PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg House (ranked 4346 p4p, 460 weight class) and Mikhail Gorin (ranked 4633 p4p, 487 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

House
vs
Gorin

185 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

180 cm
26
198 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Greg House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Gorin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorin misses with a jab to the body
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Gorin misses.
Gorin moves forwards but House connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gorin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorin.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
House takes one to the side of the head.
Gorin lands a really nice looking cross but House seems unphased.
Gorin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
House takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
House slips a jab and a cross from Gorin.
A big right from Gorin misses.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gorin misses the jab.
Gorin's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gorin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gorin throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gorin lands a jab to House's midsection.
Gorin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with an uppercut.
House jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gorin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but House manages to avoid it.
Gorin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Gorin.
A lazy left from Gorin finds it's target.

House gets a clinch.
Gorin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gorin scores with a shot to the side of House's head.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorin takes a shot to the head.
Gorin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.

House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House missing with a left hand there. Gorin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
House misses with a looping left.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gorin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
House misses with a combination
enabling Gorin to counter with a crisp jab.
Gorin misses with a shot to the body
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorin.
House throws a hook to the side of Gorin's head but Gorin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gorin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck House on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Gorin.
Gorin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorin misses with an uppercut
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House tries to clinch up.
Gorin sizes up House with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorin counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
House swings for the body but Gorin moves out of range.
Gorin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gorin swats away the attempt to clinch by House.
Gorin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
House swinging wildly here.
Gorin misses with a wild body shot.
House fails with an attempt to clinch.
House ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
House thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gorin scores with a nice right hand.
House lands a lovely overhand right.
House lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from House misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a hook to the body
and Gorin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
House just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorin misses the target.
House wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big left from Gorin misses.
House is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gorin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Gorin misses with a body punch
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from House.
Gorin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Greg House has been cut.
House on the wrong end of a nice hook.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from House.
Gorin misses with a looping right.
House is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gorin misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of House 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mikhail Gorin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg House's cut.
That's time! House's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

House throws a nice looking combination but Gorin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gorin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mikhail Gorin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gorin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gorin duly obliges.
Gorin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
House misses with a straight left.
Gorin swings for the body but House moves out of range.
House connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorin is just out of range.
House wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorin cracks House with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gorin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorin just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of House 's head but he takes it in his stride.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorin.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gorin defending well as House loads up on a big left hand.
Gorin connects with a crisp jab.
Gorin misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
House tries to clinch there but Gorin circles away.
Gorin lands a right hook to the body.
Mikhail Gorin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. House looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gorin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Gorin tries to get set, House tries to push him back and clinch up but Gorin manages to avoid the attempt.
Gorin misses with a body shot.
Gorin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gorin thuds a left hand into House's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gorin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
House swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Gorin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gorin backs up against the cage.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorin.
Gorin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from House misses.
House looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gorin throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gorin connects with a body shot that sends House's belly button to the back.
Gorin scores with a shot to the body.
Gorin with a hook.
Gorin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gorin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gorin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorin connects with a nice looking jab.
House takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gorin missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gorin!
Gorin jabs House to the body, keeping him at a distance.
House lands with a hook. Gorin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
House ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House misses with an uppercut.
Gorin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
House misses with a straight left.
Gorin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House tries to clinch
and Gorin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Gorin lands.
Gorin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches House on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like House wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gorin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House is looking to counter punch.
Gorin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
House avoids the body shot from Gorin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gorin throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Gorin cracks a nice hook into House's ribs.
House throws a series of punches but Gorin moves out of range.
Gorin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
House throws the left hand but Gorin avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorin lands a glancing blow to the side of House's head.
Gorin lands a head shot.
Gorin with a nice cross.
Gorin with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Gorin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg House's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gorin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gorin throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from House there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gorin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Gorin lands a body shot.
Gorin scores with a crisp jab that stopped House in his tracks.
Gorin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gorin misses with a two punch combination.
Gorin throws a body shot but no joy.
House appears to be looking for a big counter.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorin lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House misses with an uppercut
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gorin throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gorin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
House tries to clinch but Gorin moves away
enabling Gorin to counter with a crisp jab.
House misses with an uppercut
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gorin takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Gorin throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
House ducks under a wild hook from Gorin.
House throws a big counter combination but Gorin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
House connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Gorin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
House slips a jab from Gorin.
Gorin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from House on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
House's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gorin under the eye.
Greg House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gorin scores with a nice strike.
Gorin digs a good hook to House's body.
Gorin punishes House's body with a nice straight punch.
House throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gorin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
House lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorin circles away quickly and effectively.
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gorin throws out the jab.
House is looking to counter punch.
Gorin scores with the left hand. House knows he should have avoided that one.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like House was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gorin.
House fails with an attempt to clinch.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Gorin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorin misses with a wild body shot.
House swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gorin misses with an uppercut.
House tries to counter by clinching up but Gorin breaks away and moves out of range.
Gorin lands a glancing blow to the side of House's head.
A jab from Gorin misses.
House throwing a counter right hand but Gorin manages to avoid it.
Gorin misses with a body shot
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from House misses.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorin.
Gorin throws a big shot that misses.
Gorin lands a head shot.
Gorin connects with a body shot that sends House's belly button to the back.
Mikhail Gorin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorin with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorin misses with a wild combination.
Gorin throws a hook but House blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Gorin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gorin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
House thows a left - swing and a miss!
House gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gorin.
House takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gorin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorin lands an overhand right.
House misses with a looping right.
Gorin scores with a jab to the body.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Gorin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gorin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Gorin!
An out of breath Mikhail Gorin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.