PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cito Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQueen has chosen Limp BizkiT - Rollin' as his entrance music. Eddie McQueen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cito Gaston's chin.

Gaston
vs
McQueen

178 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

183 cm
28
181 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cito Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston lands with a shot to the body.
McQueen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaston cracks McQueen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McQueen.
McQueen throws a hook but Gaston avoids it easily.
Gaston throws a combination. McQueen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McQueen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McQueen there as he acknowledges the shot.
McQueen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaston throws a series of punches but McQueen moves out of range.
Gaston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McQueen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gaston misses with a double jab.
Gaston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaston misses with a combination

and McQueen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McQueen letting Gaston take a breather here.

McQueen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaston wants it to stay on the feet.
Gaston throws a nice looking combination but McQueen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaston scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gaston jabs at McQueen's body.
Gaston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McQueen misses with the combination.

McQueen clinches up against the cage.
Gaston lands a right hand.
McQueen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaston pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cito Gaston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie McQueen.

Gaston gets tackled into the cage by McQueen. McQueen maintains the clinch.
Gaston looking to stall.

McQueen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaston cracks McQueen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McQueen doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaston scores with a nice head shot.
McQueen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaston ducks under a wild hook from McQueen.
A jab from McQueen misses.
Gaston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaston connects with a body shot.
Gaston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gaston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gaston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston lands with a hook. McQueen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gaston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McQueen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McQueen looks gassed!
McQueen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McQueen throws a right hand that misses
and Gaston counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston scores with a body shot.
Gaston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gaston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gaston lands a right hook to the body.
McQueen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gaston cracks McQueen with a good jab.
Gaston connects with a jab.
Cito Gaston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaston sizes up McQueen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gaston connects with a looping right hand.
Gaston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaston wants it to stay on the feet.
Gaston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Gaston there.
Gaston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McQueen backs up against the cage.
Cito Gaston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McQueen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gaston lands a body shot.
Gaston lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McQueen on the side of the head.
Gaston digs a good body shot into McQueen's ribs.
Gaston lands with a good body shot.
Gaston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gaston lands a nice looking body shot.
McQueen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gaston is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McQueen.
Gaston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaston swinging wildly here.
McQueen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaston.
McQueen fails with a takedown attempt.
McQueen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gaston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gaston cracks McQueen with a good jab.
McQueen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gaston lands a body shot.
McQueen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gaston counter with a right hand.
Gaston stuns McQueen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaston connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston stalks McQueen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McQueen's face. McQueen staggers backwards, shaken.
McQueen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McQueen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gaston is working the combinations to good effect here.
McQueen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gaston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McQueen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gaston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left and a right from Gaston both land. Nice combination.
A jab lands there for Gaston.
Gaston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McQueen backs up against the cage.
Gaston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaston jabs at McQueen's body.
McQueen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McQueen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McQueen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaston scores with a nice strike.
McQueen walks into a jab.
Gaston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaston scores with a jab.
McQueen takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cito Gaston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gaston scores with a decent looking hook.
Gaston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McQueen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McQueen shoots in but Gaston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McQueen misses with a takedown attempt - Gaston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaston lands a nice hook to McQueen's body. McQueen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McQueen dodges the punch combination from Gaston.
Gaston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cito Gaston is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaston looks to land a combination. McQueen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gaston stalks McQueen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McQueen's face. McQueen staggers backwards, shaken.
McQueen fails with an attempt to clinch.
McQueen is breathing heavily.
McQueen misses with a body kick.
Gaston fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice jab there from Gaston.
McQueen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gaston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaston with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston connects with a looping right hand.
Gaston connects with a jab.
McQueen takes one to the chin there.
A right-left combo lands from Gaston.
Gaston connects with a nice looking jab.
McQueen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from McQueen misses.
A jab lands there for Gaston.
Cito Gaston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaston throws a series of strikes that have McQueen backpedaling.
McQueen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gaston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McQueen tries to clinch but Gaston moves out of range.
Gaston scores with a hook.
Horrible takedown by McQueen or perhaps it was just good defense by Gaston which made him look bad.
Cito Gaston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie McQueen.
Gaston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaston scores with a jab.
McQueen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaston pinned against the cage. Gaston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gaston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McQueen throws a half hearted mid kick.
McQueen walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaston misses with the combination.
Gaston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McQueen wants to clinch
and Gaston counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McQueen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McQueen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McQueen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaston with a jab.
Gaston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Gaston.
McQueen throws a push kick but Gaston slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston tests McQueen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McQueen dodges the punch combination from Gaston.
Gaston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McQueen on the side of the head.
Gaston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McQueen takes one to the side of the head.

