PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gideon Kent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kent
vs
Man

186 cm
23
192 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Man!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kent rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.

Kent breaks the clinch.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kent counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Kent to acknowledge the strikes.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Kent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Chris Man has been cut.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Kent counters with a nice uppercut.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Kent counters with a nice uppercut.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kent counter with a right hand.
Kent misses with a right hand
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man misses with a left hand
letting Kent counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a right hand
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kent counters with a left and a right that stings Man.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kent throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man swinging wildly here.
Kent throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kent misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kent throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man moves forwards but Kent connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kent is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Man misses with an uppercut
enabling Kent to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kent counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Kent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kent throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kent misses with a lunging right hand
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Kent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man misses with a hook
and Kent counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Kent counters with a stiff right hand.
Man misses with a right hand
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man misses with a left hand
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man misses with a right hand
and Kent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kent counter with a right hand.
Kent is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kent misses with a hook
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Kent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kent counters with a nice uppercut.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Kent counters with a straight right hand.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Kent counters with a stiff right hand.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gideon Kent is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kent misses with a hook
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kent misses with a hook
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Kent counters with a straight right hand.
Man swings widly with a right hand
letting Kent counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kent.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kent misses with a looping right.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Kent counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kent throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Kent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man misses with an uppercut
and Kent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Man is rocked!
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man misses with a right hand
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Kent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kent counters with a straight right hand.
Kent getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Kent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Man misses with a right hand

and Kent counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kent misses with a combination
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Kent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Kent walks into a stiff left hand from Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kent.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent scores with a three punch combo!
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Kent finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a nice hook to Kent's body. Kent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Kent swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Kent does no damage.
Kent misses with a right hand
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kent on the side of the head.
Kent fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man misses the body punch
and Kent counters with a straight right hand.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man misses with a right hand

and Kent counters by moving into the clinch.
Man misses with some punches.
Kent presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kent stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kent slowing the pace effectively.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kent to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Kent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kent has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Kent!