Sarcoma goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gambler turns into him and now he's in Sarcoma's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambler controlling from the top position.
Gambler wanted to stand there but Sarcoma had control of the position.
Gambler content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sarcoma is working an open guard so Gambler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sarcoma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gambler but Gambler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gambler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Gambler has closed the distance and engaged Sarcoma in a clinch.
Sarcoma misses with a knee strike.
Gambler lands with a short shot to the head.
Gambler lands a hook that snaps the head of Sarcoma backwards.
Gambler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gambler lands a good knee to the midsection. Sarcoma won't want to take too many of those.
Gambler lands a nice uppercut.
Gambler stops a takedown attempt from Sarcoma.
Sarcoma looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gambler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gambler lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarcoma looking for a takedown.
Degen Gambler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osteo Sarcoma.
Sarcoma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gambler.
Sarcoma can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Gambler.
Gambler has Sarcoma pressed against the cage.
Sarcoma misses with a knee to the head.
Gambler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Gambler on the inside.

Sarcoma is rocked!
Gambler stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sarcoma is still on wobbly legs! Can Gambler finish him?
Gambler gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sarcoma seems to have recovered his senses.
Gambler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sarcoma backwards.
Sarcoma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gambler lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sarcoma to his knees! Gambler keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Degen Gambler!