PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon has chosen United Booty Foundation as his entrance music. Abdel Adrian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Adrian
vs
Gordon

189 cm
26
209 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdel Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darby Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adrian throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Gordon wants to land a leg kick but Adrian is out of range.
Adrian jabs Gordon right on the nose. Gordon blinks but takes it well.
Gordon lands a really nice looking cross but Adrian seems unphased.
Adrian missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon lands a glancing blow to the side of Adrian's head.
Gordon misses with the combination.
Adrian throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adrian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Adrian has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adrian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Adrian.
Gordon defending well as Adrian loads up on a big left hand.
Adrian moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adrian looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Adrian defending well as Gordon loads up on a big left hand.
Adrian connects with a body shot that sends Gordon's belly button to the back.
Gordon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adrian circles away quickly and effectively.
Gordon misses with a hook. Adrian ducked under it nicely.
Gordon lands a nice shot to the body.
Adrian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Adrian looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Adrian throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Adrian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adrian slips under a jab.
Gordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adrian.
Adrian missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body. Adrian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adrian.
Gordon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gordon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adrian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adrian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adrian throws a lazy right hand but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adrian moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Adrian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adrian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Adrian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adrian misses with a looping left.
That kick from Gordon tenderised Adrian's leg. Adrian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adrian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adrian throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adrian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gordon under the eye.
Gordon misses with a wild body shot.
Adrian misses with a double jab.
Gordon lands the left hand.
Good work by Adrian as he checks the leg kick.
Gordon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adrian.
Adrian cracks Gordon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gordon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adrian circles away quickly and effectively.
Adrian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gordon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon connects with a body shot that sends Adrian's belly button to the back.
Gordon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Adrian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adrian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adrian misses with the combination.
Gordon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Adrian there.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adrian manages to avoid it.
Adrian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon scores with a hook.
Gordon looks to throw the jab but Adrian is out of range.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Adrian.
Darby Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon moves out of range as Adrian strikes.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
Adrian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from Adrian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian throws out a loose jab but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adrian was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adrian was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Gordon misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Gordon catches Adrian right on the button with a cross.
Gordon throws a combination. Adrian tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adrian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gordon moves out of range of the strikes.
Gordon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adrian lands a jab to the nose.
Adrian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Gordon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adrian misses with a straight left.
Gordon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gordon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gordon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adrian is able to avoid easily.
Gordon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abdel Adrian will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Adrian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Adrian avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Gordon jabs Adrian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Adrian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gordon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adrian's head.
Adrian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Gordon misses.
A jab from Gordon finds it's way through Adrian's defenses.
Adrian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Adrian connects with a crisp jab.
Gordon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gordon misses with a wild body shot.
Adrian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adrian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adrian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adrian throws a lazy right hand but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gordon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adrian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adrian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gordon scores with the left hand. Adrian knows he should have avoided that one.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
Adrian misses with a looping right.
Gordon connects with a body shot.
Gordon connects with the punch.
Gordon scores with a shot to the body.
Gordon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Adrian.
Adrian misses with a hook
and Gordon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Adrian moves out of range of the strikes.
Gordon lands a jab to the head.
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adrian.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
Gordon throws a body punch but Adrian moves out of range.
Gordon throws a looping overhand right but Adrian ducks down to avoid it.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Adrian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gordon to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon lands with a shot to the body.
Gordon looks to land a combination but Adrian avoids it well.
Adrian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adrian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darby Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adrian.
A punch lands to the side of Gordon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adrian misses with a hook.
Gordon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adrian at a distance.
Gordon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adrian throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Adrian dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Adrian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gordon.
Good shot there by Adrian.

It looks like Darby Gordon has been cut.
Adrian throws a right hand that misses
and Gordon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adrian's knee momentarily.
Adrian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adrian.
Good shot there by Adrian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Adrian misses its intended target.
Gordon stuns Adrian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gordon lands with an overhand left.
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adrian.
Adrian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adrian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gordon throws a right hand that Adrian ducks under and follows up with a left that Adrian also avoids with ease.
Adrian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gordon throws a right hand that Adrian ducks under and follows up with a left that Adrian also avoids with ease.
Adrian misses with a looping left.
Adrian missing with a left hand there. Gordon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon throws a hook but Adrian avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gordon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Adrian misses with a looping right.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Gordon lands a slapping body shot.
Adrian throws a big shot that misses.
Adrian takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
Adrian misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gordon.
Adrian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gordon.
Adrian looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
Gordon is looking to slow Adrian down with leg kicks.
Gordon looks to land a left hand but Adrian moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adrian. Gordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adrian misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon digs a good body shot into Adrian's ribs.
Adrian misses with a straight left.
Adrian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gordon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adrian circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon connects with a body shot.
Gordon misses the jab.
Adrian misses with a looping left.
Gordon thuds his right hand into Adrian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darby Gordon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darby Gordon's cut.
That's time! Adrian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gordon slips a straight right by Adrian.
Gordon moves forwards but Adrian connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Adrian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adrian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gordon.
Adrian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gordon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gordon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Adrian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adrian slips a jab from Gordon.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gordon.
Adrian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
Gordon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gordon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adrian at a distance.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body. Adrian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon moves away from the strike by Adrian.
Adrian misses the jab.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adrian.
Gordon throws a body punch but Adrian moves out of range.
Gordon stalks Adrian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adrian's face. Adrian staggers backwards, shaken.
Gordon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Gordon.
Gordon throws a front kick aimed at Adrian's knee but Adrian avoids it well.
Adrian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gordon on the side of the head.
Adrian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gordon.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adrian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gordon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adrian scrambles back to his feet.
A combination from Adrian does no damage.
Adrian tests Gordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon moves out of range as Adrian strikes.
Adrian blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon slips under a jab from Adrian.
Adrian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gordon throws a body punch but Adrian moves out of range.
Gordon takes a swing at Adrian's ribcage but misses.
Gordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adrian.
Adrian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Adrian staying out of range there.
Gordon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adrian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Adrian stuns Gordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adrian misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a sloppy right hand. Adrian should have avoided that one.
Gordon moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Adrian misses.
Gordon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Adrian lands a big right hand that sends Gordon crashing to the mat! Adrian stays standing though and waves Gordon back to his feet!

Gordon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Adrian finish him?
Adrian throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
Gordon seems to have recovered his senses.
Gordon slips under a jab from Adrian.
A cross from Gordon lands.
Adrian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gordon swings for the body but Adrian moves out of range.
Gordon lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gordon.
Adrian throws a jab when Gordon was well out of range.
Gordon scores with a body shot.
Adrian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gordon.
Adrian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adrian looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Adrian is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adrian thuds his right hand into Gordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good work by Adrian as he checks the leg kick.
Gordon takes a swing at Adrian's ribcage but misses.
Gordon lands with a shot to the body.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Adrian misses.
Gordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adrian.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adrian manages to avoid it.
A jab from Adrian finds it's way through Gordon's defenses.
Nice shot lands for Gordon.
Adrian throws the left hand but Gordon avoids the punch easily.
Gordon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adrian throws out a loose jab but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adrian throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Adrian checks the leg kick.
Adrian on the wrong end of a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdel Adrian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adrian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdel Adrian!
Darby Gordon was interviewed post fight and said 'Holy shit Abdel can hit! Somebody check his gloves n wraps for lead! Nah I'm just playin but he's buying the Steak for my face. Where do I send that bill?'.