PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taron Daegon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taron Daegon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Gaston's chin.

Daegon
vs
Gaston

220 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Taron Daegon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gaston closes the distance and clinches.
Gaston tries a knee to the head but Daegon blocks it.
Gaston lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Taron Daegon has been cut.
Gaston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gaston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daegon's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daegon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gaston lands an elbow that stopped Daegon in his tracks for a moment.
Gaston missing with knees to the body.
Gaston stalling in the clinch.
Gaston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gaston lands a nice elbow.

Taron Daegon's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daegon takes an elbow to the temple.

Taron Daegon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Daegon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gaston smiles and moves away.

Gaston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daegon is trying to push Gaston away but Gaston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daegon looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Gaston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daegon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daegon wants to get back to striking at distance but Gaston won't allow it.
Gaston lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Daegon is trying to drag Gaston to the mat but Gaston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taron Daegon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daegon is breathing heavily.
Gaston prevents the takedown attempt.
Daegon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gaston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daegon.
Daegon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gaston lands an elbow that stopped Daegon in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Taron Daegon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Taron Daegon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Gaston!
Nick Gaston thanked the fans post fight for their support.