PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Defying Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gravity
vs
Flay

173 cm
27
170 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

168 cm
31
166 lbs
31 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Defying Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Flay!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gravity lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Flay moves in looking to clinch but Gravity pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flay.
Flay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Gravity.
Gravity lands with a straight right. Flay didn't see that one coming.
Flay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
A low kick from Flay misses
and Gravity counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Gravity - just one landing.
Gravity on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gravity connects with a solid leg kick.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Flay is just out of range.
Gravity on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flay. Flay obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity with a nice cross.
Gravity defending well as Flay loads up on a big left hand.

Flay moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity tries to break free but Flay pushes him back against the cage.
Gravity is trying to break the clinch but Flay has him pressed against the cage.
Flay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flay swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravity uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity is looking to break free of the clinch but Flay has double underhooks.
Flay tries to score a body lock takedown but Gravity shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gravity working hard to break the clinch.

Gravity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flay moves away.
Flay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flay manages to avoid it.
Flay misses with a wild body shot.
Gravity walks into a left hand.
Flay scores with a shot to the body.
Flay doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravity circles away.
Gravity scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravity pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity moves away from the strike by Flay.
Flay wants to slow Gravity down by chopping away at his legs.
Gravity connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flay momentarily.
Gravity misses with the combination.
Flay misses with a low kick.
Flay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravity.
Flay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gravity backs up against the cage.
Defying Gravity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Gravity.
Flay throws a leg kick that misses.
Flay tries to clinch but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gravity throws a poor cross that misses
and Flay counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to bum rush Gravity with a series of wild strikes but Gravity uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gravity jabs at Flay's body.
Gravity misses the body punch
and Flay counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Flay closes the distance and pushes Gravity back into the cage.
Gravity is looking to break free of the clinch but Flay has double underhooks.
Flay is trying to maintain a safe position but Gravity gets an underhook and turns Flay into the cage.

Gravity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravity throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravity throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Gravity coming out on top.
Flay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Flay moves into range and clinches up with Gravity.
Gravity working hard to break the clinch.
Gravity is trying to break the clinch but Flay has him pressed against the cage.
Gravity gets underhooks to prevent Flay's takedown attempt.
Gravity tries to circle away but Flay has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravity avoids a wild elbow strike from Flay.
Flay prevents Gravity from breaking the clinch.
Flay can't find room to land a body shot as Gravity controls the action.

Gravity breaks from the clinch.
Gravity throws a right hand that Flay ducks under and follows up with a left that Flay also avoids with ease.
Flay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A left lands for Gravity.
Gravity misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Gravity.
Gravity scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Flay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay scores with a decent looking hook.
Flay misses with a left hand
and Gravity makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Flay will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gravity gets tackled into the cage by Flay. Flay maintains the clinch.
Flay misses with a knee to the head.
Flay looking to slow down the pace here.
Gravity avoiding damage as Flay throws knees to the body.

Gravity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Flay is just out of range.
Gravity has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Flay slips a jab and a cross from Gravity.
Flay wants to clinch.
Gravity blocks a jab.
Flay scores with a leg kick.
Gravity connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity sizes up Flay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flay misses with a low kick as Gravity jumps back.
Gravity displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flay throws out the jab.
Gravity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flay was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravity.
Gravity takes a swing at Flay's ribcage but misses.
Flay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gravity stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flay manages to avoid it.
Flay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flay gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Flay fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gravity sprawls well initially but Flay persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Flay works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gravity is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay unloading with bombs!
Poor strikes thrown by Flay there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flay thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Flay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Flay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay with shots to the head and body - Gravity looks very uncomfortable down there.
Flay with shots to the head and body - Gravity looks very uncomfortable down there.
Flay lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gravity hang on?
Gravity is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay throws some wild stikes that Gravity manages to avoid easily.
Flay looking to control but Gravity is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flay scoring with strikes but Gravity is staying in there.
You get the feeling that Gravity really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Flay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gravity's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Flay is just out of range.
Gravity has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flay.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Bobby Flay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravity throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravity.
Gravity throws a hook but Flay blocks it.
Flay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Flay closes the distance and clinches.
Gravity wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Flay.
Flay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gravity's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flay.
Gravity is trying to force a seperation but Flay has the dominant position.

Gravity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gravity swings for the body but Flay moves out of range.
Flay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravity paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Flay misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Flay misses
and Gravity counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flay tries to land a leg kick but Gravity saw it coming and moves away.
Gravity swats away the attempt to clinch by Flay.
Gravity swings for the body but Flay moves out of range.
Flay tries to clinch but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity looks to land a left hand but Flay moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Gravity catches Flay right on the button with a cross.
Flay scores with a hook.
Flay thuds his right hand into Gravity's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sloppy strikes from Gravity. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay thows a body shot but no joy.
Gravity throws a combination that misses
and Gravity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravity fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Gravity.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Flay is just out of range.
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!
Gravity swats away the attempt to clinch by Flay.
Gravity lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flay circles away quickly and effectively.
Gravity misses with a looping right.
Gravity misses with a wild body shot.
Gravity moves away from the strike by Flay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity throws a front kick aimed at Flay's knee but Flay avoids it well.
Flay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravity paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gravity lands with a kick to the temple. Flay shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Flay tries to clinch but Gravity is having none of it.
Flay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravity.
Flay tries a low kick but Gravity avoids it.

Flay instigates a clinch.
Gravity looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flay tries a knee to the head but Gravity blocks it.
Gravity looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gravity managing to block the knees to the body from Flay.
Flay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravity backwards.
Gravity's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Defying Gravity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gravity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flay shoots in for a double leg but Gravity sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bobby Flay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay wants to clinch up but Gravity keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Gravity misses.
Flay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gravity paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flay checks a leg kick nicely.
Flay throws a solid leg kick but Gravity takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Flay.
Flay is looking to slow Gravity down with leg kicks.
Flay misses with a leg kick
letting Gravity counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravity throws a hook but Flay blocks it.
Flay lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravity swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Flay counter with a right hand.
Gravity is looking to wear down Flay with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A cross from Flay lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Flay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Flay has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Flay!
A relieved looking Bobby Flay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.