PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Eberhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburyan has chosen Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Eberhart
vs
Gamburyan

170 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
159 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Eberhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manvel Gamburyan!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan takes a swing at Eberhart's ribcage but misses.
Gamburyan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Andrew Eberhart has been cut.

Eberhart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gamburyan tries to bench press Eberhart off him but Eberhart keeps the position.
Gamburyan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Eberhart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gamburyan wants to control but Eberhart is keeping busy.

Eberhart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Eberhart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gamburyan is just riding it out for now. Eberhart eventually gives up the hold.

Gamburyan looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamburyan is looking to control Eberhart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gamburyan avoid being mounted?

Gamburyan is defending against the submission attempts here by Eberhart.

Eberhart is working for a submission of some sort.

Eberhart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Eberhart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Eberhart is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gamburyan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Gamburyan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Eberhart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gamburyan defends it well.

Eberhart is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Gamburyan as he works his way to full guard.

Eberhart thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Eberhart drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gamburyan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gamburyan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gamburyan!

Gamburyan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart is looking for a sweep.
Gamburyan wants to control but Eberhart is keeping him busy.

Gamburyan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eberhart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gamburyan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gamburyan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eberhart is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eberhart is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eberhart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eberhart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gamburyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Eberhart is just out of range.
Eberhart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gamburyan avoids it really well and circles away.
Eberhart shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Eberhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gamburyan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eberhart keeping moving, preventing Gamburyan from controlling successfully.

Eberhart working for a triangle but Gamburyan defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manvel Gamburyan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Eberhart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gamburyan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Eberhart!
Eberhart is in all sorts of trouble here.

Gamburyan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gamburyan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eberhart is looking to escape.
Eberhart is bucking up trying to escape but Gamburyan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gamburyan is breathing heavily.
Eberhart bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamburyan looking to control.

Eberhart is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Gamburyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Eberhart won't allow Gamburyan to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eberhart slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Eberhart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Eberhart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eberhart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gamburyan is looking to regain half guard here but Eberhart keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Eberhart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Eberhart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gamburyan is trying to control Eberhart's posture but Eberhart avoids it.
Gamburyan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Eberhart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan is trying to control Eberhart's posture but Eberhart avoids it.

Eberhart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gamburyan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gamburyan is trying to control Eberhart's posture but Eberhart avoids it.

Eberhart is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gamburyan has escaped the position, nice work there.

Eberhart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gamburyan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gamburyan throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Gamburyan tries to buck Eberhart off but Eberhart is having none of it.

Eberhart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gamburyan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Eberhart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gamburyan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Gamburyan wants to control but Eberhart postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Eberhart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Eberhart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gamburyan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gamburyan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eberhart slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gamburyan is controlling the pace.

Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gamburyan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gamburyan is trying to control. Eberhart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gamburyan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eberhart has managed to free his arm - good work.

Eberhart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Eberhart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gamburyan pulls his head out easily.
Gamburyan lands with a punch from half guard.
Eberhart is refusing to be controlled, as Gamburyan sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eberhart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gamburyan.

Gamburyan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Eberhart!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberhart sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gamburyan wants to free his trapped foot but Eberhart is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Eberhart looking for submissions off his back.

Eberhart actively working from the bottom here.

Eberhart looking for submissions off his back.

Eberhart is defending against the submission attempts here by Gamburyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan is keen to just control but Eberhart is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gamburyan!
Eberhart tries for a takedown but Gamburyan circles away easily

and Gamburyan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Eberhart's guard now.

Eberhart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gamburyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gamburyan drops back looking for a leg! Eberhart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eberhart manages to kick Gamburyan off! Gamburyan jumps back into Eberhart's guard.

Eberhart looking for a guillotine here but Gamburyan defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gamburyan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Eberhart has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gamburyan is looking to defend but Eberhart has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gamburyan! Eberhart pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gamburyan taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrew Eberhart!