PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 62 p4p, 379 weight class) and Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 4 p4p, 25 weight class). Big Mouth comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bigmouth Strikes Again kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gebhardt
vs
Big Mouth

172 cm
33
141
22 - 7 - 0

169 cm
33
144
33 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gebhardt moves into range and clinches up with Big Mouth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth tries to throw a body punch but Gebhardt avoids it by throwing Big Mouth back against the cage.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt pushes Big Mouth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Big Mouth - that landed with a thud.
Gebhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gebhardt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Big Mouth misses with some punches.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Big Mouth's elbow.
Gebhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Big Mouth is trying to force a seperation but Gebhardt has the dominant position.
Big Mouth misses with a punch to the body.
Big Mouth tries to throw a body punch but Gebhardt avoids it by throwing Big Mouth back against the cage.
Big Mouth is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Big Mouth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Gebhardt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gebhardt takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Mouth throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gebhardt.

Big Mouth breaks from the clinch.

Gebhardt cracks Big Mouth with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Big Mouth looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gebhardt finish him?

Big Mouth is rocked!
Big Mouth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Big Mouth is still on wobbly legs! Can Gebhardt finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt misses with a jab to the body
and Big Mouth makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gebhardt really felt that one!
Colby Gebhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Mouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gebhardt moves away.
Big Mouth seems to have recovered his senses.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the body
enabling Big Mouth to counter with a crisp jab.
Gebhardt looks to land a left hand but Big Mouth moved out of range nicely.
Big Mouth wants to counter the offense by Gebhardt and move into the clinch position.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Big Mouth.
It seemed like Big Mouth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Mouth. Gebhardt does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Gebhardt misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gebhardt misses the target.
Gebhardt backing away here, and Big Mouth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Big Mouth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gebhardt throws a right hand that misses

and Big Mouth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gebhardt tries to throw a body punch but Big Mouth avoids it by throwing Gebhardt back against the cage.
Big Mouth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gebhardt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Big Mouth can turn it around.
Gebhardt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Big Mouth's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Big Mouth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gebhardt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Big Mouth has time to react.
We've been told by Gebhardt's head coaches at Deathsquad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Big Mouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gebhardt.
Big Mouth slips a straight right by Gebhardt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Big Mouth! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gebhardt lands an overhand right.
Gebhardt with a nice calf kick.
Gebhardt throws a shot to the body.
Gebhardt misses with a looping right.

Gebhardt drops Big Mouth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Big Mouth looks back up at him and smiles so Gebhardt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gebhardt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Big Mouth crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gebhardt - the referee stops the clock and Big Mouth gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gebhardt. Big Mouth manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt avoids a kick to the body.
Gebhardt takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
Gebhardt throws a low kick, looking for Big Mouth's leg but Big Mouth calmly moves out of range.
Gebhardt looks to land a right hand but Big Mouth moved out of range.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Big Mouth.
Good leg kick by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gebhardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Mouth tries to counter with a clinch but Gebhardt shakes him off and moves away.
Gebhardt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Big Mouth doesn't seem bothered though.
Gebhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gebhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
Gebhardt backing away here, and Big Mouth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Big Mouth blocks a leg kick.
Gebhardt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut. Big Mouth saw that one coming.
Big Mouth throws a body punch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Big Mouth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Gebhardt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gebhardt misses with a low kick.
Gebhardt pounces like a tiger and cracks Big Mouth with a vicious hook! Big Mouth is down but not out! Gebhardt follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colby Gebhardt!
A very excited looking Colby Gebhardt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.