PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between asd asd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). asd asd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

asd
vs
Gilbert

200 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, asd asd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Gilbert!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert fails with the takedown.
asd tries to clinch there but Gilbert circles away.
Gilbert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
asd is looking to clinch.
asd fails with an attempt to clinch.
asd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilbert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Gilbert or perhaps it was just good defense by asd which made him look bad.
Gilbert shoots in and drives through. asd sprawls well.
asd asd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Gilbert.
asd tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilbert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
asd fails with an attempt to clinch.
asd is looking to clinch but Gilbert is avoiding it.
asd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
asd is looking to clinch.
asd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
asd is looking to clinch but Gilbert is avoiding it.
asd asd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gilbert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
asd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gilbert wants a takedown.
A short left from asd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
asd pressing his opponent against the cage.
asd gets underhooks to prevent Gilbert's takedown attempt.
asd scores with a nice hook to the head.
asd avoiding damage.
asd gets underhooks to prevent Gilbert's takedown attempt.
Gilbert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gilbert goes for a takedown attempt but asd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
asd closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gilbert looks gassed!
asd wants to get back to his feet but Gilbert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gilbert throws a big right hand that misses.
Gilbert stops asd from standing up.
asd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if asd tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Gilbert gets to his feet - asd follows without any prompting.
Gilbert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
asd tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gilbert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in asd's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilbert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gilbert working some strikes from top position.

Gilbert decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with asd but asd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
asd tries to clinch

and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into side control. asd won't be happy with that.

asd throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gilbert has managed to clinch.
Gilbert looking for a takedown.
asd working aggressively here.
asd prevents the takedown attempt.
Gilbert drops to a knee looking for a takedown but asd gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gilbert jumps guard but asd stands there with Gilbert around his waist. Gilbert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
asd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
asd prevents a takedown attempt there.
asd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gilbert is trying to drag asd to the mat but asd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee is keeping an eye on asd - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
asd taking a breather.

Gilbert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilbert circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into side control. asd won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
asd is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gilbert has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gilbert creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
asd takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gilbert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gilbert lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gilbert landing a few strikes.
Gilbert working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilbert scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at asd to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilbert cracks asd with a big right hand but asd just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gilbert connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused asd some visible discomfort.
asd on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Gilbert 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.

asd wants to clinch but Gilbert slips to the side

and Gilbert counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gilbert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gilbert working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gilbert throws a strike but asd avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gilbert is looking to work some ground and pound but asd has wrist control.
Gilbert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
asd wants to stand up but Gilbert is controlling him.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilbert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
asd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gilbert.
Gilbert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as asd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
asd tries to clinch up

and Gilbert counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in asd's guard now.
Ethan Gilbert has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilbert pushing down on asd's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gilbert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gilbert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gilbert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gilbert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gilbert slips a nice elbow through asd's hands, connecting with asd's forehead.
Gilbert working the head and body with strikes.

asd is defending against the submission attempts here by Gilbert.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
asd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gilbert scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gilbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gilbert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gilbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but asd keeps working.
asd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gilbert is nestled in close to asd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gilbert drops an elbow to the side of asd's head.
asd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gilbert.
Gilbert working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
asd tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gilbert manages to move to mount!
Gilbert lands a big elbow.
Gilbert scoring with strikes but asd is staying in there.
asd wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gilbert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of asd's face.
Gilbert working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gilbert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gilbert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gilbert cracks asd with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gilbert lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gilbert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of asd's face.
A nice elbow there by Gilbert.
Gilbert landing strikes from the mount and asd is in trouble!
Gilbert with shots to the head and body - asd looks very uncomfortable down there.
asd is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gilbert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of asd's face.
Gilbert raining down shots from the mount!
Gilbert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish asd?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilbert with good strikes from the mount here!
asd wants to get back to his feet.
Gilbert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Gilbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gilbert shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
asd tries to kick Gilbert off but Gilbert keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gilbert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gilbert scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
asd is trying to stand up here but Gilbert is controlling him well.
Gilbert working asd over with strikes.
Gilbert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gilbert connects with a nice short shot to asd's temple.
Gilbert working asd over with strikes.
Gilbert scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
asd taking some punishment here, with Gilbert in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gilbert is working for a submission of some sort.
Gilbert slips a nice elbow through asd's hands, connecting with asd's forehead.
Gilbert lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Gilbert.
asd is looking to escape.
Gilbert thows a huge punch but asd dodges it nicely.
Gilbert throwing shots but asd is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Gilbert there.
Gilbert landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gilbert is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gilbert lands a nice short elbow.
Gilbert looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks asd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gilbert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gilbert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gilbert slips a nice elbow through asd's hands, connecting with asd's forehead.
asd is trying to stand up here but Gilbert is controlling him well.
asd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gilbert on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
asd taking some punishment here, with Gilbert in his half guard.
Gilbert missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gilbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
asd taking some punishment here, with Gilbert in his half guard.
Gilbert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gilbert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilbert moves nicely into side control.

Gilbert working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gilbert lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
asd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gilbert asserts his dominance and retains side control.
asd takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gilbert scoring with punches from side control.
Gilbert scoring with punches and elbows.
asd takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gilbert landing strikes.
Gilbert lands a nice forearm strike.
asd is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
asd is pushing Gilbert's head away, looking to escape. Gilbert manages to hold on to the position though.
asd asd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Gilbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gilbert working the body and head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Gilbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gilbert 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Gilbert!