PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Finalizador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goku The Sayain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Finalizador has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Finalizador
vs
The Sayain

185 cm
21
196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Finalizador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goku The Sayain!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finalizador defending well as The Sayain loads up on a big left hand.
The Sayain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Finalizador fails to land the takedown.
The Sayain misses with the combination.
The Sayain catches Finalizador with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Finalizador.
The Sayain stuffs the takedown attempt from Finalizador. Finalizador gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Finalizador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finalizador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Sayain avoids the head kick by Finalizador.
A punch combination from The Sayain misses.
A slow jab from The Sayain misses its intended target.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown but The Sayain shows good takedown defense.
The Sayain throws a shot from downtown. Finalizador moves away and avoids it.
Finalizador takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Sayain throws a big shot that misses.
Finalizador will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Sayain looks to land a right hand but Finalizador moved out of range.

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.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Sayain as he avoids it easily.
Goku The Sayain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Sayain misses with an uppercut. Finalizador saw that one coming.
The Sayain misses with the combination.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Sayain but The Sayain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from The Sayain misses.

Finalizador clinches.
Finalizador blocks an uppercut.

Finalizador pulls guard effortlessly.
The Sayain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Sayain wants to stand and escape but instead Finalizador has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Sayain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finalizador is working hard here to advance position.
The Sayain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finalizador. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Finalizador slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Finalizador makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finalizador postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finalizador accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Sayain is trying to control the position but Finalizador postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finalizador's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finalizador is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Finalizador wants to control from the top but The Sayain keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Finalizador throws a head kick but The Sayain moves out of range.
Finalizador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Sayain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finalizador closes the distance and clinches up with The Sayain, looking for a takedown. Finalizador pushes The Sayain against the cage but The Sayain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Sayain cracks a nice hook into Finalizador's ribs.
The Sayain swats away the attempt to clinch by Finalizador.
Finalizador shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Sayain defends it nicely.
The Sayain missing with a left hand there. Finalizador was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Sayain gets caught flat footed, as Finalizador shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Finalizador trying to control but The Sayain is working from the bottom.
The Sayain looking for a sweep. Not yet The Sayain, not yet.
Finalizador is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Finalizador wants to control from the top but The Sayain keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Finalizador wants to stand but The Sayain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Finalizador postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Finalizador advances position into side control!
Finalizador takes a little break here. The Sayain wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Finalizador has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Finalizador looks for a takedown but The Sayain sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Finalizador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Sayain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finalizador.
Gabriel Finalizador is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finalizador tries a head kick but it misses.
Finalizador wants to clinch up but The Sayain keeps it at a distance.

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.
The Sayain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Sayain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The Sayain throws a combination. Finalizador tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Sayain misses with a double jab

and Finalizador counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Finalizador stands and throws The Sayain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Finalizador lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Sayain down.
The Sayain parries the strikes from Finalizador easily there. Finalizador is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Sayain to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Finalizador dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Sayain misses the body punch
and The Sayain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Sayain leaves Finalizador with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Sayain fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Finalizador is defended easily by The Sayain.
Finalizador shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Finalizador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finalizador uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Sayain.
The Sayain misses with a combination

and Finalizador holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finalizador has clasped his hands together around The Sayain's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The Sayain wants to get back to his feet but Finalizador drags him back down.
The Sayain is trying to get back to half guard.
Finalizador working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finalizador wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Sayain keeps working.
The Sayain tries to bench press Finalizador off him but Finalizador keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finalizador wants to control but The Sayain is keeping him busy.

Finalizador has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Sayain is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Finalizador yanks on the arm and The Sayain is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Finalizador.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Finalizador!