PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomor Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabe Estrada will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gai
vs
Estrada

176 cm
18
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nomor Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabe Estrada!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Estrada tries to kick Gai off but Gai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Estrada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gai.
Gai throwing shots but Estrada is blocking nicely.
Gai throws a strike but Estrada avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Estrada's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gai won't allow Estrada to get back to his feet.
Gai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Estrada has control of Gai's left arm, preventing Gai from doing any damage.
Estrada is trying to keep Gai in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estrada manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gai manages to get himself to full guard.
Gai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Estrada on the ground.
Gai keeping full guard, as Estrada tries to pass.
Gai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai pulls Estrada in close to his closed guard and prevents Estrada from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gai wants to stand but Estrada is controlling the position.
Gai wants to hit a switch here but Estrada passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gai there!
Estrada throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Estrada.
Gai wants to hold on but Estrada pushes him away.
Estrada tries to control but Gai wriggling away.
Gai is just holding on here. Estrada manages to take his back.
Gai needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada struggling to land strikes to the head as Gai covers up.
Gai has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Estrada throws strikes from the back but Gai rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Gai.
Estrada stopping the sweep attempt from Gai.
Estrada trying to control but Gai is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Estrada advances position into side control!
Estrada tries to stand but Gai is controlling his head.

Estrada stands up and beckons Gai to his feet.
Estrada looks gassed!
Gai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nomor Gai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gai throws a poor cross that misses

and Estrada counters with a single leg into guard. Gai didn't expect that.
Estrada 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.
Gai wants to sweep but no luck.
Estrada trying to control the position from guard on top but Gai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gabe Estrada has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Estrada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gai counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gai distracts Estrada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Estrada is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gai's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gai working some strikes from top position.
Gai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gai connects with a couple of short punches.
Gai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gai working some strikes from top position.
Gai distracts Estrada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gai is in close to Estrada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gai chips away with some ground and pound.
Gai connects with a couple of short punches.
Gai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gai lands a couple of elbows.
Gai is in close to Estrada's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai cracks Estrada with a solid left hand.
Gai with a nice head shot there.
Gai lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gai with a nice head shot there.
Gai landing some decent shots from guard.
Gai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Estrada's head.
Gai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Estrada has momentary wrist control but Gai slips an elbow through the middle.
Gai stands up over Estrada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Estrada's head.
Gai lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai with a nice head shot there.
Gai lands a couple of elbows.
Gai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gai connects with a couple of short punches.
Estrada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Estrada working a defensive guard here.
Gai postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gai works over Estrada with some ground and pound from guard.
Gai scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gai working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gai postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gai cracks Estrada with a solid left hand.
Gai cracks Estrada with a solid left hand.
Gai scoring with some ground and pound.
Gai scoring with some ground and pound.
Estrada wants to stand but Gai is controlling the position.
Gai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gai lands a couple of elbows.
Gai working some strikes from top position.
Gai is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Estrada has his foot on Gai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gai works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nomor Gai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gai misses with a wild body shot.
Estrada shoots and misses

and Gai counters with a nice double leg into side control. Estrada won't be happy with that.
Gai landing a few strikes.
Estrada taking a bit of punishment here - Gai scoring with strikes.
Gai scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gai scoring with punches and elbows.
Gai cracks Estrada with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nomor Gai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estrada is trying to control Gai's posture but Gai avoids it.
Gai lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gai working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Estrada some visible discomfort.
Gai lands a few punches from side control.
Gai grinds an elbow into Estrada's temple.
Gai lands some shots froms side control.
Estrada on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gai lands a few punches from side control.
Estrada wants to control but Gai postures up.
Estrada is looking for a sweep.
Gai in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gai lands an elbow.
Gai trying to control the position but Estrada is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai working the ground and pound.
Gai working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gai working the ground and pound from side control.
Gai scores with a couple of short elbows.
Estrada is trying to control Gai's posture but Gai avoids it.
Gai connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Estrada some visible discomfort.
Gai scoring with punches and elbows.
Gai looks up at the clock and then as Estrada takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gai smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Estrada is trying to control Gai's posture but Gai avoids it.
Estrada pushes Gai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gai scoring with punches from side control.
Gai landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Estrada on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Estrada is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gai connects with a decent elbow.
Gai in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gai lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gai working away.
Estrada is looking to reverse the position.
Gai lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gai working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Estrada tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai lands a big shot there that rocks Estrada but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gai with good strikes from the mount here!
Gai lands a big elbow.
Gai has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Estrada's face.
Gai lands with some strikes.
Gai with shots to the head and body - Estrada looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nomor Gai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Estrada is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Estrada wants to hold on but Gai pushes him away.
Gabe Estrada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estrada is bucking up trying to escape but Gai cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nomor Gai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gai 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nomor Gai!