PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Gobbels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Paxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paxton has chosen Advance Australia Fair as his entrance music. Josef Gobbels has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gobbels
vs
Paxton

197 cm
32
190 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

182 cm
21
193 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Gobbels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Paxton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paxton misses with an uppercut.
Paxton misses with a hook
and Gobbels counters with a nice body shot.
Gobbels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paxton throws an off balance right hand

and Gobbels counters with a head kick that drops Paxton to the mat! Paxton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gobbels walks into a straight right hand from Paxton.

Gobbels moves into range and clinches up with Paxton.
Paxton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gobbels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paxton's elbow.
Gobbels stalling the fight.
Gobbels throws a head punch that misses.
Gobbels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paxton is trying to break the clinch but Gobbels has him pressed against the cage.
Gobbels tries a body shot but Paxton blocks it.
Paxton avoiding damage as Gobbels throws knees to the body.
Paxton managing to block the knees to the body from Gobbels.

Paxton breaks from the clinch.
Gobbels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paxton.
Paxton misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbels drops his hands momentarily and Paxton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paxton throws a series of punches but Gobbels avoids them all with ease.
Nice jab there from Paxton.

It looks like Josef Gobbels has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paxton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gobbels counters with a big head kick but Paxton shrugs it off.

Paxton cracks Gobbels with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gobbels looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Paxton finish him?

Gobbels is rocked!
Paxton misses with a hook. Gobbels ducked under it nicely.
Paxton throws a series of punches but Gobbels moves out of range.
Paxton throws a poor cross that misses
and Gobbels counters with a head kick.
Paxton misses the jab.
Gobbels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paxton misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels moves away from the strike by Paxton.
A head kick misses from Gobbels.
Paxton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paxton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gobbels.
Billy Paxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paxton swings widly with a right hand

and Gobbels counters by moving into the clinch.
Paxton can't break the clinch.
Paxton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Gobbels to work.
Paxton wants to get back to striking at distance but Gobbels won't allow it.
A short left from Paxton.
Paxton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gobbels has him pressed against the cage.
Gobbels struggles to land a body shot inside as Paxton controls his hands.
Gobbels tries to land knees in the clinch but Paxton avoids the damage to the body.

Paxton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paxton misses with a hook
and Gobbels counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Paxton there.
Paxton misses with a hook.
Gobbels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paxton.
Gobbels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Billy Paxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gobbels walks into a stiff left hand from Paxton.
Paxton throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gobbels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gobbels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Paxton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gobbels gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gobbels ducks under a wild hook from Paxton.
Gobbels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paxton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gobbels is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxton misses with a wild body shot.
Paxton throws a hook but Gobbels avoids it easily.
Paxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paxton throws a hook to the side of Gobbels's head but Gobbels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paxton sizes up Gobbels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paxton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gobbels counters with a head kick.
Paxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paxton jabs Gobbels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paxton misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paxton swings for the body but Gobbels moves out of range.
Paxton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gobbels had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gobbels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paxton connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Paxton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josef Gobbels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Paxton with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Paxton lands a big right hand that sends Gobbels crashing to the mat! Paxton stays standing though and waves Gobbels back to his feet!
Oh Gobbels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Paxton throws out a loose jab but Gobbels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gobbels seems to have got his legs back now.
Paxton lands a nice looking body shot.
Paxton throws a nice looking combination but Gobbels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gobbels ducks under a wild hook from Paxton.
A swing and a miss from Paxton.
Paxton lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gobbels can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Paxton and Gobbels drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Paxton.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Paxton!
Billy Paxton is the new middleweight champion!
Billy Paxton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Adam's NORTHERN WILD logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.