PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ismael Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Laboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laboy has chosen It's Amazing by Kanye West as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ismael Gesta has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ismael Gesta seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gesta
vs
Laboy

180 cm
30
163 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

170 cm
30
141 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismael Gesta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Laboy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laboy shoots in looking for a takedown but Gesta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Laboy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Damian Laboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laboy fails to land the takedown.
Laboy closes the distance and clinches up with Gesta, looking for a takedown. Laboy pushes Gesta against the cage but Gesta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ismael Gesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Gesta stuffs the takedown.
Laboy shoots in and drives through. Gesta sprawls well.
Laboy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gesta is fending him off so far but Laboy persists. Nope, Gesta circles away and we're back to standing.
Laboy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gesta to score with a decent uppercut.

Gesta rushes Laboy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Gesta.
Gesta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gesta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gesta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laboy looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.
Laboy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gesta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gesta avoiding damage.
Gesta tries to work over Laboy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gesta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laboy goes for a takedown attempt but Gesta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gesta moves into the clinch.
Gesta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laboy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gesta stalls.
Laboy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gesta prevents it.
Gesta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laboy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gesta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Gesta - that landed with a thud.
Laboy looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Laboy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gesta prevents it.
A short left from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gesta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gesta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laboy or not.
Gesta lands an uppercut.
Laboy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gesta.
Good body shot from Gesta.
Gesta scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Gesta on the inside.
Gesta slowing the pace effectively.
Gesta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gesta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laboy backwards.
Gesta lands a right hand.
Gesta lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Gesta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gesta digs a right hand underneath Laboy's ribcage. Laboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gesta lands with a short shot to the head.
Gesta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Gesta as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gesta.
A short right from Gesta on the inside.
Laboy takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laboy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gesta after a bit of a struggle.
Gesta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gesta digs a right hand underneath Laboy's ribcage. Laboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gesta effectively controlling the action here.
Gesta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gesta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Gesta - that landed with a thud.
Gesta lands a shot to the body.
Gesta works on Laboy's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Gesta.
Gesta works on Laboy's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a short shot to the head.
Gesta lands with a right to the head.
Gesta lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Laboy is rocked!
Laboy takes a shot to the head.
Laboy is still on wobbly legs! Can Gesta finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gesta.
Laboy seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Gesta.
A short uppercut from Gesta.
A right hand to the body from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a left to the head.
Gesta lands a shot to the body.
Gesta controlling the action here for a moment.
Gesta digs a right hand underneath Laboy's ribcage. Laboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gesta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gesta prevents the takedown attempt.
Gesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gesta digs a right hand into Laboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laboy's gas tank.
Gesta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Gesta.
Gesta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gesta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ismael Gesta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gesta has closed the distance and engaged Laboy in a clinch.
Laboy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gesta lands a body shot.
Laboy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gesta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gesta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gesta lands a left hand.
Gesta lands an uppercut.
Gesta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laboys head.
Gesta works on Laboy's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laboy is working for takedown but Gesta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ismael Gesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Laboy.
Good body shot from Gesta.
Gesta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laboy can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gesta.
Gesta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gesta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laboy is breathing heavily.
Gesta presses Laboy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gesta is working Laboy over against the cage.
Ismael Gesta has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Gesta drops Laboy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laboy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gesta dips a shoulder and cracks Laboy with a mighty uppercut! Laboy falls back against the cage and Gesta unloads with a barrage of strikes! Laboy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gesta screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ismael Gesta!
Ismael Gesta retains his lightweight title!
Ismael Gesta made sure to mention his sponsor, RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * in his post fight interview.