PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Gadela (ranked 4276 p4p, 4174 weight class) and Diego Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gadela
vs
Pereira

178 cm
22
178
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
173
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Gadela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Pereira!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gadela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereira throws a head kick that misses

and Gadela counters by clinching up.

Gadela has picked Pereira up - he's going for a ride! Gadela dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Pereira manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gadela keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gadela leaning his opponent against the cage.

Gadela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gadela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Pereira has Gadela up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gadela stalling in the clinch.
Pereira has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gadela after a bit of a struggle.
Pereira is looking to control Gadela's arms but Gadela gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pereira has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira goes for a takedown attempt but Gadela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Augustus Gadela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Pereira.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gadela.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pereira.
Pereira has control of an arm but Gadela manages to advance to Pereira's back!
Pereira trying to control the action but Gadela just sinks the hooks in.
Pereira is in bad spot here.
Good control from Gadela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Pereira covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira wants to control his opponent's hands but Gadela gets his hands free.
Pereira takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Gadela keeps control of the position easily here as Pereira tries to buck him off.

Gadela tightening his grip on Pereira, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Pereira's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gadela is riding his opponent, not letting Pereira buck him off.
Gadela is landing with strikes. Pereira can't take much more of this.
Gadela struggling to keep hold of the position.
Pereira is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gadela is riding his opponent, not letting Pereira buck him off.
Will Gadela go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Gadela dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pereira tries to sprawl but Gadela drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pereira tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gadela manages to move to mount!
Gadela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereira on the ground.
Gadela lands a big elbow.
Pereira wants to hold on but Gadela pushes him away.
Gadela can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pereira is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gadela controlling from the full mount.
Pereira tries to hold on but Gadela postures up.
Gadela lands with some strikes.
Gadela wants to control the pace but Pereira is squirming around nicely.
Augustus Gadela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pereira is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gadela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Pereira sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gadela wants to work for an arm triangle but Pereira is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pereira is not content to let Gadela control the position.
Gadela tries to pass to full mount but Pereira defends it.
Pereira regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pereira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadela trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gadela trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pereira manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Pereira wanted to stand there but Gadela had control of the position.
Pereira cracks Gadela with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gadela wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira trying to control but Gadela is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Gadela has Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.

Pereira gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pereira wanted to stand there but Gadela had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pereira postures up.
Pereira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Gadela dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pereira gets tackled into the cage by Gadela. Gadela maintains the clinch.
Gadela managing to block the knees to the body from Pereira.

Gadela manages to break the clinch.

Gadela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pereira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gadela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pereira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pereira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gadela's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira is looking to advance position but Gadela has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Gadela landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pereira is trying desperately to improve position.
Pereira manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pereira flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pereira is not content to let Gadela control the position.
Pereira pushes Gadela off looking to stand but Gadela dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gadela working over Pereira with some ground and pound. Pereira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Gadela has control of the leg.
Pereira manages to get to full guard.
Pereira trying to control the position.
Gadela stopping the sweep attempt from Pereira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gadela controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gadela postures up.
Gadela trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pereira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gadela gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gadela has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gadela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pereira is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pereira is adopting a defensive guard.
Gadela is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pereira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gadela feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gadela misses with an uppercut.
Gadela misses with a looping right.
Diego Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus Gadela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Gadela checks it

and Gadela counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gadela.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Gadela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gadela 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 George Francis scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Augustus Gadela!

Augustus Gadela wins by unanimous decision!