PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Gumamela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sanchez
vs
Gumamela

190 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Gumamela!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there
and Gumamela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gumamela blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Gumamela blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gumamela is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Gumamela looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gumamela misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Gumamela scores with a spinning back kick!
Gumamela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gumamela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gumamela counters with a solid body kick.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Gumamela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gumamela misses with a body kick.

Gumamela gets a clinch.
Gumamela lands a left hand.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Gumamela throws knees to the body.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Gumamela has him pressed against the cage.
Gumamela trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gumamela lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Gumamela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gumamela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Gumamela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gumamela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gumamela throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Gumamela.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gumamela counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.

Gumamela moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
A knee to the head by Gumamela.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gumamela.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Gumamela throws knees to the body.
Gumamela trying to land knees to the body.
Gumamela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gumamela throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumamela working aggressively here.
Gumamela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gumamela pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gumamela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gumamela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gumamela landing knees to the head.
Gumamela tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gumamela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gumamela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Gumamela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gumamela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumamela looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Gumamela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gumamela.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gumamela landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gumamela scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gumamela throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gumamela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gumamela lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.

Gumamela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gumamela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Gumamela thows a body shot but no joy.
Gumamela misses with a body kick.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gumamela checks a leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Gumamela takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gumamela. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gumamela chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gumamela throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gumamela misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gumamela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gumamela throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Gumamela.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Gumamela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez scores with a head kick. Gumamela tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gumamela checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez swings for the body but Gumamela moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gumamela throws a body kick that misses.
Gumamela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gumamela lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Gumamela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gumamela motions for Sanchez to come forward. Gumamela throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Gumamela clinches up against the cage.
Gumamela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gumamela scores with a knee to the head.
Gumamela trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Gumamela lands a left hand.
Gumamela prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Gumamela tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Gumamela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez tries to stall but Gumamela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gumamela misses with the head strike.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Gumamela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Gumamela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gumamela.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Gumamela is out of range.
Sanchez tries to land a body kick
and Gumamela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gumamela.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumamela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gumamela connects with a high kick.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gumamela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Gumamela sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gumamela tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and cracks Gumamela in the body.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Gumamela moves out of range easily.

Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Gumamela. Gumamela maintains the clinch.
Gumamela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Gumamela is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gumamela obliges.
Sanchez is trying to push Gumamela away but Gumamela has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gumamela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gumamela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rafael Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Black Gumamela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gumamela has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Black Gumamela!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Black Gumamela!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Black Gumamela!

Black Gumamela wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Black Gumamela thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.