PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Combs (ranked 1134 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Floyd Gayweather (ranked 125 p4p, 163 weight class). Floyd Gayweather has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Combs
vs
Gayweather

191 cm
22
237
6 - 3 - 0

193 cm
21
263
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timothy Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Gayweather takes the fight into the clinch.
Gayweather lands with a right to the head.
Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Combs tries to pull guard but Gayweather holds him up against the cage and eventually Combs drops back down to his feet.
Combs working aggressively here.
Gayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Combs.
A nice left hand lands by Gayweather.
Gayweather prevents the takedown attempt.
Combs lands with a left to the head.
Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Combs is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Combs misses with some punches.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Combs.

Combs manages to pull guard.
Gayweather must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gayweather postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayweather controls from within his opponent's guard.
Combs keeping moving, preventing Gayweather from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gayweather got a little sloppy there for a moment and Combs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gayweather has managed to get both his arms back between Combs's legs - danger averted.
Combs is pulling down on Gayweather's head. It's preventing any offense from Gayweather, at least for the moment.
Gayweather working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Combs's head.
Combs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gayweather throwing strikes from guard but Combs blocks nicely.
Combs keeping moving, preventing Gayweather from controlling successfully.
Combs seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Combs is working an open guard so Gayweather takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Combs lands an overhand right.
Timothy Combs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gayweather clinches.
Combs takes a shot to the head.
Combs tries to pull guard but Gayweather won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Combs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Combs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gayweather just stands there and leans against the cage.
Combs wants a takedown but no success here.
Gayweather scores with a hook to the body.
Gayweather content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gayweather.
Gayweather tries to land knees in the clinch but Combs avoids the damage to the body.
Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Combs is blocking nicely.
Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gayweather leaning against his opponent.
Gayweather receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gayweather.
Gayweather scores a nice knee to the body.
Gayweather with a knee to the head.

It looks like Timothy Combs has been cut.
Gayweather misses with a punch to the body.
Combs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gayweathers head.
Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Combs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Combs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gayweather can turn it around.
Gayweather blocks an uppercut.
Gayweather tries to work over Combs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Combs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Gayweather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Combs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gayweather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Combs blocks it with crossed arms.
Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Combs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gayweather looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Combs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gayweather wants to counter with a clinch but Combs pushes him away.
Combs looks to score with a jab to the body but Gayweather is just out of range.
Combs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gayweather moves away.
Floyd Gayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gayweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gayweather steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Combs.
Combs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gayweather's waist but Gayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Combs off to one side.
Gayweather moves away from the strike by Combs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Combs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gayweather defends well and Combs ends up having to push Gayweather into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gayweather is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gayweather lands a shot to the body.
Gayweather softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Combs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gayweather lands with a short shot to the head.
Combs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Gayweather on the inside.
Combs misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gayweather on the inside.

Combs is rocked!
Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Oh Combs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gayweather has Combs pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Combs is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gayweather - that's hurt Combs badly! Oh, another knee lands and Combs is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Combs doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Floyd Gayweather!