PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Bad Motherfucker blaring out of the sound system. Jesse Pinkman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gomez
vs
Pinkman

172 cm
24
156 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Pinkman shows good takedown defense.
Pinkman keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez shoots for a takedown but Pinkman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gomez misses the body punch
letting Pinkman counter with a right hand.

Pinkman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pinkman is in Gomez's guard.

Gomez is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pinkman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pinkman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez is trying to keep Pinkman in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gomez can't keep his opponent in guard - Pinkman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gomez tries to get to full guard but Pinkman has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pinkman is trying to work for a kimura but Gomez is defending well.
Gomez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pinkman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pinkman not doing much here.
Gomez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pinkman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gomez wants to control but Pinkman is having none of it.
Pinkman looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working to try and regain half guard.
Pinkman with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pinkman has isolated one of Gomez's arms. Gomez looking to fight him off but Pinkman twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Pinkman!