PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrija Sebastijan (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.

Gomes
vs
Sebastijan

220 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrija Sebastijan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sebastijan as he jumps to the side.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sebastijan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Gomes tries to keep at a distance but Sebastijan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomes wants a takedown but no success here.
Gomes jumps guard but Sebastijan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Sebastijan jumps guard and drags Gomes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gomes preventing the sweep.
Gomes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sebastijan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sebastijan pulls Gomes in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomes from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sebastijan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sebastijan pulls Gomes in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomes from doing any damage or advancing position.

We're going to have a standup here because Fabio Gomes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sebastijan clinches up against the cage.
Gomes wants a takedown but no success here.

Sebastijan successfully pulls guard.
Gomes is looking to work some ground and pound but Sebastijan has wrist control.
Gomes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sebastijan is proving hard to escape from.

Sebastijan kicks Gomes off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebastijan misses with a wild combination.

Sebastijan gets a takedown into half guard.
Gomes trying to hold on to Sebastijan's head to control him but Sebastijan postures up.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
Gomes wants to control the action here but instead Sebastijan manages to pass to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sebastijan.
Gomes working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Gomes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sebastijan.
Sebastijan misses with a head shot.
Sebastijan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sebastijan looking to finish with strikes here!
Sebastijan controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to hold on but Sebastijan pushes him away.
Sebastijan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sebastijan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sebastijan content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrija Sebastijan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sebastijan looking to score a takedown here. Gomes is defending well but Sebastijan drives through and ends up in Gomes's guard.
Gomes working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes is trying to hold Sebastijan in close to prevent damage but Sebastijan has managed to pass into half guard.
Gomes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sebastijan prevents Gomes from getting back to his feet.
Sebastijan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomes is keeping the position for now.
Sebastijan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gomes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastijan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sebastijan pushing down on Gomes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sebastijan is looking to advance position but Gomes won't allow it.
Sebastijan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gomes is trying to control but can't.
Sebastijan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sebastijan trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gomes throws a push kick but Sebastijan slaps the foot to one side.

Sebastijan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sebastijan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sebastijan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gomes is looking to improve his position.
Gomes striking from the bottom.
Gomes is trying to stand up here but Sebastijan is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sebastijan in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sebastijan decides to return to a standing position.

Sebastijan moves into the clinch.

Sebastijan manages to break the clinch.

Sebastijan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sebastijan stands up and beckons Gomes to join him on the feet.
Gomes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sebastijan's waist but Sebastijan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sebastijan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Sebastijan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gomes's guard.
Andrija Sebastijan has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sebastijan sitting in guard here, content to control.

Sebastijan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrija Sebastijan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sebastijan drives through and clinches with Gomes against the cage.

Sebastijan manages to break the clinch.
Gomes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomes tries to clinch there but Sebastijan circles away.
Gomes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sebastijan swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sebastijan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sebastijan showed some decent athleticism there.

Sebastijan is looking for a kimura but Gomes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sebastijan to get the leverage.
Sebastijan is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomes trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sebastijan manages to pass to mount!
Gomes tries to hold on but Sebastijan postures up.
Sebastijan controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebastijan throws some wild stikes that Gomes manages to avoid easily.
Sebastijan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sebastijan punching from mount but Gomes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gomes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sebastijan.
Sebastijan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sebastijan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working to try and regain half guard.
Sebastijan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andrija Sebastijan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gomes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sebastijan is fending him off so far but Gomes persists. Nope, Sebastijan circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Gomes or perhaps it was just good defense by Sebastijan which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sebastijan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sebastijan is struggling to control the position.
Gomes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sebastijan walks away with a smile on his face. Gomes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sebastijan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fabio Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrija Sebastijan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sebastijan not doing much here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrija Sebastijan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sebastijan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrija Sebastijan!