PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wolf Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Gaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kohler
vs
Gaden

175 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wolf Kohler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Gaden!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaden misses with a double jab.

Kohler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kohler lands in his opponent's guard.
Kohler trying to control but Gaden is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kohler stays in close to Gaden's body and controls the position.
Kohler passes into half guard.
Gaden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kohler.
Gaden pushes Kohler off looking to stand but Kohler dives back in and keeps control.
Kohler controlling the pace.
Kohler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohler is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gaden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kohler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Wolf Kohler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Good shot there by Gaden.
Kohler takes one to the side of the head.
Kohler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaden but Gaden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaden dips to his left and cracks Kohler with an uppercut!
Gaden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gaden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaden throws a right hand that Kohler ducks under and follows up with a left that Kohler also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaden throws a series of punches but Kohler avoids them all with ease.
Kohler is looking to clinch.
Kohler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaden but Gaden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kohler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gaden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kohler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kohler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaden throws a series of punches but Kohler avoids them all with ease.
Kohler is looking to clinch but Gaden is avoiding it.
Gaden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kohler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaden pinned against the cage. Gaden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wolf Kohler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ash Gaden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kohler rushes Gaden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kohler tries for a takedown but Gaden manages to get underhooks.
Kohler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kohler is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kohler fails to pull guard.
Kohler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kohler fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Gaden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kohler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kohler tries for a takedown but Gaden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gaden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gaden lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gaden misses.
Gaden tries to bum rush Kohler with a series of wild strikes but Kohler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gaden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kohler doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gaden!
Gaden throws a series of punches but Kohler moves out of range.
Gaden throws a nice looking combination but Kohler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaden lands a nice hook to Kohler's body. Kohler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kohler takes one to the side of the head.
Gaden lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Wolf Kohler has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kohler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gaden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gaden is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaden lands a jab to the nose.
A nice combination there by Gaden.
Kohler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kohler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ash Gaden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolf Kohler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gaden's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gaden duly obliges.
A punch combination from Gaden misses.
Gaden misses with a two punch combination.
Gaden misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaden swinging wildly here.
Gaden fails to land with a series of punches.
Kohler shoots in looking for a takedown. Gaden tries to sprawl out of it but Kohler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gaden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ash Gaden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kohler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kohler stops Gaden from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kohler thows a huge punch but Gaden dodges it nicely.
Gaden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kohler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Kohler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kohler.
Kohler wants to pass to mount but Gaden is defending the position.
Kohler trying to control the action but Gaden is working from the bottom.

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.
Kohler stops Gaden from getting back to his feet.
Kohler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Kohler is looking for a kimura here.
Gaden wants to get back to his feet.
Kohler trying to control from half guard but Gaden is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kohler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kohler.
Gaden is staying active underneath Kohler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kohler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaden defending well though.
Kohler is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kohler controlling from the full mount.
Gaden taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kohler breaks from Gaden's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Kohler is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gaden is surviving well by controlling Kohler's body position as best he can.
Kohler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kohler controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kohler thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolf Kohler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wolf Kohler's cut.
That's time! Kohler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kohler darts in and clinches Gaden up against the cage.
Gaden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kohler has him pressed against the cage.
Gaden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kohler has him pressed against the cage.
Gaden tries to circle away but Kohler has him pinned against the cage.
Kohler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaden pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kohler wants a takedown.
Kohler has Gaden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gaden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wolf Kohler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gaden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kohler.
Ash Gaden seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohler slips a jab and a cross from Gaden.

Kohler closes the distance and pushes Gaden back into the cage.
Kohler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gaden stuffs the takedown.
Gaden misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaden checks a low kick from Kohler.
Gaden lands a jab-cross combination.
Gaden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gaden throws a series of punches but Kohler moves out of range.
Kohler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gaden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wolf Kohler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Gaden.
Gaden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gaden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gaden scores with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Gaden.
Kohler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kohler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gaden to score with a decent uppercut.
Kohler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kohler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kohler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gaden throws a series of punches but Kohler moves out of range.
Gaden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kohler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gaden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaden throws a series of punches but Kohler moves out of range.
Kohler closes the distance and clinches up with Gaden, looking for a takedown. Kohler pushes Gaden against the cage but Gaden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kohler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kohler somewhat.
Kohler shoots in for a double leg but Gaden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gaden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kohler throws a sloppy head kick and Gaden moves out of range easily.
Kohler dives in and grabs Gaden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gaden pushes down on Kohler's head and hops out.
Kohler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gaden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kohler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice shot by Gaden.
Gaden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Kohler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gaden was covering up waiting for the punch and Kohler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gaden keeping moving, preventing Kohler from controlling successfully.
Kohler stops Gaden from standing up.
Kohler passes into half guard.
Kohler stops Gaden from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Gaden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gaden 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Gaden!