PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tao Ren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ren comes to the cage accompanied by Frozen Cross - Heart of Heroine. Gandhi has chosen Hungry Like The Wolf as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ren
vs
Gandhi

225 cm
19
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tao Ren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahatma Gandhi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gandhi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gandhi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ren moves in looking to clinch but Gandhi pushes him off.
Ren tries to close the distance and clinch but Gandhi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ren is looking to clinch.
Ren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gandhi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ren clinches up against the cage.
Ren is working Gandhi over against the cage.
Gandhi tries to break the clinch but Ren is controlling the position.
Ren blocks a body shot from Gandhi.
Gandhi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gandhi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ren has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ren.
A head punch on the inside from Gandhi fails to land.
Gandhi being controlled against the cage.
Gandhi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gandhi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ren works on Gandhi's body with a couple of short punches.
Gandhi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gandhi is trying to drag Ren to the mat but Ren just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gandhi tries to circle away but Ren has him pinned against the cage.
Gandhi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gandhis head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ren.
Gandhi misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ren.
Ren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gandhi tries to work over Ren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ren working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Mahatma Gandhi has been cut.
Ren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ren really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ren.
Gandhi has had enough of the clinch but Ren keeps him there for the moment.

Gandhi manages to break the clinch.
Gandhi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ren moves forwards but Gandhi connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ren clinches.
Ren leaning against his opponent.
Ren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ren.
Ren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ren is leaning against Gandhi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gandhi looks gassed!
Ren pushes Gandhi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Gandhi fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Ren scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ren digs a right hand into Gandhi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gandhi's gas tank.
Gandhi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ren has double underhooks.
Ren lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ren effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch on the inside from Gandhi fails to land.
Ren digs a right hand underneath Gandhi's ribcage. Gandhi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Ren.
Ren is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ren lands a hook that snaps the head of Gandhi backwards.
Ren lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gandhi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ren lands with a right to the head.
Gandhi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ren backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ren.
Gandhi throws a head punch that misses.
Gandhi is trying to force a seperation but Ren has the dominant position.
Ren lands with a left to the head.
Ren has Gandhi pressed against the cage, preventing Gandhi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ren effectively controlling the action here.
Ren is pressed up against the cage. Gandhi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ren down to the mat. Ren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Ren clinches up with Gandhi and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gandhi swings wildly with an uppercut but Ren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gandhi tries a body shot but Ren blocks it.
Ren pushes Gandhi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Ren.
A right handed body shot lands from Gandhi.
Ren stalls.
Ren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Ren.
Ren blocks a body shot from Gandhi.
Ren stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gandhi misses with some punches.
Gandhi is trying to break the clinch but Ren has him pressed against the cage.
Gandhi working hard to break the clinch.
Gandhi is trying to break the clinch but Ren is controlling him.
Ren prevents a body shot from Gandhi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tao Ren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahatma Gandhi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ren is looking to clinch but Gandhi is avoiding it.
No joy there for Gandhi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ren closes the distance and pushes Gandhi back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ren.
Ren taking a breather.
Ren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gandhi letting Ren take a breather here.
Gandhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Ren.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gandhi.
Gandhi has had enough of the clinch but Ren keeps him there for the moment.
Ren is stalling here.
Ren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gandhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gandhi has had enough of the clinch but Ren keeps him there for the moment.
Gandhi is trying to drag Ren to the mat but Ren just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gandhi missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ren has double underhooks.
Ren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gandhi is trying to force a seperation but Ren has the dominant position.
Gandhi letting Ren take a breather here.
Ren is leaning against Gandhi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ren is stalling here.
Ren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gandhi letting Ren take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tao Ren.
Ren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi scores with a decent looking hook.
Ren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gandhi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gandhi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ren is looking to clinch.
Gandhi scores with a hook.
Ren is looking to clinch but Gandhi is avoiding it.
Ren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gandhi counters with a three punch combo that has Ren backing up. Ren nods at Gandhi to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gandhi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ren tries to clinch up.
Gandhi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ren on the side of the head.
Gandhi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gandhi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ren stalling in the clinch but Gandhi improves position.
Ren blocks a body shot from Gandhi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ren. Gandhi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gandhi misses with the combination.
Gandhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ren.
Ren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gandhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tao Ren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gandhi connects with a crisp jab.
Gandhi cracks Ren with a good jab.
Gandhi lands with a big right hook that stumbles Ren - he's out on his feet here! Gandhi follows up with another monster hook that separates Ren from consciousness! Ren falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Gandhi stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mahatma Gandhi!