PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Ibragimovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Born - 5FDP. The key to victory for Louis Gordon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gordon
vs
Ibragimovich

190 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louis Gordon!
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, Zlatan Ibragimovich!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Ibragimovich pushes him off.
Ibragimovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Ibragimovich looks for a takedown but Gordon sprawls well.
Gordon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ibragimovich.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Ibragimovich keeps it at a distance.
Gordon slaps away a takedown attempt from Ibragimovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Louis Gordon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatan Ibragimovich.

Gordon darts in and clinches Ibragimovich up against the cage.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Zlatan Ibragimovich has been cut.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Ibragimovich in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Gordon.
Ibragimovich has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gordon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ibragimovich looks winded!
Gordon lands an elbow just above Ibragimovich 's eye.
Ibragimovich takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Ibragimovich 's eye.

That has opened up Zlatan Ibragimovich's cut even more.
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!
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.

Ibragimovich is rocked!
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ibragimovich's defenses.
Ibragimovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibragimovich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Zlatan Ibragimovich's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Ibragimovich in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Ibragimovich takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Zlatan Ibragimovich's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibragimovich is pressed against the cage. Gordon pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Ibragimovich! Two more big strikes from Gordon and Ibragimovich crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Louis Gordon!
Louis Gordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.