PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dog Gamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malo The Samoan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Samoan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Samoan Song. Malo The Samoan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gamma
vs
The Samoan

185 cm
24
210 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
223 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Gamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Malo The Samoan!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamma doesn't succeed with the takedown
and The Samoan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gamma thinking.
Gamma moves to clinch but The Samoan breaks away
and The Samoan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gamma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Samoan misses with a hook to the body

and Gamma decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Samoan's guard.
Gamma slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gamma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gamma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Samoan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gamma trying to control but The Samoan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

We're going to have a standup here because Dog Gamma wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gamma tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Samoan counters with a stiff right hand.
The Samoan misses with a jab to the body

and Gamma moves into the clinch.
The Samoan swings wildly with an uppercut but Gamma uses good head movement to avoid it.

The Samoan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gamma with a poor takedown
and The Samoan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gamma closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Samoan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Gamma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamma tries to clinch but The Samoan moves out of range.
Gamma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Samoan misses with a wild combination.
Gamma has his takedown stuffed
and The Samoan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gamma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Gamma fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging The Samoan to the ground. Gamma is now in The Samoan's guard.
The Samoan keeping full guard, as Gamma tries to pass.
The Samoan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gamma passes into half guard.
The Samoan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gamma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Samoan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gamma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gamma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gamma drops an elbow to the side of The Samoan's head.
Gamma prevents The Samoan from standing back up.
Gamma is looking to advance position but The Samoan won't allow it.
Gamma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Samoan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gamma.

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.
Gamma working the head and body with strikes.
The Samoan is refusing to be controlled, as Gamma sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Gamma.
Gamma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Samoan is refusing to be controlled, as Gamma sits in half guard.
Gamma sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gamma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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 Dog Gamma will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Gamma.
Gamma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice cross by The Samoan.
Gamma wants to clinch
and The Samoan counters with a nice uppercut.
Gamma has his takedown stuffed
and The Samoan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Samoan misses the body punch

and Gamma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Samoan's guard now.
Gamma 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.
Gamma wants to control from the top but The Samoan keeps moving.
Gamma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Samoan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gamma is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gamma passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gamma in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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.
The Samoan regains half guard.
The Samoan is not content to let Gamma control the position.
The Samoan is looking to improve his position.
Gamma wants to control but The Samoan is keeping him busy.
Gamma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gamma is trying to control the action in half guard but The Samoan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gamma sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Samoan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gamma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gamma's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Dog Gamma has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Samoan misses with a body shot

and Gamma counters with a takedown into side control.
Gamma in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gamma trying to control the action but The Samoan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamma in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gamma cracks The Samoan with a big elbow.
Gamma landing a few strikes.
The Samoan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gamma.
The strikes coming from Gamma are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Samoan dodges the ground and pound from Gamma.

Gamma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Samoan, who protects the arm well.
Gamma in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Gamma dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Samoan throws a sloppy body shot

and Gamma counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Gamma is working for a submission of some sort.
The Samoan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The Samoan is staying active underneath Gamma, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gamma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Samoan's head.
Gamma tries to pass to full mount but The Samoan defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamma wants to control but The Samoan is keeping him busy.
Gamma is thwarting The Samoan's attempts to control the position.
Gamma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gamma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gamma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Samoan's head.
Gamma stalling away here and it's allowed The Samoan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gamma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gamma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dog Gamma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gamma pushing down on The Samoan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gamma trying to control the pace.
Gamma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Samoan's head.
Gamma throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gamma controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamma winds up and cracks The Samoan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Samoan trying to hold on to Gamma's head to control him but Gamma postures up.
Gamma trying to control the pace.
Malo The Samoan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dog Gamma just wasn't active enough.
Gamma shoots and misses
and The Samoan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four 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.
The Samoan throws a predictable looking body shot

and Gamma holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gamma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Samoan avoids it.
The Samoan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gamma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Samoan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gamma keeps control of The Samoan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gamma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gamma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Samoan misses with a punch to the body.
The Samoan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gamma.
Gamma slowing the pace effectively.
The Samoan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gamma has The Samoan pressed against the cage, preventing The Samoan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Samoan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gamma stalling against the cage.
The Samoan stalling in the clinch but Gamma improves position.
Gamma blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Gamma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gamma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Gamma!