PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jester League Banned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

League Banned
vs
Gale

201 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

190 cm
24
195 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jester League Banned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Gale!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
League Banned misses with the combination.
Gale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from League Banned.
League Banned rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
League Banned misses with a head kick.
League Banned tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
League Banned thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gale if he has to take too many more of those.
League Banned scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Gale closes the distance and clinches.
Gale blocks an elbow strike from League Banned.
League Banned avoiding damage as Gale throws knees to the body.
League Banned looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gale has League Banned pressed against the cage.
League Banned avoiding damage as Gale throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gale obliges.
Gale tries a body shot but League Banned blocks it.

League Banned breaks from the clinch.
Gale avoids the body shot from League Banned.

That's one minute gone in the round.
League Banned throws a leg kick but Gale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Gale.
Gale blocks a head kick by League Banned.
League Banned throws a series of punches but Gale avoids them all with ease.
Gale lands a nice looking kick to the body. League Banned takes a step back to recover.
Gale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from League Banned.
Jester League Banned seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
League Banned lands with a nice body kick.
League Banned will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
League Banned throws a sloppy head kick and Gale moves out of range easily.
Gale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and League Banned counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gale is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gale avoids the head kick by League Banned.
Gale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
League Banned is breathing heavily.
League Banned lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gale circles away quickly and effectively.
League Banned tries to land a body kick
and Gale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
League Banned throws a nice looking combination but Gale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gale throws a front kick aimed at League Banned's knee but League Banned avoids it well.
Gale connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gale thows a body shot but no joy.
Gale throws a leg kick which misses League Banned's front leg but catches the back leg as League Banned tries to avoid it.
Gale misses with a shot to the body
and League Banned makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gale throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Gale lands but League Banned takes it in his stride.
Gale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
League Banned throws a lazy head kick
and Gale counters with a slapping leg kick.
League Banned swinging wildly here.
Gale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by League Banned.
League Banned gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gale counters with a good, hard body kick but League Banned shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale tries to clinch up but League Banned circles away and keeps his distance.
Gale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but League Banned manages to avoid it.
League Banned thows a leg kick but Gale checks it
and Gale counters with a nice low kick that buckles League Banned's knee momentarily.
League Banned connects with a jab.
Gale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gale wants to clinch.
League Banned throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gale counters with an inside leg kick.
League Banned blocks a head kick by Gale.
A cross from League Banned lands.
Gale lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
League Banned throws a lazy head kick
and Gale counters with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from League Banned - that will leave a mark!
Gale pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
League Banned scores with a jab.
League Banned is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
League Banned throws a sloppy head kick and Gale moves out of range easily.
Gale throws a quick head kick that skims the top of League Banned's head.
League Banned stalks Gale and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gale's face. Gale staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from League Banned.
League Banned comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gale is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down League Banned rather than just go for the knockout.
A left and a right from League Banned both land. Nice combination.
League Banned connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
League Banned delivers a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by League Banned - just one landing.
League Banned misses with a head kick.
League Banned lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Gale dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

League Banned looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
League Banned throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gale instigates a clinch.
League Banned tries a knee to the head but Gale blocks it.
League Banned blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
League Banned on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gale missing with knees to the body.
League Banned on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
League Banned wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gale missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Gale to work.
League Banned tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gale is breathing heavily.
League Banned tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gale just stands there and leans against the cage.
League Banned has had enough of the clinch but Gale keeps him there for the moment.

League Banned breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
League Banned delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
League Banned throws a head kick that misses.
Gale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. League Banned tries to avoid it but Gale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag League Banned to the ground. League Banned escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gale dodges the punch combination from League Banned.
League Banned misses with a double jab.
League Banned with a body punch. A glancing blow.
League Banned lands a jab-cross combination.
Gale has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by League Banned.
Gale takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick from League Banned lands but Gale takes it in his stride.
Jester League Banned is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for League Banned.
League Banned lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gale backs up against the cage.
Gale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
League Banned cracks the inside of Gale's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
League Banned throws a combination. Gale tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
League Banned misses with a few strikes there.
Gale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
League Banned lands with a nice body punch.
League Banned looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from League Banned.
League Banned throws a nice looking combination but Gale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
League Banned connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
League Banned plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
League Banned fakes the leg kick and cracks Gale in the body.
League Banned closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A clash of legs there as League Banned blocks the low kick.
League Banned cracks a nice hook into Gale's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
League Banned dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gale. That did some damage!
League Banned is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
League Banned displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
League Banned throws a front kick that sends Gale stumbling back into the cage.
Jester League Banned is winning the standup battle so far.
League Banned closes the distance and lands a one-two.
League Banned throws a one two combo.
League Banned lunges at Gale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gale's hand.
Gale misses with a combination
and League Banned counters with a flying knee. Nice.
League Banned scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
League Banned connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gale. Gale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by League Banned there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
League Banned lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
League Banned misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
League Banned connects with a body shot.
League Banned looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
League Banned scores with a head kick.
Gale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Gale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
League Banned lunges at Gale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gale's hand.
Gale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
League Banned looks to land a combination. Gale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good leg kick by League Banned there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
League Banned works the jab nicely.
League Banned swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
League Banned throws a one two combo.
League Banned throws a push kick but Gale slaps the foot to one side.
League Banned throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jester League Banned dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

No joy there for League Banned, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
League Banned throws a series of strikes that have Gale backpedaling.
Gale connects with a solid leg kick.
Gale misses the body punch
and League Banned counters with a thumping low kick.
Gale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
League Banned throws a looping overhand right but Gale ducks down to avoid it.
League Banned clobbers Gale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
League Banned connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
League Banned throws a nice looking combination but Gale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
League Banned misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
League Banned throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gale throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
League Banned is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
League Banned throws a head kick that half lands.
League Banned scores with a hook to the body. Gale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
League Banned pulls out of a head kick attempt.
League Banned blocks a low kick nicely.
Gale slips a jab and a cross from League Banned.
League Banned pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gale tries to clinch there but League Banned circles away.
Gale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
League Banned misses with a low kick.
League Banned throws a right and a left that Gale avoids nicely.
Gale tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from League Banned both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
League Banned tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Gale.
Gale misses with a head kick.
League Banned throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gale counters with a head kick.
Gale blocks a head kick by League Banned.
League Banned tries a head kick but it misses.
League Banned uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gale.
Gale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
League Banned lands a head kick!
League Banned throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
League Banned misses with a head kick.
League Banned's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and League Banned duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale avoids the head kick by League Banned.
League Banned misses with a few strikes there.
Gale misses with a hook to the body
and League Banned cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
League Banned lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gale circles away quickly and effectively.
Gale avoids the head kick by League Banned.
League Banned throws the left hand but Gale avoids the punch easily.
League Banned throws a right and a left that Gale avoids nicely.
Gale moves out of range of the body kick from League Banned.
League Banned uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gale.
League Banned lands a glancing blow to the side of Gale's head.
League Banned lands a nice shot to the body.
League Banned moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from League Banned.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gale wants to clinch.
League Banned throws a nice looking combination but Gale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gale, right into the meat.
League Banned tries a head kick but it misses.
Gale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from League Banned.
League Banned misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gale blocks a head kick by League Banned.
League Banned throws a sloppy head kick and Gale moves out of range easily.
No joy there for League Banned, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gale throws a head kick but League Banned moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jester League Banned showed his dominance in that final round.
I think League Banned has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jester League Banned!