PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazekage Gaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragner Thlekbuidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragner Thlekbuidi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gaara
vs
Thlekbuidi

180 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
27
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazekage Gaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragner Thlekbuidi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thlekbuidi will feel that in the morning.
Thlekbuidi tries for a takedown but Gaara circles away easily
and Gaara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thlekbuidi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thlekbuidi closes the distance and clinches up with Gaara, looking for a takedown. Thlekbuidi pushes Gaara against the cage but Gaara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gaara.
Gaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thlekbuidi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gaara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thlekbuidi shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thlekbuidi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazekage Gaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragner Thlekbuidi.
Gaara slaps away a takedown attempt from Thlekbuidi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaara thuds his shin into the meat of Thlekbuidi's side.
Thlekbuidi looks winded!
Gaara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thlekbuidi's sensitive parts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gaara. That's going to slow Thlekbuidi down.
Crunch! Gaara slams his shin into Thlekbuidi's torso.
Gaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Gaara knocks Thlekbuidi to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Ragner Thlekbuidi has been cut.
Gaara scoring with punches and elbows.
Thlekbuidi wants to get back to his feet but Gaara drags him back down.
Gaara scores with punches from side control.
Gaara cracks Thlekbuidi with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gaara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Thlekbuidi is rocked!
Thlekbuidi taking a bit of punishment here - Gaara scoring with strikes.
Thlekbuidi is still in real trouble! Can Gaara finish him?
Thlekbuidi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gaara lands a strong strike to the head of Thlekbuidi. That's dazed him! Gaara looking to finish here. Thlekbuidi is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gaara lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazekage Gaara!
Kazekage Gaara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.