PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Gilligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Tetahiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gilligan
vs
Tetahiti

186 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willy Gilligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adam Tetahiti!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Gilligan. Beautiful body shot.
Tetahiti throws a series of punches but Gilligan avoids them all with ease.
Tetahiti works Gilligan's body with a nice hook.

Gilligan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tetahiti wants to get back to full guard.
Tetahiti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gilligan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tetahiti is looking to control Gilligan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tetahiti avoid being mounted?
Gilligan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tetahiti is looking for a sweep. Gilligan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilligan is thwarting Tetahiti's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tetahiti jabs Gilligan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tetahiti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gilligan looks for the body kick but Tetahiti saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Tetahiti.
Gilligan misses the shot to the body.
Tetahiti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilligan misses with an uppercut.
Tetahiti digs a good hook to Gilligan's body.
Nice straight punches there by Gilligan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gilligan.
A jab from Tetahiti does it's job there.
Tetahiti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gilligan.
Tetahiti throws a hook to the side of Gilligan's head but Gilligan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gilligan.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tetahiti lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilligan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gilligan is defended easily by Tetahiti.
Tetahiti throws a series of punches but Gilligan avoids them all with ease.
Gilligan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tetahiti moves out of range as Gilligan strikes.
Tetahiti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gilligan misses the shot to the body.
Gilligan is looking to land body kicks.
Willy Gilligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tetahiti slips a straight right by Gilligan.
Tetahiti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tetahiti scores with a jab to the head.
Tetahiti connects with the punch.
Gilligan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tetahiti.
Tetahiti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gilligan momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetahiti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gilligan. Gilligan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tetahiti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gilligan moves forwards but Tetahiti connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Gilligan is rocked!
Tetahiti moves away from the strike by Gilligan.
Adam Tetahiti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gilligan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gilligan is breathing heavily.
Gilligan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tetahiti has his hands clasped together around Gilligan's back. He's all about the action.
Tetahiti wants to control but Gilligan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilligan wants to pass the guard but Tetahiti is defending well.
Tetahiti holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tetahiti moves into full guard.
Tetahiti controls Gilligan momentarily but Gilligan frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tetahiti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gilligan postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Tetahiti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gilligan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gilligan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gilligan throws a hook but Tetahiti avoids it easily.
Tetahiti lands with an uppercut that bounces Gilligan off the cage and back into range.
Tetahiti lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Gilligan misses the target.
Gilligan tries a low kick but Tetahiti avoids it.
Gilligan cracks Tetahiti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tetahiti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tetahiti scores with a jab to the body.
Adam Tetahiti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tetahiti lands with a nice body punch.
Tetahiti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tetahiti digs a good hook to Gilligan's body.
Tetahiti connects with a body shot that sends Gilligan's belly button to the back.
Tetahiti connects with a body shot that sends Gilligan's belly button to the back.
Gilligan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Tetahiti. Those never looked like landing.
Tetahiti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Tetahiti there.

Oooooh!!! Tetahiti has knocked Gilligan down with a huge combo! Tetahiti steps away and waves a wobbly Gilligan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Gilligan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tetahiti sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gilligan's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gilligan's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Tetahiti!