PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Gastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kev Gastelum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gastelum
vs
Gastelum

175 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelvin Gastelum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kev Gastelum!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kev Gastelum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Kelvin Gastelum has been cut.
Kelvin Gastelum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelvin Gastelum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kev Gastelum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelvin Gastelum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelvin Gastelum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kev Gastelum.
Kelvin Gastelum looks for a takedown but Kev Gastelum sprawls well.
Kev Gastelum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelvin Gastelum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Kev Gastelum. Those never looked like landing.
Kev Gastelum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kelvin Gastelum backs up against the cage.
Kev Gastelum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kev Gastelum rushes Kelvin Gastelum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kelvin Gastelum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kev Gastelum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelvin Gastelum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kev Gastelum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelvin Gastelum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kelvin Gastelum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kev Gastelum.
Kev Gastelum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelvin Gastelum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kelvin Gastelum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelvin Gastelum misses with a looping left.
Kelvin Gastelum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelvin Gastelum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelvin Gastelum is looking to clinch.
Kev Gastelum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kev Gastelum works over Kelvin Gastelum's head and body with a nice combination.

Kelvin Gastelum gets caught napping as Kev Gastelum dives in and scores a takedown. Kelvin Gastelum manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelvin Gastelum is controlling Kev Gastelum's posture.
Kev Gastelum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kelvin Gastelum is proving hard to escape from.
Kelvin Gastelum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kev Gastelum would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kelvin Gastelum throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kelvin Gastelum holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kelvin Gastelum wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kelvin Gastelum.
Kev Gastelum is looking for a sweep.
Kev Gastelum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kev Gastelum trying to control but Kelvin Gastelum flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Kev Gastelum staying busy and making it hard for Kelvin Gastelum to control.
Kelvin Gastelum is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kev Gastelum up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kev Gastelum rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kev Gastelum tries to get to full guard but Kelvin Gastelum has control of the leg.
Kelvin Gastelum tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kev Gastelum.
Kev Gastelum taking some punishment here, with Kelvin Gastelum in his half guard.
Kelvin Gastelum wants to control but Kev Gastelum is keeping him busy.
Kev Gastelum is looking for a sweep. Kelvin Gastelum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelvin Gastelum drops an elbow to the side of Kev Gastelum's head.
Kev Gastelum trying to control but Kelvin Gastelum postures up.

Kev Gastelum looking for submissions off his back.
Kev Gastelum is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kev Gastelum is staying active underneath Kelvin Gastelum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kev Gastelum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Gastelum's cut.
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.

Kelvin Gastelum shoots in for a double leg but Kev Gastelum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelvin Gastelum takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kev Gastelum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kev Gastelum shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kelvin Gastelum eats them both and turns towards Kev Gastelum to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kelvin Gastelum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kev Gastelum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Kelvin Gastelum fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kev Gastelum sprawls well initially but Kelvin Gastelum persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kev Gastelum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelvin Gastelum winds up and cracks Kev Gastelum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kelvin Gastelum is keen to just control but Kev Gastelum is a slippery customer.
Kev Gastelum trying to hold on to Kelvin Gastelum's head to control him but Kelvin Gastelum postures up.
Kev Gastelum is in trouble now - Kelvin Gastelum has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelvin Gastelum is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kev Gastelum is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kev Gastelum flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Kelvin Gastelum anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kev Gastelum and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Kelvin Gastelum slips an arm under Kev Gastelum chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Kelvin Gastelum has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Kelvin Gastelum is squeezing on Kev Gastelum like an anaconda would it's prey. Kev Gastelum fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kelvin Gastelum!