PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Gumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gumbo comes into the arena with Sandstorm - Darude blaring out of the sound system. Dean comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.thewrestlinggame.com/wg.asp?w=111137064 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gumbo
vs
Dean

171 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Gumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Dean!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumbo lands a two punch combo.
Dean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gumbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Dean misses with a combination
and Gumbo counters with a nice body shot.
Dean tries for a takedown but Gumbo circles away easily
and Gumbo counters with a three punch combo that has Dean backing up. Dean nods at Gumbo to acknowledge the strikes.
Christopher Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Gumbo.

Gumbo forces Dean back against the cage and clinches.
Gumbo is trying to break free.
Dean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gumbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumbo tries to break the clinch but Dean is controlling the position.
Gumbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dean keeps control of Gumbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gumbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gumbo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean keeps control of Gumbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dean keeps control of Gumbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gumbo has had enough of the clinch but Dean keeps him there for the moment.
Gumbo tries to break the clinch but Dean is controlling the position.
Dean has Gumbo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gumbo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Dean manages to break the clinch.
Dean shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gumbo but Gumbo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brad Gumbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Dean.
Gumbo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dean momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbo scores with a body shot.

Gumbo scores with a takedown into Dean's guard.
Gumbo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gumbo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gumbo wanted to stand there but Dean had control of the position.
Gumbo won't allow Dean to get back to his feet.
Gumbo is looking to stand up but Dean won't let him.

Gumbo stands up from Dean's guard - Gumbo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gumbo misses with a double jab
and Dean counters with a big head kick but Gumbo shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gumbo.
Dean gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gumbo.
A left and a right from Gumbo both land. Nice combination.

Dean scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dean throwing shots but Gumbo is blocking nicely.
Dean prevents Gumbo from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gumbo pushes Dean off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Gumbo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Gumbo gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gumbo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

It looks like Christopher Dean has been cut.

Gumbo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No joy there for Gumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dean shoots and misses
letting Gumbo counter with a right hand.
Gumbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Gumbo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dean backs up against the cage.
Gumbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Dean takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gumbo misses with a double jab.
Gumbo lands a two punch combo.
Gumbo misses with a double jab.
Gumbo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gumbo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumbo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gumbo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gumbo throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gumbo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Dean is rocked!
Gumbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean is still on wobbly legs! Can Gumbo finish him?
Gumbo scores with a jab to the body.
Dean seems to have recovered his senses.
Gumbo swinging wilding here.
Gumbo throws a combination. Dean tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Gumbo shows good takedown defense.
Gumbo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gumbo.

Dean shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dean was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gumbo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gumbo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gumbo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Dean wants to finish this one by submission but Gumbo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dean.
Gumbo can't escape the position.
Dean landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean with good strikes from the mount here!
Gumbo gets back to half guard.
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!

Dean stands up from half guard.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt
and Gumbo counters with a nice body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Gumbo.

Gumbo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gumbo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gumbo. Dean shrugs it off though.
Gumbo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gumbo misses with the combination.
Gumbo works over Dean's head and body with a nice combination.
Gumbo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gumbo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gumbo throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gumbo throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gumbo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gumbo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Gumbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Dean's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dean shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gumbo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gumbo.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Gumbo! Dean is backing up but he can't get away as Gumbo lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Dean and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brad Gumbo!