PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Gori (ranked 4941 p4p, 523 weight class) and Marco Judt (ranked 5414 p4p, 561 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gori
vs
Judt

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
197 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Gori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Judt!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judt misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Judt lands.
Gori slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
Gori connects with the punch.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Gori.
Judt lands a glancing blow to the side of Gori's head.

Gori moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gori tries to circle away but Judt has him pinned against the cage.
Gori tries to break the clinch but Judt is controlling the position.

Judt breaks from the clinch.
Judt swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Judt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judt thuds a left hand into Gori's body.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gori is looking to counter punch.
Gori throws a body shot but no joy.
Judt slips under a jab from Gori.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Judt there.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Marco Judt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Gori coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judt.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judt tries to move into range but Gori moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gori lands an overhand right.
Judt misses with a combination
and Gori counters with a stiff right hand.
Gori lands a nice shot to the body.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judt looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
Gori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judt manages to avoid it.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judt manages to avoid it.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Gori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Judt looks winded!
A lazy left from Gori finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Judt.
Gori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judt throws a combination that misses
and Gori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gori lands a jab.
Judt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gori.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Gori is looking to counter punch.
Gori looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Judt throws a right hand that Gori ducks under and follows up with a left that Gori also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judt swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Gori tries to counter by clinching up but Judt breaks away and moves out of range.
Gori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gori tried to score with a low kick but Judt checks it.
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Gori misses with a hook. Judt ducked under it nicely.
Gori just misses with a punch to the body.
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Gori misses its intended target.
Judt works over Gori's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Judt tries to counter with a clinch but Gori shakes him off and moves away.
Gori misses with a hook.
Gori throws the left hand but Judt avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Judt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Judt misses with the combination.

Gori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Judt manages to break the clinch.
Gori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judt.
Judt dodges the punch combination from Gori.
Judt feints a jab promting Gori to slip. Judt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gori slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gori slips a straight right by Judt.
Judt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gori.
Gori scores with a jab to the head.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gori circles away quickly and effectively.
Judt misses with a double jab
and Gori counters with a nice body shot.
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Judt is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Judt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Gori rushes Judt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Judt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gori lands a jab to Judt's midsection.
Judt throws a series of strikes that have Gori backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gori goes for a double leg but Judt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Judt continues to drive forward.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gori looks to score with a jab to the body but Judt is just out of range.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Judt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judt fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Gori misses the target.
Gori throws a hook but Judt avoids it easily.
Judt defending well as Gori loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Gori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gori throwing a counter right hand but Judt manages to avoid it.
Marco Judt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gori has Judt up against the cage in a clinch.
Gori is trying to push Judt away but Judt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judt prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.
Gori is trying to force a seperation but Judt has the dominant position.
Gori is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gori tries to circle away but Judt has him pinned against the cage.
Gori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Judt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Judt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Gori misses.
Gori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori moves out of range.
Marco Judt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gori.
Judt misses with the combination.
A combination from Judt does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judt needs to keep his hands up - Gori had a free shot at his head there.
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judt looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
As Judt tries to get set, Gori tries to push him back and clinch up but Judt manages to avoid the attempt.
Gori throws out a loose jab but Judt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Judt duly obliges.
Judt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Judt.
Gori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gori thuds his right hand into Judt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco Judt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Judt misses with a wild combination.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Gori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Judt prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.
Gori is trying to break free.
Judt keeps control of Gori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Judt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gori just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Judt circles away quickly and effectively.
Gori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Gori misses the target.
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Marco Judt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Judt. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gori. Judt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judt misses with the combination.
Gori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gori misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gori counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gori throws a body punch but Judt moves out of range.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori avoids them all with ease.
Judt misses with the combination.
Gori scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judt drops his hands momentarily and Gori takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gori looks for a takedown but Judt sprawls well.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Judt slips under a jab.
Judt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Gori gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Judt has him pressed against the cage.

Judt breaks from the clinch.
Judt tries to bum rush Gori with a series of wild strikes but Gori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gori.
Gori misses with an uppercut. Judt saw that one coming.
Gori lands a head shot.
Vlad Gori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori avoids them all with ease.
Gori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judt.
A jab from Judt misses.
A combination from Judt does no damage.

Gori clinches.

Judt manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gori slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
A big right from Gori misses.
Judt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judt unleashes a big counter combination but Gori bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gori.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Judt.
I've got Judt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marco Judt!