PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Altamirano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Furbloode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thurston Furbloode is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Altamirano
vs
Furbloode

185 cm
18
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerardo Altamirano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thurston Furbloode!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furbloode defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Altamirano.
Altamirano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Altamirano works Furbloode's body with a nice hook.
Altamirano lands with an uppercut that bounces Furbloode off the ropes and back into range.
Altamirano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Altamirano. Beautiful body shot.
Furbloode misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Altamirano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Furbloode scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Altamirano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Altamirano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Altamirano trying to control from half guard but Furbloode is working away.
Furbloode wants to get back to his feet.
Altamirano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furbloode is looking to get back to full guard here but Altamirano has managed to pass to side control instead.
Altamirano passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Furbloode!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Altamirano wants to control the pace but Furbloode is squirming around nicely.
Altamirano lands a big elbow.
Altamirano tries to control but Furbloode wriggling away.
Furbloode tries to hold on but Altamirano postures up.
Altamirano tries to control but Furbloode wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furbloode wants to hold on but Altamirano pushes him away.
Altamirano fails to take his opponent's back.
Furbloode is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Altamirano looking to secure an arm triangle but Furbloode defends it well.
Altamirano is breathing heavily.
Furbloode tries to lock up and control but Altamirano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Furbloode really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Altamirano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Altamirano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Altamirano unloads with some shots from mount but Furbloode bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furbloode is working to get back to half guard.
Altamirano wants to control the pace but Furbloode is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Furbloode is desperately trying to improve his position but Altamirano has a good base and remains in mount.
Furbloode wants to control but Altamirano is having none of it.
Altamirano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Altamirano wants to control the pace but Furbloode is squirming around nicely.
Furbloode wants to hold on but Altamirano pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furbloode is squirming around, avoiding Altamirano's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Altamirano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Furbloode is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Furbloode taking shots to the head.
Altamirano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Altamirano landing punches.
Altamirano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Furbloode is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Altamirano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Furbloode takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Altamirano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Furbloode closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Altamirano to the mat! Altamirano manages to get full guard.
Furbloode throwing strikes from guard but Altamirano blocks nicely.
Furbloode makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Altamirano trying to keep a closed guard but Furbloode is proving a slippery customer.
Furbloode must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Altamirano is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Furbloode frees his head nicely. Oh but Altamirano has switched to an armbar! Furbloode is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gerardo Altamirano!
A very excited looking Gerardo Altamirano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.