PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick's entrance music is Six Feet Under - War Is Coming. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gimmick
vs
Apollo

177 cm
24
162 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

169 cm
24
165 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Gimmick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo throws the kick towards the body but Gimmick avoids it.
Gimmick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gimmick checks a leg kick.
Apollo scores with a head kick.
Apollo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gimmick is out of range and Apollo settles back down.
Apollo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gimmick.
Gimmick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ryan Apollo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apollo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gimmick.
Gimmick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Apollo.
Apollo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gimmick's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimmick avoids a kick to the body.
Gimmick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apollo.
Gimmick misses the shot to the body.
Gimmick throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Gimmick ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Gimmick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Apollo cracks the inside of Gimmick's front leg.
Apollo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gimmick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws a head kick but Gimmick moves out of range.
Apollo delivers a nice body kick.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gimmick.
Apollo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Apollo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gimmick avoids the head kick by Apollo.
Apollo dodges the punch combination from Gimmick.
Apollo lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo looks to land a right hand but Gimmick moved out of range.
Justin Gimmick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apollo avoids the body shot from Gimmick.
Gimmick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Apollo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Apollo throws out a leg kick but Gimmick moves out of range and Apollo only half commits.
Apollo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gimmick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apollo thinking.
Gimmick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Apollo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gimmick moves out of range of the body kick from Apollo.
Apollo throws a push kick but Gimmick slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gimmick clinches up with Apollo and pushes him back against the cage.
Gimmick is trying to break the clinch but Apollo is controlling him.
Apollo lands an elbow inside that Gimmick shrugs off.
Gimmick scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Gimmick.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gimmick avoids the damage to the body.
Apollo misses with a knee to the head.
Apollo works on Gimmick's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gimmick tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Gimmick back against the cage.
Gimmick tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Gimmick back against the cage.
Gimmick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gimmick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gimmick avoids it.
Gimmick blocks an elbow strike.
Gimmick tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Gimmick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Apollo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Apollo's cut.
That's time! Gimmick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Apollo gets tackled into the cage by Gimmick. Gimmick maintains the clinch.
Gimmick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Apollo or not.
Gimmick taking a breather.
Apollo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gimmick avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gimmick.
Gimmick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gimmick lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gimmick.
A short body shot lands from Apollo as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gimmick.
Gimmick tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo lands an elbow inside.
Gimmick digs a right hand into Apollo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Apollo's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gimmick prevents a body shot from Apollo.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Gimmick.
Apollo missing with knees to the body.
Apollo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gimmick breaks the clinch.
Gimmick misses with a straight right.
Gimmick catches Apollo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gimmick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gimmick motions for Apollo to come forward. Gimmick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Apollo scores with a push kick.
Gimmick jabs at Apollo's body.
A head kick misses from Apollo.
Gimmick avoids the head kick by Apollo.
Apollo is breathing heavily.

Apollo closes the distance and pushes Gimmick back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a knee to the head.
Gimmick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gimmick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gimmick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Apollo lands a nice knee to the body.
Apollo blocks a body shot from Gimmick.
Gimmick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Apollo pushes off an throws an elbow but Gimmick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gimmick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Apollo's elbow.
Apollo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gimmick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gimmick can't find room to land a body shot as Apollo controls the action.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gimmick backwards.
Justin Gimmick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gimmick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gimmick blocks a body shot from Apollo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gimmick.
Gimmick slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Gimmick.
Gimmick is trying to maintain a safe position but Apollo gets an underhook and turns Gimmick into the cage.
Apollo tries a knee to the head but Gimmick blocks it.
Gimmick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gimmick tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Gimmick back against the cage.
Apollo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gimmick pulls his leg out and moves away.

Gimmick rushes Apollo and presses him up against the cage.
Gimmick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gimmick tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Gimmick back against the cage.
Gimmick tries a body shot but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo prevents a body shot from Gimmick.
Gimmick tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gimmick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apollo lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick lands a body punch in the clinch.

Gimmick breaks from the clinch.
Apollo tries to clinch up but Gimmick circles away and keeps his distance.
Gimmick misses with an uppercut.
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!
Apollo misses with a double jab.
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Ryan Apollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo throws a head kick but Gimmick moves out of range.
Apollo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Justin Gimmick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Apollo is predictable there
and Gimmick counters with a left to the body.
Ryan Apollo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Gimmick as he checks the leg kick.
Apollo dodges the punch combination from Gimmick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Gimmick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Apollo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Apollo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gimmick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apollo moves away.
Gimmick scores with a one two! Apollo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Apollo scores with a body shot.
Gimmick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gimmick misses with a wild combination.
Apollo throws a jab when Gimmick was well out of range.
Apollo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gimmick clobbers Apollo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gimmick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Apollo is rocked!
Gimmick lands a nice looking body shot.
Apollo is still on wobbly legs! Can Gimmick finish him?
Apollo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gimmick moves into range and clinches up with Apollo.
A left hand lands to the body for Gimmick.
Gimmick cracks Apollo with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gimmick lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Apollo to his knees! Gimmick keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Gimmick!