PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Gibson (ranked 6422 p4p, 496 weight class) and Jaymz Hetfield (ranked 4226 p4p, 411 weight class). Hetfield has chosen Metallica - Fight Fire with Fire as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gibson
vs
Hetfield

196 cm
23
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaymz Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield tries to clinch there but Gibson circles away.

Hetfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Gibson misses with a straight left.

Hetfield darts in and clinches Gibson up against the cage.

Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Gibson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hetfield on the side of the head.
Hetfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Gibson off the cage and back into range.
Hetfield turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Hetfield has Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hetfield throws an elbow that misses.
Gibson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Gibson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gibson avoids the head kick by Hetfield.

Hetfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield wants to clinch.
Gibson looks to land a left hand but Hetfield moved out of range nicely.
Hetfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gibson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hetfield manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.
Hetfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Gibson is wise to it.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hetfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hetfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield tries to clinch but Gibson is having none of it.

Hetfield gets a clinch.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson misses with the combination.
Gibson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield flicks out a counter leg kick but Gibson steps away.
Hetfield throws a head kick but Gibson moves out of range.
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson catches Hetfield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Hetfield moves into the clinch successfully.

Hetfield breaks the clinch.
Hetfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Gibson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gibson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hetfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hetfield forces Gibson back against the cage and clinches.
Gibson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jaymz Hetfield has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Gibson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Hetfield has managed to clinch.
Hetfield trying to land knees to the body.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaymz Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hetfield tries a low kick but Gibson avoids it.
Hetfield throws a chopping leg kick but Gibson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Hetfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gibson dodges an elbow strike from Hetfield.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hetfield gets a clinch.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Charles Gibson has been cut.

Gibson breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Gibson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hetfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gibson misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gibson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gibson throws the left hand but Hetfield avoids the punch easily.
Gibson misses with an uppercut.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with an uppercut. Hetfield saw that one coming.

Hetfield darts in and clinches Gibson up against the cage.

Gibson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hetfield forces Gibson back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Hetfield.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hetfield throws an elbow but misses.

Hetfield breaks the clinch.

Gibson gets tackled into the cage by Hetfield. Hetfield maintains the clinch.

Gibson breaks the clinch.

Hetfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson misses the shot to the body.
Hetfield defending well as Gibson loads up on a big left hand.

Hetfield darts in and clinches Gibson up against the cage.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hetfield clinches up with Gibson and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hetfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Gibson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hetfield gets a clinch.

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gibson throws out the jab.

Hetfield takes the fight into the clinch.

Gibson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.
Gibson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hetfield is just out of range.
Hetfield chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gibson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Hetfield clinches up with Gibson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.

Charles Gibson's cut is getting worse.

Hetfield breaks the clinch.

Hetfield drives through and clinches with Gibson against the cage.
Hetfield lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Gibson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gibson.
Hetfield throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gibson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaymz Hetfield dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hetfield has Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gibson misses with the head strike.
Gibson lands an uppercut.

Gibson manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.

Hetfield has managed to clinch.

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Gibson.
A big left from Gibson misses.
Hetfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gibson.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hetfield clinches up against the cage.

Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gibson throws a shot from downtown. Hetfield moves away and avoids it.
Gibson throws a hook but Hetfield blocks it.
Gibson motions for Hetfield to come forward. Gibson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Hetfield blocks the leg kick.
Hetfield was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.

Hetfield moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gibson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hetfield lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gibson works over Hetfield's head and body with a nice combination.

Hetfield has Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.

Gibson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hetfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gibson.
Hetfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hetfield moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Gibson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hetfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield checks the leg kick.
Gibson thuds a left hand into Hetfield's body.
Gibson misses with a body shot.
A big left from Gibson misses.

Hetfield pushes Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson blocks the elbow strike.

Gibson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gibson cracks Hetfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Hetfield moves into the clinch.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hetfield.
Hetfield slips a jab from Gibson.
Hetfield throws a leg kick which misses Gibson's front leg but catches the back leg as Gibson tries to avoid it.
Gibson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hetfield. Hetfield obviously looking to wear him down.
Hetfield wants to clinch.
Hetfield fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.

