PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Thurgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Maggio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maggio has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thurgood
vs
Maggio

186 cm
26
186 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

175 cm
29
183 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Thurgood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Maggio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maggio scores with a nice body kick.
Maggio scores with a hook.
Maggio swings widly with a right hand
and Thurgood counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Tony Maggio has been cut.
Maggio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maggio misses with a right hand
and Thurgood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thurgood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maggio.
Maggio looks to land a left hand but Thurgood moved out of range nicely.
Maggio wants to clinch
and Thurgood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maggio throws a poor cross that misses
and Thurgood counters with a one-two to the body.
Maggio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thurgood counters with a good low kick that Maggio was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maggio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maggio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maggio throws a sloppy head kick
and Thurgood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Maggio misses
and Thurgood counters with a right hand to the body.
Thurgood blocks a head kick by Maggio.
Maggio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maggio moves in looking to clinch but Thurgood pushes him off.
Maggio ducks under a wild hook from Thurgood.
Maggio tries to clinch but Thurgood moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maggio misses with a low kick.
Maggio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thurgood counters with a right hand to the body.
Maggio misses with an uppercut
and Thurgood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maggio looks gassed!
A low kick from Maggio is predictable there
and Thurgood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tony Maggio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maggio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thurgood on the side of the head.
Maggio looks to throw a body kick
and Thurgood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maggio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thurgood counters with a big right hand! Oh Maggio is in trouble here! Thurgood follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabe Thurgood!
Gabe Thurgood retains his welterweight title!