PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karel Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bohlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gil comes to the ring accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Bohlin has chosen Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni by Little by Little as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gil
vs
Bohlin

182 cm
19
157 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

White Gorilla Nutrition

Full Mount Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karel Gil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bohlin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohlin blocks a jab.
A big right from Gil misses.
Gil scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bohlin.
Gil lands with a hook. Bohlin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Gil.
Gil throws a hook but Bohlin blocks it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gil as Bohlin shoots in.
Bohlin tries to clinch up.
Bohlin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gil misses with a looping left.
Gil throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Bohlin.
Gil digs a good body shot into Bohlin's ribs.
Bohlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gil throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin moves away from the strike by Gil.
Bohlin moves in looking to clinch but Gil pushes him off.
Gil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bohlin manages to avoid it.
Bohlin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gil pinned against the cage. Gil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karel Gil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bohlin.
Bohlin has a takedown stuffed.

Bohlin shoots in and bounces Gil off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil managing to control the position.
Gil wants to sweep here but Bohlin controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gil pulls Bohlin in to control the position.
Gil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bohlin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gil trying to control the position here.
Gil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bohlin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gil wants to get back to full guard.

Bohlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gil sees it coming and defends easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gil wants to control but Bohlin is keeping busy.

Bohlin seems to be working for a kimura but Gil defends the submission attempt.

Bohlin wants to work for an arm triangle but Gil is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gil is controlling Bohlin's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Bohlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gil sees it coming and defends easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bohlin is looking to advance position but Gil won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bohlin looks gassed!

Bohlin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Bohlin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gil manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bohlin has Gil in his guard.
Bohlin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Bohlin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gil seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bohlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gil is one step ahead there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gil is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Bohlin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gil can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bohlin wants to hit a switch here but Gil passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bohlin there!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gil controlling from the full mount.
Bohlin working to try and regain half guard.
Bohlin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karel Gil dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gil lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Gil finds it's target.
Gil thows a body shot but no joy.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gil throws out a loose jab but Bohlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bohlin moves away.
Gil bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bohlin's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohlin ducks under a wild hook from Gil.
Bohlin shoots in looking for a takedown. Gil tries to sprawl out of it but Bohlin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bohlin staying out of range there.
Gil throws a right and a left that Bohlin avoids nicely.
Gil darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bohlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gil lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Bohlin scores a takedown into full mount!

Bohlin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gil is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gil and Bohlin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bohlin is breathing heavily.

Bohlin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gil rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bohlin's guard! Nice work there by Gil!
Gil won't allow Bohlin to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bohlin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gil will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bohlin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gil escapes and throws Bohlin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gil moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bohlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gil controls the position from side control.
Bohlin is looking to reverse the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gil is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bohlin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bohlin keeps working.
Bohlin regains half guard.
Bohlin is trying to get back to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gil is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Gil looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bohlin gets back to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Bohlin looking for a guillotine here but Gil defends easily.
Gil passes Bohlin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bohlin is trying to get back to full guard.
Bohlin wants to get back to full guard but Gil has passed into side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gil landing strikes from the mount and Bohlin is in trouble!
Bohlin tries to reverse the position but Gil maintains control.
Gil controlling his opponent.
Gil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bohlin is looking to escape.
Bohlin is trying desperately to improve position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gil controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karel Gil dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bohlin shoots in for a takedown but Gil shows good takedown defense.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gil as he avoids it easily.
Gil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bohlin shoots in and drives through. Gil sprawls well.
Karel Gil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bohlin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gil waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bohlin.
Gil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gil. No joy for Bohlin on that attempt.
Bohlin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Gil as Bohlin shoots in.
Gil connects with a right hand. Bohlin shakes it off.
Gil throws a looping overhand right but Bohlin ducks down to avoid it.
Bohlin walks into a left hand.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown but Gil shows good takedown defense.
Gil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bohlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin shoots in and drives through. Gil sprawls well.
Bohlin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tony Bohlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bohlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bohlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gil.
Karel Gil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bohlin tries to move into range but Gil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bohlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gil as he jumps to the side.
Gil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gil misses with a looping right.
Bohlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gil.
Bohlin moves in looking to clinch but Gil pushes him off.
Bohlin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gil.
Gil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gil throws a jab but it's blocked by Bohlin.
Bohlin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gil just misses with a punch to the body.
Gil scores with a body shot.
Gil slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gil missing with a left hand there. Bohlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gil.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gil throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bohlin.
Bohlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gil throws a jab when Bohlin was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gil.
Gil is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gil throws a shot from downtown. Bohlin moves away and avoids it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bohlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gil throws out the jab.
Gil scores with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Bohlin or perhaps it was just good defense by Gil which made him look bad.

Bohlin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bohlin looking for a takedown.
Bohlin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gil prevents it.
Nice body punch from Gil.
Bohlin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gil is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bohlin is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gil.
Gil slows down the pace here.
Bohlin throws an elbow that misses.
Gil prevents the takedown attempt.
Gil trying to stall but Bohlin improves his position.
Gil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gil is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Gil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gil misses with a wild body shot.
Bohlin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gil throws a series of punches but Bohlin moves out of range.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bohlin ducks under a wild hook from Gil.
Gil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Gil.
Bohlin has a takedown stuffed.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gil but Gil pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bohlin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bohlin shoots in but no luck this time.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Bohlin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gil stalling in the clinch but Bohlin improves position.
Gil gets underhooks to prevent Bohlin's takedown attempt.
Tony Bohlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gil connects with a looping right hand.
Bohlin looks for a takedown but Gil sprawls well.
Karel Gil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gil throws a lazy right hand but Bohlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Bohlin does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karel Gil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gil 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Karel Gil!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Karel Gil!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Karel Gil!

Karel Gil wins by unanimous decision!
Karel Gil retains his featherweight title!