PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tojii Gambin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algot Uggla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tojii Gambin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gambin
vs
Uggla

160 cm
27
153 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
27
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tojii Gambin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Algot Uggla!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uggla misses with a looping right.
Uggla throws a looping overhand right but Gambin ducks down to avoid it.
Gambin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Uggla sprawls and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Gambin as he connects with a hook.
Gambin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gambin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Algot Uggla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown but Gambin shows good takedown defense.
Uggla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gambin.
Uggla throws a big shot that misses.
Gambin looks for the body kick but Uggla saw that one coming.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gambin as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gambin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Uggla's guard.
Gambin tries to free his leg and advance position but Uggla is retaining full guard.

Uggla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gambin defends it easily.
Uggla is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gambin is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gambin.
Gambin looking to pass the guard.
Gambin is working hard here to advance position.
Gambin trying to control the position from guard on top but Uggla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uggla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Gambin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Uggla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Uggla has escaped and now he's on top!

Gambin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uggla defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uggla is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gambin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
I've been told that Uggla has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Gambin keeping moving, preventing Uggla from controlling successfully.
Gambin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uggla is one step ahead there.

Gambin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uggla can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uggla is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gambin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gambin has escaped and now he's on top!

Gambin throws an elbow that misses. Uggla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gambin's guard. Nice move by Uggla!

Gambin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uggla's guard.

Uggla keeping full guard, as Gambin tries to pass.
Gambin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gambin stands up over Uggla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gambin slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uggla wants to get back to his feet.
Gambin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uggla keeps working.
Gambin stops Uggla from getting back to his feet.
Uggla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gambin.
Uggla won't allow Gambin to pass to mount.
Uggla tries to kick Gambin off but Gambin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gambin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Gambin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gambin is keen to just control but Uggla is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tojii Gambin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gambin moves out of range as Uggla strikes.
Gambin shoots for a takedown but Uggla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gambin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uggla sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uggla unleashes a big counter combination but Gambin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Uggla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gambin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Uggla sprawls and moves away.

Gambin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gambin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uggla trying to control from the bottom.
Uggla is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Uggla is trying to stand.
Uggla is controlling an arm, preventing Gambin from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Tojii Gambin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambin working the ground and pound effectively.
Gambin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Gambin goes for an armbar but Uggla turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Uggla.
Gambin keeping moving, preventing Uggla from controlling successfully.
Uggla postures up.
Uggla looking to sit in guard and control but Gambin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Uggla is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gambin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uggla can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uggla keeping moving, preventing Gambin from controlling successfully.
Gambin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uggla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gambin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uggla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gambin passes Uggla's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gambin prevents Uggla from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Gambin there.

Gambin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uggla is just riding it out for now. Gambin eventually gives up the hold.
Gambin is looking to take a break and control but Uggla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uggla is looking for a sweep. Gambin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gambin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Uggla doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gambin.
Uggla is trying to stand.
Gambin throwing shots but Uggla is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uggla pushes Gambin off looking to stand but Gambin dives back in and keeps control.

Gambin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uggla has managed to free his arm - good work.

Gambin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Uggla pushes Gambin off looking to stand but Gambin dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gambin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tojii Gambin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gambin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uggla closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gambin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Uggla!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tojii Gambin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gambin fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Gambin.
Gambin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uggla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gambin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gambin tries to counter with a takedown but Uggla is quick to defend against it.
Uggla moves out of range of the body kick from Gambin.
Nice body punch from Gambin.
Uggla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambin shoots in for a takedown but Uggla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Uggla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uggla goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gambin prevents it.
Uggla is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambin is trying to pull guard but Uggla has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tojii Gambin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gambin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Uggla is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gambin to the mat. Gambin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gambin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uggla manages to get himself to full guard.

Gambin won't allow Uggla to get back to his feet.
Gambin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uggla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gambin trying to control but Uggla is working from the bottom.

Gambin has gone for a leg lock! Uggla slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gambin's guard.

Gambin looking for a guillotine here but Uggla defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambin keeping moving, preventing Uggla from controlling successfully.
Gambin is pulling down on Uggla's head to control his posture.
Gambin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gambin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gambin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Uggla is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gambin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambin tries to bench press Uggla off him but Uggla keeps the position.
Gambin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Uggla is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Uggla looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Uggla is working for a submission of some sort.
Algot Uggla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Uggla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tojii Gambin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uggla trying to mount his opponent but Gambin defends it.
Gambin controlling the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gambin is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Algot Uggla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gambin 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tojii Gambin!
The defeated Algot Uggla had this to say: '*spits out blood* haven't you got something better to do than beating up 18-year olds in QFC?!'.