PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Long has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Gauthier's chin.

Gauthier
vs
Long

188 cm
21
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gauthier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Long!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gauthier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Long!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is looking to get to half guard.
Long is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gauthier landing shots from mount.
Gauthier scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Long?
Gauthier landing strikes from the mount and Long is in trouble!
Long working to try and regain half guard.
Gauthier controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gauthier working for a submission but Long is keeping him at bay.
Gauthier prevents Long from getting the reversal.
Gauthier has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Long's face.

Gauthier has hold of Long's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Long manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gauthier lands a big elbow.
Gauthier looking to control but Long is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gauthier sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Long tries to reverse the position but Gauthier maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Long looks gassed!
Gauthier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Long keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gauthier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Long is looking to escape.
Long keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gauthier tries to control but Long wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Long on the ground.
Gauthier has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Long's face.
Gauthier dominating with strikes here.
Gauthier in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Long is wriggling around trying to escape.

Long is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gauthier locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Long is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Gauthier!