PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gad Toh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Gibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbon has chosen Chase & Status Ft. Moko - Count On Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toh
vs
Gibbon

185 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gad Toh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Gibbon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Toh.

Toh gets caught flat footed, as Gibbon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gibbon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Gibbon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gibbon wants to stand but Toh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gibbon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Gibbon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Pete Gibbon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Toh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toh wants a takedown but no success here.

Gibbon lands a takedown into guard.
Toh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gibbon on the ground.
Toh is trying to control the position but Gibbon postures up.
Gibbon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gibbon advances position into side control!
Gibbon advances nicely into full mount.
Gibbon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Gad Toh has been cut.
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!
Toh has given up his back here. Will Gibbon look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Gibbon tightening his grip on Toh, looking for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbon is hanging on to Toh's back as he tries to escape.
Gibbon scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Toh is covering up but some of the strikes from Gibbon are getting through and doing damage.
Gibbon loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Toh hold on?

Gibbon working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Toh is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Gibbon has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Toh taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pete Gibbon!
Pete Gibbon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.