PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algirdas Gdailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Algirdas Gdailis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Vera
vs
Gdailis

177 cm
23
199 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
192 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Algirdas Gdailis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vera shoots in and gets a takedown into Gdailis's guard.
Vera trying to control but Gdailis is working from the bottom.
Gdailis throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vera distracts Gdailis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vera wants to control from the top but Gdailis keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vera controlling from the top position.
Gdailis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gdailis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vera looking to pass the guard.
Gdailis striking off his back but it's not causing Vera any problems.

Vera 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.
Gdailis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vera controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gdailis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gdailis striking off his back but it's not causing Vera any problems.
Gdailis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gdailis keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Gdailis striking off his back but it's not causing Vera any problems.
Vera wants to control from the top but Gdailis keeps moving.
Gdailis punching from the bottom - just letting Vera know he's still in a fight.
Gdailis throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vera is working Gdailis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vera pushes down on Gdailis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gdailis tries to roll over but Vera keeps him under control.
Gdailis looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gdailis is in trouble now - Vera has advanced to mount!
Vera unloading with bombs!
Vera looking to control but Gdailis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gdailis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Vera 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.
Vera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gdailis is looking to escape.
Vera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gdailis hang on?
Vera landing punches.
Vera controlling his opponent.
Vera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gdailis is looking to improve his position but Vera isn't that keen on the idea.
Vera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gdailis is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gdailis can do anything to dispel that myth.

Vera has hold of Gdailis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gdailis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gdailis is in a horrible position here. Vera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vera content just to control the position here.
Gdailis throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vera lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vera working Gdailis over with strikes here.
Gdailis is in a horrible position here. Vera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Vera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gdailis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vera lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gdailis?
Vera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vera lands with some strikes.
Vera lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gdailis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vera working Gdailis over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gdailis is desperately trying to improve his position but Vera has a good base and remains in mount.
Vera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efrain Vera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gdailis's guard.
Gdailis wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera 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.
Vera won't allow Gdailis to sweep him here.
Vera wants to control from the top but Gdailis keeps moving.
Vera advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Vera.
Vera working the head and body with strikes.
Gdailis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gdailis wants to control but Vera is keeping busy.
Vera has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gdailis is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera trying to control but Gdailis is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera lands a big shot there that rocks Gdailis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vera trying to control but Gdailis is having none of it.
Vera is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vera landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vera controlling from the full mount.
Vera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vera lands a big elbow.
Vera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vera wants to control the pace but Gdailis is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera controlling the position easily from mount.
Vera prevents Gdailis from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Vera.
Vera trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Vera is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gdailis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gdailis shrugs it off.
Vera controlling from the full mount.
Gdailis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis can't escape the position.
Vera dominating with strikes here.
Vera scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Gdailis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vera trying to control but Gdailis is having none of it.
Vera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gdailis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gdailis?
Vera landing strikes from the mount.
Vera lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Vera connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gdailis is looking to escape.

Vera with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vera lands a heavy elbow.
Vera lands a big shot there that rocks Gdailis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gdailis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Gdailis is rocked!
Gdailis tries to lock up and control but Vera gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gdailis is still in real trouble! Can Vera finish him?
Vera landing strikes from the mount.
Vera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gdailis?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gdailis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efrain Vera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gdailis seems to have recovered his senses.
Gdailis is in trouble now - Vera has advanced to mount!
Vera prevents Gdailis from getting the reversal.
Vera wants to control the pace but Gdailis is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Gdailis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Vera looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gdailis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera looking to control but Gdailis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vera controlling from the full mount.
Vera blocks Gdailis's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gdailis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vera controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gdailis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vera trying to control but Gdailis is having none of it.
Gdailis wants to hold on but Vera pushes him away.
Vera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vera lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vera controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis is desperately trying to improve his position but Vera has a good base and remains in mount.
Gdailis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vera controlling the action here.
Vera works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gdailis's face as Vera controls the position.
Gdailis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vera connects with a decent elbow.

Vera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gdailis being controlled for a moment.
Vera landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis is looking for a sweep.
Efrain Vera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Vera has an Americana. Gdailis didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Vera is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Vera hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Efrain Vera!
During a confident post fight interview, Efrain Vera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.