PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Makahlen Gorbachoff has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gorbachoff
vs
Laid

198 cm
21
281 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
289 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gorbachoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Mike Laid has been cut.
Laid doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Gorbachoff counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorbachoff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laid looks gassed!
Laid fails with the takedown
and Gorbachoff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makahlen Gorbachoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Laid.
Gorbachoff scores with a body shot.
Gorbachoff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laid.
Gorbachoff cracks Laid with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gorbachoff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gorbachoff thumps Laid with a low kick.

Gorbachoff moves into the clinch.
Gorbachoff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gorbachoff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gorbachoff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laid looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laid is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Gorbachoff.
A left hand lands to the body for Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Gorbachoff on the inside.
Gorbachoff lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Gorbachoff - that landed with a thud.
Gorbachoff lands a body punch.
Gorbachoff scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorbachoff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachoff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gorbachoff lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gorbachoff misses with a knee to the head.
Laid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laid is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gorbachoff is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Laid.
Gorbachoff scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Gorbachoff - that landed with a thud.
Gorbachoff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gorbachoff creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laid's defenses.

That has opened up Mike Laid's cut even more.
Gorbachoff can't find room to land a body shot as Laid controls the action.
Gorbachoff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laid blocks a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Gorbachoff scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands a nice knee to the body.
Gorbachoff misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff lands a body shot.
Gorbachoff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gorbachoff misses with a knee to the head.
Gorbachoff is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gorbachoff lands a nice elbow.
Laid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gorbachoff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laid backwards.
A hook to the body from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Gorbachoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Laid controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Mike Laid's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gorbachoff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laid backwards.
Gorbachoff prevents a body shot from Laid.
Gorbachoff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gorbachoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorbachoff connects with a knee to the head.
Gorbachoff lands a left hand.
Gorbachoff scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gorbachoff lands a body punch.
Gorbachoff lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makahlen Gorbachoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Laid's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gorbachoff throws a shot to the body.
Gorbachoff lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mike Laid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorbachoff throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Gorbachoff connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Laid out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Makahlen Gorbachoff!
After winning the bout, Makahlen Gorbachoff thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.