PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Andromalius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gee comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gee
vs
Andromalius

183 cm
24
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Andromalius!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andromalius sizes up Gee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Gee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Andromalius gets full guard.
Andromalius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andromalius looking to control.
Andromalius looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gee trying to control the position from guard on top but Andromalius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gee postures up.
Gee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Andromalius's guard.

Gee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee preventing the sweep.
Andromalius wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gee is now in half guard.
Andromalius controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gee blocks the strikes from Andromalius.
Gee prevents Andromalius from improving his position.

That's two 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.
Andromalius gets full guard.
Andromalius managing to control the position.
Andromalius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gee's guard.
Gee is striking off his back. Andromalius thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Andromalius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gee is just riding it out for now. Andromalius eventually gives up the hold.
Andromalius is pressing down on Gee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gee is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee tries to roll over but Andromalius keeps him under control.
Andromalius is stalling here. Gee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Andromalius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Andromalius gets back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Gee scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gee wants to pass the guard but Andromalius is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andromalius is trying to get back to full guard.
Gee is thwarting Andromalius's attempts to control the position.
Gee throwing shots but Andromalius is blocking nicely.
Andromalius is looking to control Gee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andromalius avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Andromalius dominated that round.
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.

Gee tries to bum rush Andromalius with a series of wild strikes but Andromalius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andromalius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gee.

Andromalius shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andromalius showed some decent athleticism there.
Gee is not content to let Andromalius control the position.
Andromalius stops Gee from getting back to his feet.

Andromalius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gee sees it coming and defends easily.
Gee is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andromalius is looking to take a break and control but Gee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Andromalius is pressing down on Gee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gee is holding on for now.
Andromalius is keen to just control but Gee is a slippery customer.
Andromalius is just content to waste time from the top position. Gee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gee.

Gee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Andromalius knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius manages to get back to half guard.
Andromalius trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andromalius regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andromalius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gee throwing strikes but missing.
Andromalius trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius striking off his back but it's not causing Gee any problems.
Andromalius wants to sweep here but Gee controlling him for the moment.
Andromalius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gee misses the jab.
Gee tries to clinch but Andromalius moves out of range.
Nick Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andromalius misses with a straight right.
Andromalius misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice sprawl there from Gee as Andromalius shoots in.

Gee closes the distance and pushes Andromalius back into the cage.

Gee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gee ducks under a wild hook from Andromalius.
Gee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andromalius moves away.
Gee misses with a takedown attempt
and Andromalius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gee throws a leg kick but Andromalius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andromalius throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Andromalius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Andromalius misses.
Gee throws a combination that misses

so Andromalius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andromalius wants to control from the top but Gee keeps moving.
Andromalius advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Andromalius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Andromalius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Andromalius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gee is working to get back to half guard.
Gee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Andromalius tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Andromalius wants to control the pace but Gee is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andromalius controlling from the full mount.
Andromalius blocks Gee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Andromalius thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Andromalius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gee can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Andromalius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gee is working to get back to half guard.
Gee stops Andromalius from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Andromalius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gee wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andromalius looking to finish with strikes here!

Andromalius has hold of Gee's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gee manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Andromalius swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gee is now in Andromalius's guard. A big mistake from Andromalius there, giving up the dominant position!
Andromalius looking to control.

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.
Andromalius wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Andromalius wants to sweep but no luck.
Gee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Andromalius's guard.
Gee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andromalius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gee is one step ahead there.
Nick Gee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Andromalius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gee throwing strikes from guard but Andromalius blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Andromalius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andromalius 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Andromalius!