PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gubba GU (ranked 2985 p4p, 2193 weight class) and Never Hurry (ranked 334 p4p, 252 weight class). This should be fireworks!

GU
vs
Hurry

190 cm
28
230
5 - 6 - 0

198 cm
29
271
10 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gubba GU!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Never Hurry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurry shapes to counter with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Hurry.
Hurry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurry stuffs the takedown.
GU throws a lazy right hand but Hurry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from GU misses its target.
GU misses with a head kick.
Hurry tries to clinch but GU is having none of it.
Hurry throws a right hand that GU ducks under and follows up with a left that GU also avoids with ease.

Hurry clinches up with GU and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to GU's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Hurry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurry misses with a head kick.
Hurry blocks a head kick by GU.
GU throws the kick towards the body but Hurry avoids it.
Hurry takes a swing at GU's ribcage but misses.
GU keeps the fight on the outside.
GU appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hurry throws a sloppy head kick and GU moves out of range easily.
Hurry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from GU.
The fighters circling - GU throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
GU throws a sloppy head kick and Hurry moves out of range easily.
Hurry blocks a head kick by GU.

That's one minute gone in the round.
GU avoids the head kick by Hurry.

Hurry gets a clinch.

Hurry manages to break the clinch.
GU is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hurry.
GU shoots for a takedown but Hurry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gubba GU. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
GU swings for the body but Hurry moves out of range.
GU moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHurry.
GU throws a wild body kick that Hurry sees coming a mile off.
Hurry throws a head kick that misses.
Hurry lands a glancing blow to the side of GU's head.
Hurry misses with a few strikes there.
Hurry sizes up GU with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hurry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
GU keeps the fight on the outside.
Hurry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

GU drops Hurry with a left right combo! GU follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Never Hurry has been cut.
GU in side control lands a decent elbow.
GU trying to control the action but Hurry is working from the bottom.
Hurry tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
GU scores with a couple of short elbows.
GU in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hurry looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! GU turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gubba GU!
After winning the bout, Gubba GU thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.