McQueen moves into the clinch.
Gaston taking a breather.
Gaston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McQueen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gaston is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Gaston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McQueen shoots in for a double leg but Gaston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gaston lands a jab-cross combination.
Gaston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gaston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gaston lands a jab to the nose.
McQueen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McQueen throws a series of punches but Gaston avoids them all with ease.
Gaston cracks a nice hook into McQueen's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston lands with a hook. McQueen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McQueen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McQueen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gaston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gaston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gaston.
McQueen throws a poor cross that misses
and McQueen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gaston, as that shot connected.
Decent striking displayed by Gaston there.
Gaston lands a two punch combo.
McQueen misses with a head kick.
Gaston scores with a hook to the body. McQueen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaston cracks McQueen with an open hand slap.
McQueen tries to move into range but Gaston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaston throws a combination. McQueen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gaston scores with a nice head shot.
McQueen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McQueen scrambles back to his feet.
Gaston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cito Gaston dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gaston lands with an uppercut that bounces McQueen off the cage and back into rage.
McQueen fails with a takedown attempt.
Gaston cracks McQueen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gaston cracks a nice hook into McQueen's ribs.
Gaston digs a good hook to McQueen's body.
Gaston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McQueen's hands.
McQueen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gaston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaston scores with a crisp jab that stopped McQueen in his tracks.
McQueen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gaston.
Gaston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McQueen back to the cage. Gaston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McQueen shoots for a double leg takedown but Gaston sprawls well. He's pushed McQueen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gaston fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McQueen's head.
Gaston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McQueen doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McQueen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gaston scores with a hook to the body. McQueen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McQueen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gaston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gaston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Gaston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaston lands with a hook. McQueen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gaston lands a lovely overhand right.
A cross from Gaston lands.
Gaston jabs McQueen right on the nose. McQueen blinks but takes it well.
McQueen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McQueen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McQueen is looking to clinch.
McQueen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gaston misses with a jab, cross combination.
McQueen ducks right into an uppercut from Gaston.
Gaston jabs McQueen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gaston cracks McQueen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gaston clobbers McQueen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gaston lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cito Gaston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie McQueen.
McQueen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gaston tests McQueen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaston keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gaston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McQueen at a distance.
Gaston lands with a straight right. McQueen didn't see that one coming.
McQueen throws a head kick but Gaston moves out of range.
McQueen throws a head kick that misses.
Gaston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gaston throws a good cross that connects.
Gaston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McQueen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gaston!
McQueen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gaston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cito Gaston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gaston scores with a jab. McQueen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eddie McQueen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQueen fails with the takedown.
Gaston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McQueen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McQueen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gaston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McQueen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gaston misses with a double jab.
A combination from Gaston does no damage.
Gaston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McQueen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McQueen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McQueen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gaston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gaston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McQueen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McQueen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gaston connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McQueen momentarily.
Gaston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McQueen's head.
Gaston lunges at McQueen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McQueen's hand.
McQueen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - McQueen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gaston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McQueen eats them both and turns towards Gaston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McQueen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaston finds it's way round the side to connect with McQueen's head.
McQueen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gaston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McQueen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gaston thuds a left hand into McQueen's body.
McQueen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Gaston finds it's target.
Gaston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gaston, as that shot connected.
Gaston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McQueen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gaston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cito Gaston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gaston, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cito Gaston!