PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkman has chosen On the Rag as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gerrard
vs
Pinkman

175 cm
26
158 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
165 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Gerrard misses with a two punch combination.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pinkman misses with a double jab
and Gerrard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerrard takes a swing at Pinkman's ribcage but misses.
Gerrard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerrard lands a glancing blow to the side of Pinkman's head.
Gerrard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinkman in his tracks.
Pinkman drops his hands momentarily and Gerrard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mick Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerrard lands a body shot.
Gerrard is looking to clinch but Pinkman is avoiding it.
Gerrard wants to clinch
and Pinkman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gerrard throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
We've been told by Gerrard's head coaches at Synergy Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gerrard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerrard thows a body shot but no joy.

Pinkman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pinkman wants to pass the guard but Gerrard is defending well.

Pinkman seems to be looking for submissions.
Pinkman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Pinkman has control of the leg.
Pinkman trying to mount his opponent but Gerrard defends it.

Pinkman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pinkman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gerrard is just riding it out for now. Pinkman eventually gives up the hold.
Pinkman trying to advance position but Gerrard counters by regaining guard.
Gerrard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gerrard pulls Pinkman in close to prevent any damage.
Pinkman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerrard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard controlling Pinkman's posture.
Pinkman postures up.

Mick Gerrard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Gerrard moves into range and clinches up with Pinkman.
Gerrard scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinkman tries for a takedown but Gerrard manages to get underhooks.
Gerrard swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pinkman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman shoots in looking for a takedown. Gerrard tries to sprawl out of it but Pinkman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gerrard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mick Gerrard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Gerrard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gerrard is fending him off so far but Pinkman persists. Nope, Gerrard circles away and we're back to standing.
Gerrard throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinkman counters with a thumping low kick.
Gerrard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinkman in his tracks.
Gerrard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinkman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pinkman gets tackled into the cage by Gerrard. Gerrard maintains the clinch.
Gerrard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gerrard breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerrard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pinkman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a hook
and Pinkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Gerrard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerrard tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman walks into a stiff left hand from Gerrard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Gerrard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gerrard throws a right hand that Pinkman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinkman also avoids with ease.
Gerrard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gerrard lands with a right hand.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
Gerrard lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkman lands with a straight right. Gerrard didn't see that one coming.
Gerrard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gerrard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinkman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinkman misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gerrard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gerrard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.

Gerrard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gerrard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerrard taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinkman has hold of one of Gerrard's legs. Gerrard is fighting the takedown attempt but Pinkman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gerrard pulls Pinkman in close to his closed guard and prevents Pinkman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gerrard keeping full guard, as Pinkman tries to pass.
Gerrard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pinkman's guard.
Pinkman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gerrard controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mick Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a shot from downtown. Pinkman moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gerrard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinkman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gerrard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pinkman blocking some punches.
Gerrard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Gerrard breaks the clinch.
Gerrard misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerrard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
Gerrard misses with a straight right.
Gerrard wants to clinch up but Pinkman keeps it at a distance.
Gerrard cracks Pinkman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gerrard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinkman. Pinkman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gerrard throws a right hand that Pinkman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinkman also avoids with ease.
Gerrard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gerrard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with the combination.
Gerrard throws a sloppy head kick and Pinkman moves out of range easily.
Pinkman shoots for a double leg takedown but Gerrard sprawls well. He's pushed Pinkman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mick Gerrard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerrard can pounce on him.
Gerrard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinkman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gerrard takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinkman is looking for a takedown.
Mick Gerrard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Gerrard tries to throw a body punch but Pinkman avoids it by throwing Gerrard back against the cage.
Gerrard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pinkman or not.
Gerrard lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pinkman jumps guard and drags Gerrard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gerrard stays in close to Pinkman's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jesse Pinkman has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mick Gerrard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gerrard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pinkman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerrard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Gerrard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Gerrard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinkman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman looks for a takedown but Gerrard sprawls well.
Gerrard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinkman.
Mick Gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerrard misses with a few strikes there.
Gerrard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pinkmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gerrard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
Gerrard digs a good body shot into Pinkman's ribs.
Gerrard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinkman circles away quickly and effectively.
Pinkman fails to land with a series of punches.
Gerrard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinkman eats them both and turns towards Gerrard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Gerrard. Those never looked like landing.
Gerrard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinkman finds it's way round the side to connect with Gerrard's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a hook to the side of Gerrard's head but Gerrard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gerrard throws a hook but Pinkman blocks it.
Pinkman swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerrard.
Gerrard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinkman.
Gerrard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerrard throws a right and a left that Pinkman avoids nicely.
Pinkman drops his hands momentarily and Gerrard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Gerrard forces Pinkman back against the cage and clinches.
Gerrard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mick Gerrard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Gerrard misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gerrard looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gerrard.

Gerrard manages to break the clinch.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Gerrard misses.
Pinkman fails with a takedown attempt.
Gerrard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinkman at a distance.
Gerrard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerrard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pinkman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerrard.
The fighters circling - Gerrard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gerrard catches Pinkman right on the button with a cross.
Pinkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerrard throws a combination that misses

and Pinkman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Gerrard keeps moving.
Pinkman advances to half guard.
Pinkman controlling the action here.

Pinkman is working for a kimura but Gerrard is defending it quite comfortably.
Pinkman is trying to control the action in half guard but Gerrard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Pinkman has control of the leg.

Pinkman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gerrard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinkman.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Pinkman has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mick Gerrard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gerrard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Gerrard!
After winning the bout, Mick Gerrard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.