PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Gemgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Frettish is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gemgi
vs
Frettish

170 cm
25
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Gemgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frettish drops his hands momentarily and Gemgi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gemgi throws a poor cross that misses
and Frettish counters with a nice uppercut.
Frettish ducks under a wild hook from Gemgi.
Frettish on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gemgi. Gemgi obviously looking to wear him down.
Gemgi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Frettish misses.
Gemgi misses with an uppercut
and Frettish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gemgi walks into a straight right hand from Frettish.

Gemgi is rocked!
Gemgi dodges the punch combination from Frettish.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gemgi.
Gemgi missing with a left hand there. Frettish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gemgi cracks Frettish with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Ed Frettish has been cut.
Frettish slips a jab from Gemgi.
Frettish looks to land a left hand but Gemgi moved out of range nicely.
Gemgi missing with a left hand there. Frettish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frettish lands a jab to the head.
Samuel Gemgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frettish moves out of range as Gemgi strikes.
Frettish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gemgi misses with an uppercut
and Frettish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gemgi throws a leg kick but Frettish checks it.
Gemgi throws an overhand right that lands on Frettish's shoulder, as Frettish tries to avoid the shot.
Frettish misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gemgi.
Gemgi misses with a hook. Frettish ducked under it nicely.
Frettish moves away from the strike by Gemgi.
Frettish throws an overhand right that lands on Gemgi's shoulder, as Gemgi tries to avoid the shot.
Frettish takes one on the button.
A jab lands there for Gemgi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gemgi throws a hook but Frettish blocks it.
Frettish moves forwards but Gemgi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frettish uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gemgi.
Jab, jab by Gemgi - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish misses with a few strikes there.
Frettish throws a series of punches but Gemgi moves out of range.
Gemgi throws a poor cross that misses
and Frettish counters with a straight right hand.
Frettish throws a hook but Gemgi blocks it.
We've been informed that Frettish has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Decent striking displayed by Frettish there.
Frettish throws a body shot but no joy.
Frettish throws a right hand that Gemgi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gemgi also avoids with ease.
Frettish cracks Gemgi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frettish takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gemgi misses with a hook
and Frettish counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gemgi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gemgi throws a right hand that misses
and Frettish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Frettish does no damage.
Gemgi misses with an uppercut
and Frettish counters with a left and a right that stings Gemgi.
Oh Gemgi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frettish ducks under a wild hook from Gemgi.
Gemgi seems to have got his legs back now.
Gemgi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gemgi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Gemgi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frettish misses with a right hand
letting Gemgi counter with a right hand.
Frettish misses with a double jab
and Gemgi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Frettish's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Samuel Gemgi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ed Frettish's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Frettish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gemgi.
Gemgi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gemgi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gemgi scores with a sloppy right hand. Frettish should have avoided that one.
Gemgi moves out of range as Frettish strikes.
Frettish looks to land a right hand but Gemgi moved out of range.
Gemgi connects with a jab.
Frettish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gemgi manages to avoid it.
Gemgi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frettish's calf.
Frettish takes one to the chin there.
Gemgi throws a hook but Frettish blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gemgi misses with a hook
and Frettish counters with a stiff right hand.
Gemgi misses with a right hand
and Frettish counters with a straight right hand.
Frettish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gemgi looks to land a right hand but Frettish moved out of range.
Frettish checks a low kick from Gemgi.
Gemgi misses with a left hand
and Frettish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gemgi throws a chopping leg kick but Frettish manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Frettish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gemgi throws out the jab.
Gemgi misses with a low kick.
Gemgi throws a leg kick but Frettish sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frettish misses with a looping right.
Gemgi misses with a right hand
and Frettish counters with a straight right hand.
Gemgi throws out a loose jab but Frettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frettish moves away from the strike by Gemgi.
Gemgi slips a jab and a cross from Frettish.
Gemgi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frettish's sensitive parts.
Frettish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gemgi.
A jab lands there for Gemgi.
A big right from Frettish misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Gemgi.
Frettish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gemgi.
The fighters circling - Gemgi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gemgi misses with a looping left.
Gemgi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Frettish misses with a hook. Gemgi ducked under it nicely.
Gemgi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gemgi throws a shot from downtown. Frettish moves away and avoids it.
Frettish moves out of range as Gemgi strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gemgi scores with a punch to the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gemgi.
Gemgi ducks under a wild hook from Frettish.
Gemgi throws the left hand but Frettish avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Gemgi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Frettish.
Samuel Gemgi is winning the standup battle so far.
Gemgi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frettish might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frettish throws a right hand that Gemgi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gemgi also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Gemgi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ed Frettish's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice jab there from Gemgi.
Frettish slips under a jab.
Frettish throws the left hand but Gemgi avoids the punch easily.
Gemgi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gemgi missing with a left hand there. Frettish was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frettish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gemgi.
Gemgi tries to work over Frettish's front leg with a kick but Frettish checks it.
Frettish throws a right and a left that Gemgi avoids nicely.
Frettish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gemgi.
Gemgi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frettish ducks under a wild hook from Gemgi.
Gemgi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Frettish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frettish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gemgi moves away.
Gemgi misses the jab.
Frettish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frettish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gemgi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frettish.
Frettish throws a body shot but no joy.
Gemgi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frettish throws out the jab.
Gemgi slips under a jab from Frettish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frettish throws a lazy right hand but Gemgi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gemgi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gemgi misses with a low kick.
Gemgi 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.
Nice shot by Frettish.
Frettish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gemgi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frettish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gemgi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frettish checks it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frettish defending well as Gemgi loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish misses with an uppercut.
Gemgi misses with an uppercut
and Frettish counters with a one-two to the body.
Gemgi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frettish.
Gemgi misses with a lunging right hand
and Frettish counters with a two punch combo.
Frettish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frettish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gemgi.
Gemgi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Frettish misses its intended target.
Frettish takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gemgi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frettish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gemgi throws a jab but it's blocked by Frettish.
Nice straight punches there by Gemgi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gemgi.
Gemgi drops his hands momentarily and Frettish takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gemgi throws a chopping leg kick but Frettish manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Frettish misses with the combination.
Frettish has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gemgi scores with a nice head shot.
Ed Frettish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frettish defending well as Gemgi loads up on a big left hand.
Frettish cracks Gemgi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Gemgi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gemgi 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Gemgi!