PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vargas
vs
Gates

181 cm
18
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

171 cm
24
149 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Gates!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Vargas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gates doesn't seem phased though.
Vargas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Gates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gates slips under a jab from Vargas.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gates throws a series of punches but Vargas avoids them all with ease.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gates lands a two punch combo.
Gates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vargas scores with a hook.
Vargas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vargas throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gates throws a series of punches but Vargas avoids them all with ease.
Gates goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vargas.
Vargas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gates.
Vargas tries to land a front kick but Gates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gates wants to clinch.
Gates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jorge Vargas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates lands a nice shot that snaps Vargas's head back.
Vargas punishes Gates's body with a nice straight punch.
Gates closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vargas throws out a loose jab but Gates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vargas.
Vargas dodges the punch combination from Gates.
Bill Gates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gates misses with a double jab.
Gates lands a two punch combo.
Vargas slips a jab and a cross from Gates.
Gates throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vargas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vargas cracks Gates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vargas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gates lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gates closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vargas slips a jab and a cross from Gates.
Vargas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gates on the side of the head.
Gates throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gates looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates lands a glancing blow to the side of Vargas's head.
Vargas moves in looking to clinch but Gates pushes him off.

Vargas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gates, pushing him back against the cage.
Vargas lands a left hand.
Gates swings wildly with an uppercut but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gates has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Vargas.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vargas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gates tries to score a body lock takedown but Vargas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gates momentarily.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Gates tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Vargas finds it's target.
Vargas tests Gates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vargas throws a hook but Gates avoids it easily.
Gates throws a body kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vargas, as that shot connected.
Gates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Vargas misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vargas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas tries to land a front kick but Gates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vargas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gates throws a right hand that Vargas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vargas also avoids with ease.
Vargas walks into a straight right hand from Gates.
Vargas looks to land a combination. Gates sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vargas dodges the punch combination from Gates.
Gates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gates throws a body punch but Vargas moves out of range.
Gates is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gates shoots in but no luck this time.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gates misses with a head kick.
Vargas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Gates.
Vargas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Gates both land. Nice combination.
Vargas misses with a body kick.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vargas counters with a three punch combo that has Gates backing up. Gates nods at Vargas to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Gates scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vargas throws out the jab.
Gates defending well as Vargas loads up on a big left hand.
Gates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vargas circles away quickly and effectively.
Vargas lands with a shot to the body.
Vargas cracks Gates with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gates keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Vargas counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Vargas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gates shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gates tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gates staying out of range there.
Vargas thuds his shin into the meat of Gates's side.
Vargas lands with a cross.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Gates moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Vargas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vargas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gates closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gates throws a combination that misses
letting Vargas counter with a right hand.
Vargas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gates darts in and clinches Vargas up against the cage.

Vargas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gates shoots for a takedown but Vargas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorge Vargas is winning the standup battle so far.
Vargas looks for the body kick but Gates saw that one coming.
Gates tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vargas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vargas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Vargas dips to his left and cracks Gates with an uppercut!
Gates wants to clinch up but Vargas keeps it at a distance.
Gates is breathing heavily.
Gates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vargas circles away quickly and effectively.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Vargas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Vargas to counter with a crisp jab.
Vargas misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vargas.
Vargas misses with a hook. Gates ducked under it nicely.
Gates throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vargas.
Gates checks a low kick from Vargas.
Vargas lands a nice shot that snaps Gates's head back.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Gates is looking to land body kicks.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vargas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vargas throws a push kick but Gates slaps the foot to one side.
Gates slips under a jab from Vargas.
Vargas missing with a left hand there. Gates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bill Gates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gates throws a right hand that Vargas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vargas also avoids with ease.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Vargas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Vargas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gates.
Vargas with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Vargas lands.
Vargas checks a leg kick nicely.
Gates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vargas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gates lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vargas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gates defending well as Vargas loads up on a big left hand.
Gates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Vargas coming out on top.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vargas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vargas.
Gates prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.

Gates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vargas throws an overhand right that lands on Gates's shoulder, as Gates tries to avoid the shot.
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vargas scores with a three punch combo!
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vargas.
Vargas with a hook.
Gates gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gates avoids the head kick by Vargas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Vargas.
Gates tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gates.
Vargas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vargas misses with an uppercut. Gates saw that one coming.
Gates shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vargas as he jumps to the side.
Vargas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Gates forces Vargas back against the cage and clinches.

Gates manages to break the clinch.
Vargas lands a jab.
Vargas misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Gates.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Gates misses.

Vargas closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates is trying to break the clinch but Vargas has him pressed against the cage.
Gates is looking to break free of the clinch but Vargas has double underhooks.
Vargas tries to break the clinch but Gates is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vargas.

Gates manages to break the clinch.
Vargas slips a jab and a cross from Gates.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Gates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vargas circles away quickly and effectively.
Vargas wants to clinch up but Gates keeps it at a distance.
Vargas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Vargas misses.
Vargas throws a head kick but Gates moves out of range.
Vargas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Gates moves away and avoids it.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Vargas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Vargas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vargas lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gates.
Gates scores with a one two! Vargas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vargas stalks Gates and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gates's face. Gates staggers backwards, shaken.
Gates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vargas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gates tries a head kick but it misses.
Gates throws a series of punches but Vargas moves out of range.
Gates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vargas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vargas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gates looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vargas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vargas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates slips under a jab from Vargas.
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Gates swinging wilding here.
Vargas misses with a straight left.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Vargas counters with a right hand to the body.
Vargas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Gates or perhaps it was just good defense by Vargas which made him look bad.
A big left from Vargas misses.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Vargas misses with an uppercut. Gates saw that one coming.
Bill Gates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Gates moves out of range.
Vargas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vargas lands a nice shot that snaps Gates's head back.
Gates works over Vargas's head and body with a nice combination.
Vargas moves out of range of the leg kick from Gates.
Vargas throws a right and a left that Gates avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Vargas.
Gates swinging wilding here.
Gates tries to bum rush Vargas with a series of wild strikes but Vargas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vargas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gates looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gates moves in looking to clinch but Vargas pushes him off.
Vargas throws a leg kick but Gates checks it.
A right-left combo lands from Gates.
Gates shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas with a hook.
Vargas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vargas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gates moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gates pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vargas lands a lovely overhand right.
Gates misses with a combination
and Vargas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vargas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Vargas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vargas.
Gates misses with a few strikes there.

Vargas rushes Gates and presses him up against the cage.

Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gates misses with a combination
and Vargas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gates throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a series of punches but Vargas avoids them all with ease.
Gates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vargas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vargas connects with a crisp jab.
Gates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vargas looks to land a body kick but Gates moved away.
Gates misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gates moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gates tries to clinch but Vargas moves away
and Vargas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Vargas misses.
Vargas thuds a left hand into Gates's body.
Some wild striking there from Gates.
Vargas avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gates avoids a kick to the body.
Jorge Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vargas throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Vargas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vargas 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Vargas!