PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Gogel Gmial (ranked 6554 p4p, 6634 weight class) and Himayalan Cheetah (ranked 564 p4p, 569 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gmial
vs
Cheetah

177 cm
19
170
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
160
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gogel Gmial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Himayalan Cheetah!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gmial circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gmial counters with a stiff right hand.
Gmial throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheetah.
Cheetah throws a head kick but Gmial moves out of range.
A lazy left from Gmial finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gmial.
Gmial lands with a good body shot.
Gmial thows a body kick. Cheetah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cheetah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheetah darts in trying to clinch
and Gmial counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheetah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gmial.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah throws a head kick that misses
and Cheetah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Cheetah misses
and Gmial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gmial throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gmial swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheetah.
Cheetah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gmial throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cheetah tries to clinch but Gmial moves out of range.
Gmial lands with a good body shot.
Gmial connects with an inside leg kick.
Gmial lands a body shot.

Gmial has closed the distance and engaged Cheetah in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cheetah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gmial lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gmial lands a nice uppercut.
Gmial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Gmial.
Gmial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gmial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gmial is working Cheetah over against the ropes.
Gmial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gmial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gmial.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gmial.
Cheetah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gmial is keeping busy.
Cheetah tries to break free but Gmial pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gmial lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheetah has had enough of the clinch but Gmial keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gmial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gmial lands a shot to the body.
Gmial is leaning against Cheetah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gogel Gmial dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gmial fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheetah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheetah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Cheetah is predictable there
and Gmial counters with a nice body kick.
Gmial lands with a cross.
Cheetah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gmial makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gmial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cheetah ducks right into an uppercut from Gmial.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gmial.
Cheetah wants to clinch.
Gmial half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cheetah misses with the body kick
and Gmial counters with a nice uppercut.
Gmial throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cheetah's head.

Cheetah is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah closes the distance but Gmial moves to the side
and Gmial counters with an outside leg kick.
Gmial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gmial lands a jab to Cheetah's midsection.
A jab from Gmial finds it's way through Cheetah's defenses.
Gmial plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cheetah is still on wobbly legs! Can Gmial finish him?
That kick from Gmial tenderised Cheetah's leg. Cheetah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gmial scoring well with a low kick there.
Gmial is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cheetah drops his hands momentarily and Gmial needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Cheetah just on the top of the head. Cheetah drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Cheetah - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gogel Gmial!
Gogel Gmial decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.