PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezio Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gans
vs
Striker

198 cm
27
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Gans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezio Striker!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker dives in and grabs Gans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gans pushes down on Striker's head and hops out.
Gans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe Gans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but Gans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Striker shoots in looking for a takedown but Gans manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Striker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joe Gans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Striker.
Gans tries to bum rush Striker with a series of wild strikes but Striker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gans lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circling - Striker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Gans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Striker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Striker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Gans misses.
Striker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gans circles away.
Striker slips a jab and a cross from Gans.
Gans pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Striker back to the cage. Gans follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Ezio Striker has been cut.
Gans swats away the attempt to clinch by Striker.
Striker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gans falls off balance throwing a combination

and Striker moves into the clinch.

Gans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Gans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gans.
Gans tries to bum rush Striker with a series of wild strikes but Striker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Striker closes the distance but Gans moves to the side
and Gans counters with a straight right hand.
Gans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Striker in his tracks.
Gans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Gans does no damage.
Gans slaps away a takedown attempt from Striker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striker circles away quickly and effectively.
Gans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Gans misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gans is breathing heavily.
Gans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker tries to clinch up but Gans circles away and keeps his distance.
Striker fails with the takedown.
Gans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Striker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gans. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Striker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gans's waist but Gans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Striker off to one side.
Joe Gans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gans walks into a left hand.
Gans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Striker.
Gans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Striker shoots in looking for a takedown. Gans tries to sprawl out of it but Striker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gans displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gans throws a good cross that connects.
Striker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gans ducks under a wild hook from Striker.
Gans lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gans throws a series of punches but Striker moves out of range.
Striker moves in looking to clinch but Gans pushes him off.
Gans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Striker wants to clinch up but Gans keeps it at a distance.
Gans leaves Striker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gans scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gans goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gans scores with a one two! Striker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Striker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Striker has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gans breaks from the clinch.
Striker throws a chopping leg kick but Gans manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Gans. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Striker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Striker is looking to clinch.
Gans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Gans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezio Striker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Striker has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gans manages to break the clinch.
Gans throws a series of punches but Striker moves out of range.
Striker is looking to land body kicks.
Gans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gans misses with a series of wild punches.
Gans throws a shot to the body.
Gans connects with a body shot that sends Striker's belly button to the back.
Gans fails to land with a series of punches.
Gans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Striker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gans but Gans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gans is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gans swinging wildly here.
Gans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Striker.
Joe Gans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Striker.
Striker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gans circles away.
Gans moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Gans. Those never looked like landing.
Gans throws a one two combo.
Nice sprawl there from Gans as Striker shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Gans. That snapped Striker's head back.
Gans misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Gans does no damage.
Joe Gans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gans tries to bum rush Striker with a series of wild strikes but Striker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Striker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gans sprawls well. Gans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Striker gets slowly back to his feet.
Striker misses with a takedown attempt - Gans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gans throws a series of punches but Striker avoids them all with ease.
Striker shoots for a double leg takedown but Gans sprawls well. He's pushed Striker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gans fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Striker on the side of the head.
Gans with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Gans does no damage.
Gans misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker shoots in for a double leg but Gans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gans misses with a double jab
and Striker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Striker moves to clinch but Gans breaks away
and Gans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Striker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gans closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Striker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe Gans is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Gans does no damage.
Striker tries for a takedown but Gans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gans misses with a double jab
and Striker counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gans misses with a series of wild punches.
Striker clobbers Gans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Striker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gans thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Striker.
A right-left combo lands from Gans.
Striker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gans circles away.
Gans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Striker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Striker is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gans is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Striker.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Striker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gans.
The fighters circling - Striker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Gans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezio Striker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gans tries to bum rush Striker with a series of wild strikes but Striker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striker circles away quickly and effectively.
Gans looks to land a combination but Striker avoids it well.
Gans misses with a double jab
and Striker counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Striker does no damage.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Striker throws a hook to the side of Gans's head but Gans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Striker circles away quickly and effectively.
Striker tries to clinch but Gans is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gans slaps away a takedown attempt from Striker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gans goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker fails to land the takedown.
Joe Gans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezio Striker.
Striker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Striker fails with the takedown.
Gans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gans is working the combinations to good effect here.
Striker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gans was well out of range. Poor timing from Striker.
No joy there for Gans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gans misses with a wild combination.
Striker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Striker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gans throws a nice looking combination but Striker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Gans.
Striker shoots in looking for a takedown. Gans tries to sprawl out of it but Striker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Gans blocks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gans.
Gans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Striker wants to clinch but Gans slips to the side
and Gans counters with a two punch combo.
Striker throws an overhand right that lands on Gans's shoulder, as Gans tries to avoid the shot.
Gans throws a series of punches but Striker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Striker misses with a takedown attempt - Gans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gans works the jab nicely.
Gans throws a good cross that connects.
Gans misses with a double jab

and Striker counters by moving into the clinch.
Striker is trying to pull guard but Gans has him pressed against the cage.

Gans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gans connects with a jab.
Gans swinging wildly here.
Striker shoots in looking for a takedown. Gans tries to sprawl out of it but Striker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gans slaps away a takedown attempt from Striker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gans throws a nice looking combination but Striker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Gans.
Gans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Striker or perhaps it was just good defense by Gans which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ezio Striker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Gans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gans tests Striker's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gans!