PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Charm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorden comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gorden
vs
Charm

170 cm
28
142 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

150 cm
23
142 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Gorden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucky Charm!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Charm throws a combination that misses
and Gorden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Charm.
Gorden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gorden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gorden is out of range.
Charm fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorden connects with a single shot there.
Charm tries to bum rush Gorden with a series of wild strikes but Gorden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Gorden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gorden.
Charm blocks a head kick by Gorden.
A nice inside leg kick there by Charm. That's going to slow Gorden down.
Charm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorden throws a leg kick but Charm sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gorden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gorden counters with a nice body shot.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gorden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Charm won't be happy with that.
Gorden throws a strike aimed at the side of Charm's head but Charm avoids it well.
Charm is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden prevents Charm from escaping the position.
Charm tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gorden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gorden tries to advance to mount but can't.
Charm is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Charm taking a bit of punishment here - Gorden scoring with strikes.
Gorden working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorden trying to control the position but Charm is working away.
Gorden creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Charm sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Gorden are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gorden working away.

Charm throws Gorden to one side and escapes!
Charm throws a right hand that Gorden ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorden also avoids with ease.
Gorden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gorden makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Charm really felt that one!
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gorden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charm thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gorden counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Charm!
Gorden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gorden cracks Charm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorden cracks Charm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charm is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gorden avoids the attempt from Charm to control.
Gorden wants to control the pace but Charm is squirming around nicely.
Gorden won't let Charm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Charm is trying to escape the mount.
Charm is bucking up trying to escape but Gorden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gorden prevents Charm from getting the reversal.
Gorden looking to finish Charm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Charm!
Gorden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Charm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Gorden.
Gorden breaks from Charm's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gorden lands a big elbow.
Charm is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Charm looks gassed!
Gorden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Charm can't escape the position.
Gorden landing strikes from the mount and Charm is in trouble!
BOOM! Gorden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Charm squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Charm defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gorden.
Gorden with shots to the head and body - Charm looks very uncomfortable down there.
Charm is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Gorden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gorden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gorden working the ground and pound effectively.
Charm is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gorden dominating with strikes here.
Gorden prevents Charm from getting the reversal.
Gorden wants to control the pace but Charm is squirming around nicely.
Charm wants to get back to his feet.
Charm is working to get back to half guard.
Charm is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorden breaks from Charm's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gorden lands a big shot there that rocks Charm but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Charm is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gorden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Gorden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Charm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Charm walks into a left hand.
Charm misses with a double jab

and Gorden counters with a shoot takedown. Charm fights it but they end up in guard.
Gorden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gorden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gorden's guard.

Charm decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Charm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gorden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charm swivels and escapes.
Ben Gorden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charm throws a combination that misses
and Gorden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Charm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gorden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gorden.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Gorden counters with a left and a right that stings Charm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charm scores with a three punch combo!
Gorden misses with a combination
and Charm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Charm misses with a double jab
and Gorden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Charm.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gorden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gorden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charm can pounce on him.
Gorden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Gorden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charm tries to bum rush Gorden with a series of wild strikes but Gorden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Charm lands with a nice combination. Gorden backs away looking to recover.
Charm falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gorden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Charm's guard now.
Gorden stops Charm from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden stands and throws Charm's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Charm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gorden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gorden gets to mount! Charm was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Charm is trying desperately to improve position.
Charm is breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gorden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Charm really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Gorden looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Charm taking shots to the head.
Charm working to try and regain half guard.
Gorden tries to control but Charm wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden looking to ground and pound but Charm is blocking nicely.
Charm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gorden won't let Charm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gorden landing strikes from the mount and Charm is in trouble!
Gorden lands a big shot there that rocks Charm but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gorden lands a big elbow.
Charm tries to hold on but Gorden postures up.
Gorden scoring with strikes but Charm is staying in there.
Gorden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Charm wants to get back to his feet.
Gorden with a couple of short strikes.
Charm is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Gorden.
Gorden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Gorden working for a guillotine from mount but Charm is in no mood to give up.
Gorden won't let Charm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gorden raining down shots from the mount!
Charm regains half guard.
Charm blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gorden.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charm tries to get to full guard but Gorden has control of the leg.

Charm kicks Gorden off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Charm thows a leg kick but Gorden checks it

and Gorden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Charm's guard now.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Charm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gorden is controlling him.
Charm controlling Gorden's posture.
Gorden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Charm's guard.

Gorden seems to be looking for submissions.
Charm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gorden is working away from the top position though.
Charm is trying to stand.
Charm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorden lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Charm kicks Gorden off and gets back to his feet.
Charm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charm swinging wildly here.
Charm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Charm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Charm misses with a combination
and Gorden counters with a left to the body.
Charm throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gorden counters with a takedown into side control.

Gorden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Charm has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gorden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ben Gorden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Charm is trying to buck Gorden off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden works to advance to full mount. Charm defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gorden looking to finish Charm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Charm!
Gorden working Charm over with strikes here.
Charm wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gorden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gorden lands with some strikes.
Gorden is landing with some decent strikes but Charm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gorden lands a big shot there that rocks Charm but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gorden throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Charm really wants to buck Gorden off and get back to his feet.
Gorden trying to control but Charm is having none of it.
Gorden won't let Charm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ben Gorden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Charm tries to lock up and control but Gorden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Charm might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gorden kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Charm is trying desperately to improve position.
Gorden controlling from the full mount.
Charm is wriggling around trying to escape.
Charm is in a horrible position here. Gorden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gorden content just to control the position here.
Gorden trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gorden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gorden dominating with strikes here.
Charm wants to try and get back to his feet.
Charm doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Gorden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Charm?
Charm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lucky Charm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charm taking shots to the head.
Gorden landing strikes from the mount and Charm is in trouble!
Gorden is landing with some decent strikes but Charm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gorden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charm can do to turn this around?
Gorden lands a nice shot to the head.
Gorden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Charm?
Gorden lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gorden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gorden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Gorden!