PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair has chosen Bullet by Creed as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gibson
vs
Blair

192 cm
27
280 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

199 cm
27
279 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair looks to land a left hand but Gibson moved out of range nicely.
Gibson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blair pinned against the cage. Blair gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Gibson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blair napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blair is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
Gibson controls the position.
Gibson looking to control but instead Blair has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gibson winds up and cracks Blair with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair tries to get to full guard but Gibson has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blair defending well though.
Gibson trying to control the action but Blair is working from the bottom.
Blair tries to get to full guard but Gibson has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Gibson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gibson is trying to control. Blair wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gibson is pressing down on Blair's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blair is holding on for now.
Gibson is looking to take a break and control but Blair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Scott Gibson just wasn't active enough.
Blair stuffs the takedown attempt from Gibson. Gibson gets slowly back to his feet.
Gibson throws a combination. Blair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hank Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Blair. No joy for Gibson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blair avoids it really well and circles away.
Gibson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Blair.

It looks like Scott Gibson has been cut.
Gibson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blair defends it nicely.

Gibson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gibson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Gibson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Blair turns into him and now he's in Gibson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gibson pulls Blair in close to prevent any damage.
Gibson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blair is one step ahead there.

Gibson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blair is aware though and is defending well.

Gibson is looking for a triangle but Blair pushes his legs off easily.
Gibson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Gibson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blair is sitting in close to Gibson's body. Gibson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Blair is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Blair is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gibson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scott Gibson!
Scott Gibson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.