PBP Commentary

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

Gambler
vs
Chevarie

188 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
208 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

MADE IN GERMANY

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 6 - 4 - 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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaston Chevarie!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chevarie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chevarie throws an off balance right hand
and Gambler counters with a solid body kick.
Gambler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chevarie checks it well.
Gambler throws a big shot that misses.
Chevarie misses with a left hand
and Gambler counters with a nice body kick.
Chevarie misses with a hook
and Gambler counters with a good low kick that Chevarie was not able to check.
Gaston Chevarie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chevarie misses with a right hand
and Gambler counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Gaston Chevarie has been cut.
Gambler scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambler misses with a looping left.
Gambler misses with a hook.
Gambler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chevarie finds it's way round the side to connect with Gambler's head.
Gambler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Gambler finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Chevarie looks gassed!
Gambler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chevarie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambler counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler scoring well with a low kick there.
Gambler thows a body kick. Chevarie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gambler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chevarie's sensitive parts.
Gambler connects with a leg kick. Chevarie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gambler connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gambler.
Chevarie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gambler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chevarie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gambler.
Chevarie takes one to the chin there.
Gambler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chevarie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chevarie throws a right hand that misses
and Gambler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chevarie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gambler can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gambler connects with a leg kick. Chevarie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chevarie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gambler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gambler lands with a shot to the body.
Gambler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gambler lands a lovely overhand right.
Gambler lands a front kick.
Gambler sizes up Chevarie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gambler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gambler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chevarie.
Gambler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chevarie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambler lands a nice looking body shot.
Gambler just misses with a punch to the body.
Chevarie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gambler counters with a one-two to the body.

Gambler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gambler lands a damaging elbow.
Chevarie takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Gambler on the inside.
Chevarie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gambler.
Gambler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gambler lands an elbow inside.
Still in the clinch, Gambler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gambler lands a nice uppercut.
Gambler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gambler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chevarie takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Gaston Chevarie's cut even more.
Gambler lands with a left to the head.
Gambler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gambler lands with a light punch inside.
Gambler blocks an uppercut.
Gambler pushes Chevarie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gambler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chevarie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gambler lands a shot to the body.
Gambler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The cut above Gaston Chevarie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gambler.
Gambler scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chevarie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Gambler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Degen Gambler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaston Chevarie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gambler throws a nice head kick!
Nice uppercut there from Chevarie.
Gambler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gambler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A cross from Gambler lands.
Good leg kick by Gambler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chevarie misses with a right hand
and Gambler counters with a head kick.
Chevarie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gambler counters with a solid body kick.
Gambler throws a good cross that connects.
Gambler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gambler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gambler throws a right and a left that Chevarie avoids nicely.
Degen Gambler is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevarie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chevarie misses with a right hand
and Gambler counters with an outside leg kick.
Gambler with a jab.
Chevarie throws a poor cross that misses

and Gambler counters by moving into the clinch.
Chevarie has a couple of punches blocked by Gambler.
Gambler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chevarie backwards.
Gambler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chevarie can do to turn this around?
Gambler lands a left hand.
Gambler lands with a light punch inside.
Chevarie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gambler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gambler.
Gambler lands a shoulder strike.
Gambler lands a left hand.
Gambler lands a hook that snaps the head of Chevarie backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chevarie backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gambler.
Gambler lands a hook that snaps the head of Chevarie backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gambler.
Gambler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gambler taking a breather.
Gambler connects with a knee to the head.
Gambler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Gaston Chevarie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gambler scores with a shoulder strike.
Gambler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chevarie backwards.
Gambler lands with a right to the head.
Gambler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chevarie backwards.
Nice body punch from Gambler.
Gambler lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chevaries head.
A shot in the inside from Gambler.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gambler.
Gambler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chevarie backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gambler.
Gambler pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Gambler on the inside.
Gambler gets through Chevarie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gambler.
Gambler pushes Chevarie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gambler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Gambler on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gambler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chevarie takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gaston Chevarie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Degen Gambler!