PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Danza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gump comes to the cage accompanied by Louie Armstrong - What a Wonderful World. Danza has chosen Who's the Boss as his entrance music. Forrest Gump could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Danza's chin.

Gump
vs
Danza

180 cm
24
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
183 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Gump!
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, Tony Danza!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Danza's head.
Gump displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danza throws out the jab.

Danza shoots in and gets a takedown into Gump's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Danza works over Gump with some ground and pound from guard.
Danza is looking to work some ground and pound but Gump has wrist control.
Danza thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gump trying to keep a closed guard but Danza is proving a slippery customer.
Danza tries to free his leg and advance position but Gump is retaining full guard.
Gump trying to keep a closed guard but Danza is proving a slippery customer.
Danza content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danza lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gump holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danza postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Forrest Gump wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gump tries a head kick but it misses.
Gump tries for a takedown but Danza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gump takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gump misses with a body kick.
Gump throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gump takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Danza shoots in and bounces Gump off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Danza trying to control but Gump is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump wants to stand up but Danza is controlling him.
Danza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gump being controlled here, momentarily.
Danza thows a big elbow that misses.
Danza trying to control but Gump is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gump is trying to control the position but Danza postures up.
Gump wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Danza scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Forrest Gump has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danza.
Danza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gump checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danza throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gump counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danza lands a lovely overhand right.
Gump shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Danza eats them both and turns towards Gump to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gump misses with a low kick.
Danza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danza misses with a body shot.
Gump lands a head shot.
A leg kick checked by Danza.
Danza throws a chopping leg kick but Gump manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gump looks to land a right hand but Danza moved out of range.
Gump avoids the body shot from Danza.
Gump avoids the body shot from Danza.
Gump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danza's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump throws a head kick that misses.
Danza throws a body punch but Gump moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Danza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gump's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Danza just misses with a punch to the body.
Danza throws out a loose jab but Gump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danza punishes Gump's body with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gump lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Danza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gump avoids the body shot from Danza.
A leg kick checked by Danza.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danza. Gump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danza misses with a takedown attempt - Gump sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danza connects with a body shot that sends Gump's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump just misses with a punch to the body.
Gump throws a head kick but Danza moves out of range.
Gump lands an overhand right.
Danza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gump's hands.
Gump moves out of range of the leg kick from Danza.
A jab from Danza misses.
Gump misses with a hook.
Danza scores with a jab to the head.
Danza stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gump.
Gump throws a head kick but Danza moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Danza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Danza are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Danza has hold of Gump's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Gump seems comfortable defending it but Danza has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Gump is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Gump is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Danza couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Danza!