PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ankit Gupta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Fireman. Gupta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. T.I. - Go Get It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Christmas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Ankit Gupta has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Christmas
vs
Gupta

175 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
266 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hellbent
Nutrition Your Way!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ankit Gupta!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Christmas is breathing heavily.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ankit Gupta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Christmas avoids the body shot from Gupta.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gupta takes a swing at Christmas 's ribcage but misses.
Gupta misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gupta just misses with a punch to the body.
Christmas lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Gupta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christmas rather than just go for the knockout.
Christmas misses with a head kick.
Gupta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Christmas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Gupta misses with a hook to the body
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christmas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta misses with a body shot.
Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gupta.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Gupta just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gupta misses the body punch
and Christmas counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gupta misses the body punch
and Christmas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gupta.
Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gupta.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a series of strikes. Gupta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta misses with a body shot.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Gupta just misses with a punch to the body.
Gupta avoids the head kick by Christmas .
Christmas avoids the body shot from Gupta.
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ankit Gupta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ankit Gupta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Lee Christmas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Christmas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gupta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gupta throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta just misses with a punch to the body.
Gupta takes a swing at Christmas 's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a three punch combo that has Gupta backing up. Gupta nods at Christmas to acknowledge the strikes.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Gupta misses the shot to the body.
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gupta misses with a body shot.
Gupta throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta misses with a hook to the body
and Christmas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gupta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christmas .
Gupta just misses with a punch to the body.
Christmas avoids the body shot from Gupta.
Gupta misses the body punch
and Christmas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gupta misses the shot to the body.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a nice leg kick.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gupta.
Ankit Gupta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christmas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gupta misses with a body shot.
Gupta misses with a body shot.
Gupta throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Gupta misses the body punch
and Christmas counters with a body kick that stops Gupta in his tracks momentarily.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a series of strikes. Gupta will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gupta misses with a hook to the body
and Christmas counters with a three punch combo that has Gupta backing up. Gupta nods at Christmas to acknowledge the strikes.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Christmas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Christmas lands a high kick!
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gupta misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a solid body kick.
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a three punch combo that has Gupta backing up. Gupta nods at Christmas to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Christmas .
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gupta really felt that one!
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gupta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gupta really felt that one!
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gupta misses with a hook to the body
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo.
Christmas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gupta misses the shot to the body.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ankit Gupta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ankit Gupta's cut.
That's time! Christmas 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a series of strikes. Gupta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Christmas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gupta takes a swing at Christmas 's ribcage but misses.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Gupta misses the shot to the body.
Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gupta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with a good, hard body kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a solid body kick.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Gupta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Christmas .
Gupta throws a sloppy body shot
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Gupta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Gupta misses the body punch
and Christmas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with an outside leg kick.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a body kick that stops Gupta in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gupta's knee momentarily.
Gupta throws a sloppy body shot
and Gupta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christmas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gupta's head.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Christmas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gupta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christmas !
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Gupta throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta blocks a head kick by Christmas .
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a nice body kick.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a series of strikes. Gupta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gupta throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Christmas to counter with a crisp jab.
Gupta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christmas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gupta really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gupta blocks a head kick by Christmas .
Gupta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christmas .
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Christmas counter with a right hand.
Christmas misses with a head kick.
Gupta takes a swing at Christmas 's ribcage but misses.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a three punch combo that has Gupta backing up. Gupta nods at Christmas to acknowledge the strikes.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gupta misses the body punch
and Christmas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christmas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gupta.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ankit Gupta really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ankit Gupta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Christmas throws a head kick but Gupta moves out of range.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gupta really felt that one!
Gupta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gupta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christmas finds it's way round the side to connect with Gupta's head.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with a three punch combo that has Gupta backing up. Gupta nods at Christmas to acknowledge the strikes.
Gupta misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gupta misses with a jab to the body
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses.
Gupta takes a swing at Christmas 's ribcage but misses.
Gupta takes a swing at Christmas 's ribcage but misses.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a series of strikes. Gupta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gupta misses the body punch
and Christmas counters with a series of strikes. Gupta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a series of strikes. Gupta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gupta thows a body shot but no joy.
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Christmas throws a head kick but Gupta moves out of range.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gupta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gupta misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a body kick.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a good, hard body kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Gupta misses with a hook to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Christmas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Gupta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christmas .
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a left and a right that stings Gupta.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gupta misses with a body shot.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a head kick. That will keep Gupta thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gupta misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a nice body kick.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Christmas misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ankit Gupta dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ankit Gupta's cut.
That's time! Christmas 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Gupta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Christmas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gupta.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gupta throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a body kick that stops Gupta in his tracks momentarily.
Gupta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christmas .
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Gupta misses with a body shot
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Christmas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gupta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a head kick.
Gupta throws a sloppy body shot
and Christmas counters with a one-two to the body.
Gupta throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas avoids the body shot from Gupta.
Gupta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with a nice leg kick.
Christmas misses with a body kick.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gupta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gupta misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a body kick.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a left and a right that stings Gupta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gupta misses with a body punch
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Christmas feints a jab promting Gupta to slip. Christmas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gupta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gupta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christmas manages to avoid it.
Gupta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christmas lands a high kick!
Gupta looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gupta. Christmas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christmas connects with a high kick.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta swings for the body but Christmas moves out of range.
Gupta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christmas .
Gupta misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christmas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Christmas avoids the body shot from Gupta.
Gupta misses with a hook to the body
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gupta misses with a wild body shot.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gupta misses with a body shot.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee Christmas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gupta misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a left and a right that stings Gupta.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gupta throws a sloppy body shot
and Christmas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gupta misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a big head kick but Gupta shrugs it off.
Gupta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christmas counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a body kick that stops Gupta in his tracks momentarily.
Gupta misses with a shot to the body
and Christmas counters with a good, hard body kick but Gupta shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a left and a right that stings Gupta.
Gupta misses the body punch
and Christmas counters with an inside leg kick.
Christmas swinging wildly here.
Gupta misses the shot to the body.
Gupta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
Gupta takes a swing at Christmas 's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Gupta misses
and Christmas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gupta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gupta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christmas avoids the body shot from Gupta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gupta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christmas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gupta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Gupta.
Ankit Gupta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ankit Gupta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gupta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ankit Gupta!
Ankit Gupta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.