PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 3 p4p, 36 weight class) and Colby Gebhardt (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Albatross
vs
Gebhardt

170 cm
30
140
30 - 5 - 0

172 cm
33
145
21 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut
and Albatross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gebhardt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gebhardt swings for the body but Albatross moves out of range.
Albatross throwing a counter right hand but Gebhardt manages to avoid it.
Gebhardt misses with a hook
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gebhardt. That's going to slow Albatross down.
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gebhardt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
Gebhardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Albatross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gebhardt darts in trying to clinch
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Gebhardt.
Albatross appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt loads up on a big right hand but Albatross slips the punch.
Albatross quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gebhardt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Albatross counters with a nice body shot.
Albatross moves out of range of the strikes.
Gebhardt misses with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gebhardt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the side of Albatross's head but Albatross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albatross fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gebhardt just manages to avoid it.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albatross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a lunging right hand
and Albatross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gebhardt. That's going to slow Albatross down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albatross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gebhardt swings widly with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gebhardt misses with a body shot
and Albatross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gebhardt scores with a nice right hand.
Albatross moves away from the strike by Gebhardt.
It looked like Albatross was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Albatross quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Albatross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albatross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gebhardt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt misses with a straight right.
Albatross half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a lazy uppercut
and Albatross counters with a one-two to the body.
Gebhardt wants to clinch but Albatross slips to the side
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Gebhardt is rocked!
Albatross tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a right hand that misses
and Albatross counters with a straight right hand.
Gebhardt is still on wobbly legs! Can Albatross finish him?
Gebhardt scores with a jab to the head.
Gebhardt seems to have recovered his senses.

Gebhardt closes the distance and pushes Albatross back into the cage.
Gebhardt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Albatrosss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albatross blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gebhardt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Albatross.
Albatross blocks an uppercut.
Albatross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gebhardt blocks an uppercut.

Albatross breaks the clinch.
Gebhardt works the jab nicely.
Gebhardt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Albatross's sensitive parts.

Gebhardt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albatross scores with a shot to the side of Gebhardt's head.
Albatross lands a body shot.

Albatross breaks from the clinch.
Albatross is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick

and Albatross counters with a crisp one two that drops Gebhardt! Albatross thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gebhardt to his feet! Gebhardt is in big trouble!
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut
and Albatross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick
and Albatross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Colby Gebhardt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gebhardt throws a lazy right hand but Albatross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Albatross thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gebhardt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gebhardt misses with a right hand

and Albatross counters with a head kick that drops Gebhardt to the mat! Gebhardt scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gebhardt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gebhardt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Albatross.
Albatross blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gebhardt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Albatross checks the leg kick.
Gebhardt throws a low kick but Albatross avoids it.
Albatross is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the body from Gebhardt misses

and Albatross counters with a crisp right hand that drops Gebhardt! Albatross lets Gebhardt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A big right from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt throws a low kick but Albatross avoids it.
A head kick misses from Gebhardt.
Albatross checks the leg kick.
Gebhardt tries to clinch up
and Albatross counters with a huge right that knocks Gebhardt out cold! Albatross is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Johnny Albatross thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.