PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up . The crowd seem to be enjoying Remington's choice of entrance music: Kymani Marley - Warriors. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gorden
vs
Remington

170 cm
29
142 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

176 cm
28
135 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 15 - 9 - 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Remington!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gorden.
Remington is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Remington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Gorden gets the takedown into side control.
Gorden grinds an elbow into Remington's temple.
Remington tries to buck Gorden off but Gorden is having none of it.
Remington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gorden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Remington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Remington is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gorden pulls his head out easily.

Remington looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gorden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Remington is staying active underneath Gorden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Remington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Remington actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden moves into full mount! Remington won't be happy about that!
Gorden wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
Gorden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gorden landing strikes from the mount.
Gorden lands a big elbow.
Gorden unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Remington is looking to escape.
Gorden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Remington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gorden unloading with bombs!
Gorden dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Gorden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gorden blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Remington is squirming around, avoiding Gorden's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Remington flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Remington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gorden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorden with a couple of short strikes.
Gorden landing strikes from the mount and Remington is in trouble!
Gorden lands a big shot there that rocks Remington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gorden looking to finish Remington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Remington!
Remington flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gorden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gorden blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Remington tries to lock up and control but Gorden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Remington looks gassed!
Remington is in a horrible position here. Gorden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Remington is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
Remington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gorden landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gorden landing strikes from the mount.
Gorden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gorden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Remington hang on?
Gorden lands a heavy elbow.
Gorden lands a nice shot to the head.
Remington is in a horrible position here. Gorden smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Remington throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gorden is landing with some decent strikes but Remington is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gorden working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden with shots to the head and body - Remington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gorden trying to control but Remington is having none of it.
Gorden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gorden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Remington is looking to escape.
Gorden raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Gorden.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gorden is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Remington is surviving well by controlling Gorden's body position as best he can.
Gorden looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Gorden dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Remington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorden.
Gorden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Remington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gorden.
Remington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Remington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Remington tries for a takedown but Gorden circles away easily

and Gorden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gorden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gorden landing some decent shots from guard.

Remington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gorden trying to control but Remington is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Gorden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gorden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Remington is keeping the position for now.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Remington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorden scoring with some ground and pound.
Remington throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Remington is looking for a triangle here but Gorden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Remington is trying to improve his position.

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.
Gorden cracks Remington with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gorden working the ground and pound.
Remington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gorden is looking to take a break and control but Remington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Remington is trying to get back to half guard.

Gorden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gorden trying to control the action but Remington is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Remington down.
Remington is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Remington tries to improve position but can't.
Gorden working the body and head with strikes.
Remington tries to bench press Gorden off him but Gorden keeps the position.
Remington throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gorden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Remington tries to buck Gorden off but Gorden is having none of it.
Remington is breathing heavily.
Gorden is looking to take a break and control but Remington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ben Gorden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorden works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gorden working the head and body with strikes.
Remington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Remington 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Remington is not content to let Gorden control the position.
Gorden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gorden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Remington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gorden working away.

Gorden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Remington knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Remington is looking to reverse the position.
Gorden advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Gorden dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Gorden thows a body shot but no joy.
Mike Remington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorden lands a nice looking body shot.
Gorden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remington.

Remington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gorden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Remington takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Gorden is trying to get an arm triangle but Remington is defending well.
Gorden in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gorden gets to mount! Remington was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gorden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Remington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Remington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Remington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice elbow there by Gorden.
Gorden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Remington is looking to escape.
Gorden with a couple of short strikes.
Gorden working Remington over with strikes here.
Gorden blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gorden raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gorden with shots to the head and body - Remington looks very uncomfortable down there.
Remington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Remington is rocked!
Gorden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Remington can do to turn this around?
Remington swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gorden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Remington looks a forlorn figure.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden landing strikes from the mount.
Remington is still in real trouble! Can Gorden finish him?
Remington throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Gorden is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Remington can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Remington seems to have recovered his senses.
Gorden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gorden raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remington takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Remington throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Remington defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gorden.
Remington is looking to improve his position but Gorden isn't that keen on the idea.
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 trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gorden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Remington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Remington wants to hold on but Gorden pushes him away.
Gorden dominating with strikes here.
Gorden controlling from mount.
Remington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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.
Gorden lands a big elbow.
Gorden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gorden has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Remington's face.
Mike Remington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Remington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gorden tries to control but Remington wriggling away.
Remington is in all sorts of trouble here.

Gorden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Remington manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remington striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gorden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gorden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25

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