PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Las Mambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Bergasmarchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mambo
vs
Bergasmarchi

185 cm
21
194 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Las Mambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Bergasmarchi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bergasmarchi checks the leg kick.
Bergasmarchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mambo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mambo just misses with a punch to the body.
Mambo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergasmarchi moves away.
Mambo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bergasmarchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mambo.
Mambo swings for the body but Bergasmarchi moves out of range.
Bergasmarchi misses with a hook.
Bergasmarchi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bergasmarchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bergasmarchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mambo.
Mambo slips a jab from Bergasmarchi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bergasmarchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mambo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mambo throws a solid leg kick but Bergasmarchi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mambo.
Mambo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mambo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mambo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mambo slips under a jab.

Mambo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bergasmarchi to the mat! Bergasmarchi manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergasmarchi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bergasmarchi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mambo's guard.
Mambo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bergasmarchi controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mambo seems keen to control Bergasmarchi's posture.
Mambo looking to control but Bergasmarchi passes into half guard.
Mambo is trying to maintain the position but Bergasmarchi is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi stalling.
Bergasmarchi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bergasmarchi controlling the action here.
Bergasmarchi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mambo reverses the position - he's now on top in Bergasmarchi's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bergasmarchi keeping moving, preventing Mambo from controlling successfully.
Mambo is really struggling to control Bergasmarchi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mambo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bergasmarchi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergasmarchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Las Mambo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bergasmarchi moves out of range of the body kick.
Mambo thows a body shot but no joy.
Bergasmarchi blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bergasmarchi blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bergasmarchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bergasmarchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bergasmarchi blocks a low kick nicely.
Bergasmarchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mambo.
Mambo thows a body shot but no joy.
Mambo is looking to wear down Bergasmarchi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bergasmarchi looks for a takedown but Mambo sprawls well.
Bergasmarchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mambo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mambo.
Nice takedown defense from Bergasmarchi. No joy for Mambo on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Mambo.
Mambo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mambo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergasmarchi throws a series of punches but Mambo avoids them all with ease.
Mambo fails with the takedown.
Mambo misses with a kick to the body.
Bergasmarchi moves out of range as Mambo throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mambo. Bergasmarchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Mambo misses.
Nice defenses there by Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi defending well as Mambo loads up on a big left hand.
Mambo misses with a low kick.
Bergasmarchi defending well as Mambo loads up on a big left hand.
Mambo just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mambo. Bergasmarchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mambo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bergasmarchi avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bergasmarchi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mambo is trying to defend but Bergasmarchi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, Bergasmarchi seems content to control.
Mambo gets back to full guard.
Mambo wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Gustavo Bergasmarchi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mambo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bergasmarchi misses with a takedown attempt

and Mambo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergasmarchi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bergasmarchi looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mambo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bergasmarchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Las Mambo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bergasmarchi misses with a left hand
and Mambo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mambo tries to land a front kick but Bergasmarchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mambo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bergasmarchi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bergasmarchi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mambo keeping moving, preventing Bergasmarchi from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gustavo Bergasmarchi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mambo throws a low kick, looking for Bergasmarchi's leg but Bergasmarchi calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mambo misses with a low kick.
Mambo throws a shot from downtown. Bergasmarchi moves away and avoids it.
Mambo misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mambo, right into the meat.
Mambo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mambo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Bergasmarchi as he checks the leg kick.
Mambo misses with a body punch

and Bergasmarchi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bergasmarchi.
Mambo managing to control the position.
Bergasmarchi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mambo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bergasmarchi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

We're going to have a standup here because Las Mambo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Donk. Mambo catches Bergasmarchi right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergasmarchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bergasmarchi defending well as Mambo loads up on a big left hand.
Mambo throws a leg kick which misses Bergasmarchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergasmarchi tries to avoid it.
Mambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Las Mambo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mambo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Mambo clinches up against the cage.
Bergasmarchi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mambo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mambo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mambo lands a damaging elbow.
Gustavo Bergasmarchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mambo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bergasmarchi.
Bergasmarchi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mambo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Las Mambo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Bergasmarchi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergasmarchi is looking to take this one to the mat.

Mambo jumps guard and drags Bergasmarchi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bergasmarchi is working Mambo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gustavo Bergasmarchi.
I think Mambo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Las Mambo!