PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank The ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darian Gorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The ripper
vs
Gorman

184 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank The ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darian Gorman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The ripper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorman circles away.
The ripper tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gorman swats away the attempt to clinch by The ripper.
Gorman wants to clinch up but The ripper keeps it at a distance.
The ripper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gorman as he jumps to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The ripper.
Gorman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The ripper blocks a head kick by Gorman.
The ripper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gorman pinned against the cage. Gorman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank The ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Gorman as The ripper shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ripper misses with a head kick.
The ripper shoots in but no luck this time.

The ripper closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ripper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The ripper tries to clinch but Gorman moves away
and Gorman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The ripper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Gorman to counter with a crisp jab.
The ripper misses with a double jab
and Gorman counters with a leg kick.
Gorman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The ripper.
The ripper scores with a leg kick.
The ripper misses with a takedown

and Gorman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gorman trying to land knees to the body.
Gorman tries for a takedown but The ripper manages to get underhooks.

The ripper has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gorman uses from the top position.
The ripper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorman wanted to stand there but The ripper had control of the position.
Gorman looks gassed!
The ripper wants to sweep here but Gorman controlling him for the moment.
The ripper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gorman manages to get himself to full guard.
The ripper wants to stand but Gorman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ripper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ripper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ripper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ripper stands and throws Gorman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ripper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gorman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The ripper.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ripper has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank The ripper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The ripper closes the distance but Gorman moves to the side
and Gorman counters with a head kick.
Gorman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The ripper looks to land a combination but Gorman avoids it well.
Gorman swats away the attempt to clinch by The ripper.
The ripper fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorman is looking to clinch but The ripper is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ripper misses with a takedown attempt
and Gorman counters with a left and a right that stings The ripper.
Gorman tries to clinch up

and The ripper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

The ripper breaks the clinch.
Gorman is breathing heavily.
Gorman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The ripper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by The ripper or perhaps it was just good defense by Gorman which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank The ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gorman.
Gorman wants to clinch up but The ripper keeps it at a distance.
The ripper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The ripper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The ripper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The ripper closes the distance and clinches up with Gorman, looking for a takedown. The ripper pushes Gorman against the cage but Gorman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gorman dodges the punch combination from The ripper.
The ripper misses the jab.
The ripper swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorman.
The ripper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gorman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ripper fails with the takedown.
Gorman stuffs the takedown attempt from The ripper. The ripper gets slowly back to his feet.
The ripper fails with the takedown.
The ripper misses with a takedown attempt - Gorman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gorman swinging wilding here.
Nice takedown defense from Gorman. No joy for The ripper on that attempt.
Gorman tries to clinch up.
Gorman swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ripper doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Gorman to counter with a crisp jab.
The ripper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gorman's waist but Gorman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The ripper off to one side.
The ripper shoots in for a double leg but Gorman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gorman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frank The ripper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The ripper misses with an uppercut. Gorman saw that one coming.
The ripper with a poor takedown
and Gorman counters with a three punch combo that has The ripper backing up. The ripper nods at Gorman to acknowledge the strikes.
The ripper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The ripper is looking to clinch but Gorman is avoiding it.
The ripper tries to clinch up but Gorman circles away and keeps his distance.
The ripper looks to land a combination but Gorman avoids it well.
The ripper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gorman pinned against the cage. Gorman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The ripper fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Gorman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The ripper keeps control of Gorman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gorman is pressed up against the cage. The ripper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gorman down to the mat. Gorman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gorman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The ripper tries to clinch but Gorman moves out of range.
The ripper wants to slow Gorman down by chopping away at his legs.
The ripper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

The ripper drives through and clinches with Gorman against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorman wants to break free but The ripper has control.
Gorman has had enough of the clinch but The ripper keeps him there for the moment.

The ripper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorman throws a sloppy head kick
and The ripper counters with a thumping low kick.
The ripper shoots for a double leg takedown but Gorman sprawls well. He's pushed The ripper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darian Gorman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The ripper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Gorman. No joy for The ripper on that attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The ripper checks a leg kick.
Gorman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The ripper.
Gorman fails to land with a series of punches.
The ripper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gorman but Gorman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The ripper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gorman pinned against the cage. Gorman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank The ripper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The ripper fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ripper shoots in but no luck this time.
The ripper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gorman at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ripper closes the distance and clinches up with Gorman, looking for a takedown. The ripper pushes Gorman against the cage but Gorman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The ripper.
Gorman doesn't manage to clinch there - The ripper circles away.
The ripper looks to clinch
and Gorman counters with a three punch combo that has The ripper backing up. The ripper nods at Gorman to acknowledge the strikes.
Gorman tries a head kick but it misses.
The ripper dodges the punch combination from Gorman.
Gorman keeps the fight on the outside.

Gorman rushes The ripper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The ripper tries for a takedown but Gorman manages to get underhooks.
The ripper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gorman pulls his leg out and moves away.

Gorman clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorman unloads a knee to the mid-section. The ripper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gorman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

The ripper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The ripper misses with a takedown

and Gorman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gorman.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gorman stands up from The ripper's guard - Gorman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gorman wants to clinch up but The ripper keeps it at a distance.
The ripper fails with the takedown
and Gorman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The ripper doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gorman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gorman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ripper jumps into guard, dragging Gorman to the mat.
Gorman stops The ripper from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ripper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gorman trying to stand up but can't free himself from The ripper's guard.
The ripper throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ripper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gorman is fighting to break The ripper's control of his arms but The ripper is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ripper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gorman wanted to stand there but The ripper had control of the position.
The ripper trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ripper is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darian Gorman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gorman 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darian Gorman!