Hetfield clinches up with Gibson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jaymz Hetfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hetfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hetfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Hetfield misses with a knee to the head.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hetfield staying out of range there.
Gibson throws out a loose jab but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hetfield rushes Gibson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hetfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gibson misses with a looping right.
Hetfield slips a straight right by Gibson.
Gibson misses with a hook
and Hetfield counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gibson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gibson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gibson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield misses with a looping right.
Hetfield tries to clinch up.

Hetfield moves into range and clinches up with Gibson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hetfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gibson blocks an elbow strike from Hetfield.
Hetfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Gibson manages to break the clinch.
Gibson lands a jab to the nose.

Hetfield moves into the clinch.

Gibson breaks the clinch.
Hetfield slips under a jab.
Hetfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hetfield has Gibson up against the cage in a clinch.

Gibson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gibson tries to keep at a distance but Hetfield has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jaymz Hetfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gibson forces Hetfield back against the cage and clinches.
Gibson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Gibson misses.
Hetfield tries a quick counter leg kick but Gibson is wise to it.
Gibson throws the left hand but Hetfield avoids the punch easily.
Good work by Hetfield as he checks the leg kick.
Charles Gibson is winning the standup battle so far.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hetfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gibson checks it well.
A combination from Gibson does no damage.
Hetfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gibson.
Gibson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHetfield.
Hetfield wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibson misses the jab.
Gibson lands an overhand right.
Gibson misses with a straight right.
Hetfield connects with a high kick.
Gibson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hetfield lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hetfield has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hetfield can pounce on him.
Hetfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hetfield misses.
Hetfield moves in looking to clinch but Gibson pushes him off.
Hetfield staying out of range there.
Hetfield is looking to clinch but Gibson is avoiding it.
Gibson scores with a punch to the head.

Hetfield instigates a clinch.

Gibson breaks from the clinch.
Hetfield tries to clinch but Gibson is having none of it.
Gibson misses with an uppercut. Hetfield saw that one coming.
Gibson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hetfield.
Hetfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hetfield has managed to clinch.

Hetfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hetfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibson, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hetfield lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Hetfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hetfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hetfield lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.

Charles Gibson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gibson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Hetfield breaks from the clinch.
Gibson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Hetfield moves into the clinch.

Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hetfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hetfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gibson misses with an uppercut. Hetfield saw that one coming.
Gibson throws a shot from downtown. Hetfield moves away and avoids it.
Gibson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hetfield.

Hetfield moves into the clinch.

Hetfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gibson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hetfield.
Hetfield tries to clinch there but Gibson circles away.
Gibson appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hetfield tries to clinch up.
Hetfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gibson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gibson throws out the jab.
Hetfield tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hetfield slips under a jab from Gibson.
Gibson looks to land a body kick but Hetfield moved away.

Hetfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gibson, pushing him back against the cage.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaymz Hetfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gibson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hetfield.
Hetfield tries to clinch but Gibson moves out of range.
Hetfield throws a leg kick but Gibson moved away.
Hetfield defending well as Gibson loads up on a big left hand.
Hetfield slips a jab from Gibson.
Gibson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hetfield.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hetfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hetfield closes the distance and pushes Gibson back into the cage.

Hetfield breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Hetfield misses its intended target.
Hetfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Gibson misses the target.
Gibson throws a lazy right hand but Hetfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Hetfield.
Hetfield throws the left hand but Gibson avoids the punch easily.

Hetfield moves into range and clinches up with Gibson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gibson breaks the clinch.

Hetfield gets a clinch.
A short left from Gibson.

Gibson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gibson misses with a looping right.

Hetfield forces Gibson back against the cage and clinches.

Gibson breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Gibson misses.
Charles Gibson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gibson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hetfield is just out of range.
Hetfield defending well as Gibson loads up on a big left hand.

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 Charles Gibson.
I think Hetfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jaymz Hetfield!
Jaymz Hetfield seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.