PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Gwacie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro has chosen My Hero as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gwacie
vs
Hiro

175 cm
30
170 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
183 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hickson Gwacie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiroshimo Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hiro does no damage.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Gwacie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hiro on the side of the head.
Gwacie scores with a punch to the head.
Hiro wants to clinch up but Gwacie keeps it at a distance.
Hiro misses with a wild body shot.
Hiro lands a slapping body shot.
Hiro tries to clinch but Gwacie is having none of it.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Gwacie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Gwacie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gwacie throws a sloppy body shot
and Hiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hiro throws a shot from downtown. Gwacie moves away and avoids it.
Hiro swings for the body but Gwacie moves out of range.
Gwacie swings widly with a right hand
and Hiro counters with a left and a right that stings Gwacie.
Hiro misses with a body shot.
Hiro looks to clinch
and Gwacie counters with a right hand to the body.
Gwacie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hiro counters with a left to the body.
Hiro swinging wildly here.
Gwacie walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gwacie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiro.
Gwacie thows a body shot but no joy.
Hiro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gwacie rather than just go for the knockout.
Hiro staying out of range there.
Jab by Gwacie.
A shot to the body from Gwacie misses
and Hiro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gwacie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiro moves away.
Hiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gwacie misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gwacie misses with a shot to the body
and Hiro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Hiro forces Gwacie back against the cage and clinches.

Gwacie jumps into guard, dragging Hiro to the mat.
Gwacie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hiro controls the pace.
Hiro is working Gwacie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hiro thows a big elbow that misses.
Gwacie wants to sweep here but Hiro controlling him for the moment.
Hiro stays in close to Gwacie's body and controls the position.
Gwacie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gwacie, not yet.

Gwacie working for submissions but it's allowed Hiro to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie wants to get back to full guard.

Gwacie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hiro pulls his head out easily.
Gwacie trying to control but Hiro postures up.
Gwacie won't allow Hiro to pass to mount.
Gwacie is pressing down on Hiro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Gwacie is retaining full guard.
Gwacie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hiro is one step ahead there.
Gwacie is trying to keep Hiro in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiroshimo Hiro will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hiro misses the shot to the body.
Hiro misses the body punch
and Gwacie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gwacie misses with a body punch

and Hiro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gwacie tries to pull guard but Hiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Gwacie drops back down to his feet.
Gwacie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiro tries to work over Gwacie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gwacie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hiro fails to land.
Gwacie is looking to break free of the clinch but Hiro has double underhooks.
Hiro misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hiro lands a shoulder strike.
Hiro taking a breather.
Hiro is trying to stall.

Gwacie breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro throws out a loose jab but Gwacie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gwacie misses with a jab to the body
and Hiro counters with a straight right hand.
Gwacie throws a shot from downtown. Hiro moves away and avoids it.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Gwacie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hiro ducks under a wild hook from Gwacie.
Gwacie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiro.
Gwacie throws a jab when Hiro was well out of range.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gwacie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gwacie misses with a body shot.
Gwacie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gwacie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two 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.
Gwacie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hiro counters with a three punch combo that has Gwacie backing up. Gwacie nods at Hiro to acknowledge the strikes.

Gwacie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hiro napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gwacie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hiro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gwacie cracks Hiro with a big elbow.
Gwacie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gwacie throws an elbow but Hiro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hiro is not content to let Gwacie control the position.
Hiro is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie advances to full mount.
Gwacie looking to finish with strikes here!
Hiro is squirming around, avoiding Gwacie's attempts to control the action.
Hiro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gwacie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hiro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hiro tries to reverse the position but Gwacie maintains control.
Gwacie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gwacie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gwacie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiro's face.
Gwacie thowing shots but they're missing.
Hiro tries to reverse the position but Gwacie maintains control.
Hiro sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gwacie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gwacie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gwacie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hiro wants to control but Gwacie is keeping busy.
Hiro is refusing to be controlled, as Gwacie sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hickson Gwacie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hiro moves in looking to clinch but Gwacie pushes him off.
Gwacie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gwacie manages to avoid it.
Gwacie looks to throw the jab but Hiro is out of range.
A jab from Gwacie misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiro thuds a left hand into Gwacie's body.
Gwacie misses with a hook to the body
and Hiro counters with a nice body shot.
Hiro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gwacie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hiro counters with a straight right hand.
Gwacie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gwacie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiro moves away.
Hiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gwacie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gwacie misses with an uppercut.
Hiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hiro tries to clinch up
and Gwacie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Gwacie.
Gwacie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hiroshimo Hiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiro moves out of range as Gwacie strikes.
Gwacie misses with a hook to the body
and Hiro counters with a nice body shot.
Hiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hiro clinches up with Gwacie and pushes him back against the cage.
Hiro has a couple of punches blocked by Gwacie.
Gwacie taking a breather.
Gwacie can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hiro looking to slow down the pace here.
Hiro just leaning against Gwacie, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gwacie is keeping busy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gwacie stalls.
Gwacie is looking to control Hiro's arms but Hiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gwacie has his back to the cage.
Gwacie is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hickson Gwacie.
Gwacie misses with a body shot.
Hiro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gwacie counters with a stiff right hand.
Hiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Gwacie off the cage and back into rage.
Sloppy strikes from Hiro. Those never looked like landing.
Gwacie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie throws a shot from downtown. Hiro moves away and avoids it.
Hiro tries to clinch but Gwacie is having none of it.
Hiro scores with a hook to the body. Gwacie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hiroshimo Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro closes the distance but Gwacie moves to the side
enabling Gwacie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gwacie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gwacie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gwacie thumps Hiro with a low kick.
Hiro tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshimo Hiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hiro 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshimo Hiro!