PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ference Gabor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabor comes to the cage accompanied by Vendetta. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gabor
vs
Jorge

175 cm
24
156 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
158 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ference Gabor!
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, James Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge throws a big shot that misses.

Gabor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jorge did well to prevent Gabor getting side control.
Jorge is refusing to be controlled, as Gabor sits in half guard.
Gabor is taking a breather. Jorge says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gabor wants to pass to mount but Jorge is defending the position.
Gabor passes to side control.
Gabor trying to control the position but Jorge is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jorge is looking for a sweep.
Gabor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jorge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jorge stops Gabor from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabor trying to control the action but Jorge is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jorge misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gabor. Jorge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jorge doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gabor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jorge's guard now.
Gabor preventing the sweep.
Gabor wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
Jorge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jorge looking for a guillotine here but Gabor defends easily.
Jorge wants to sweep but no luck.
Gabor landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gabor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Gabor from controlling successfully.
Gabor stopping the sweep attempt from Jorge.
Gabor wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabor is working Jorge over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gabor advances to half guard.
Jorge won't allow Gabor to pass to mount.
Gabor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jorge blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gabor.
Gabor is pressing down on Jorge's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jorge is holding on for now.
Jorge wants to get back to his feet.
Gabor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gabor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jorge wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jorge tries for a takedown but Gabor circles away easily
and Gabor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Gabor scores with a takedown into Jorge's guard.
Gabor trying to control but Jorge is working from the bottom.

Jorge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gabor defends well.
Jorge looks gassed!
Gabor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jorge working a defensive guard here.

Jorge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gabor is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ference Gabor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jorge with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gabor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jorge's guard now.
Gabor trying to control the position from guard on top but Jorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gabor pushing down on Jorge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jorge gets back to full guard.
Jorge can't keep his opponent in guard - Gabor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gabor trying to pass the guard but Jorge defending well.
Gabor 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge is trying to stand up here but Gabor is controlling him well.
Gabor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jorge does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jorge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jorge.
Jorge keeping full guard, as Gabor tries to pass.
Gabor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gabor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gabor stands up over Jorge, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gabor postures up in Jorge's guard and throws a big left but Jorge blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jorge tries to roll over but Gabor keeps him under control.
Jorge is breathing heavily.
Gabor prevents Jorge from standing back up.
Jorge tries to get to full guard but Gabor has control of the leg.
Gabor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jorge with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Gabor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gabor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jorge is looking for a sweep. Gabor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabor passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jorge is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gabor breaks from Jorge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jorge can't escape the position.
Gabor working Jorge over with strikes here.
Jorge is bucking up trying to escape but Gabor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gabor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gabor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jorge is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge taking shots to the head.
Gabor working the ground and pound effectively.
Jorge wants to hold on but Gabor pushes him away.
Gabor is landing with some decent strikes but Jorge is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gabor working the ground and pound effectively.
Gabor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabor controlling the position easily from mount.
Ference Gabor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ference Gabor dominated that second round.
That's time! Gabor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gabor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jorge misses with a takedown

and Gabor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jorge!
Gabor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jorge?
Gabor wants to control the pace but Jorge is squirming around nicely.
Gabor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gabor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jorge is looking to escape.
Gabor controlling his opponent.
Gabor landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabor controlling the pace for now.
Gabor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gabor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jorge's face.
The referee warns Jorge that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Jorge is rocked!
Jorge is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jorge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jorge is working to get back to half guard.
Gabor looking to control but Jorge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabor lands a heavy elbow.
Gabor is landing with some decent strikes but Jorge is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jorge is still in real trouble! Can Gabor finish him?

It looks like James Jorge has been cut.
Jorge is bucking up trying to escape but Gabor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gabor tries to control but Jorge wriggling away.
Jorge is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jorge seems to have recovered his senses.
Gabor content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jorge takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jorge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ference Gabor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabor looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ference Gabor just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jorge tries for a takedown but Gabor circles away easily
and Gabor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jorge is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jorge misses with a straight left.
Jorge throws a hook but Gabor blocks it.

Gabor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jorge was covering up waiting for the punch and Gabor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
James Jorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gabor wants to pass the guard but Jorge is keeping the position.
Gabor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jorge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gabor defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ference Gabor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gabor 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ference Gabor!