PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gorge Gontinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Porter (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.

Gontinov
vs
Porter

176 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorge Gontinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Porter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gontinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Porter shoots for a double leg takedown but Gontinov sprawls well. He's pushed Porter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Porter shoots in for a takedown but Gontinov shows good takedown defense.

Gontinov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Porter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Porter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gontinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gontinov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gontinov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gontinov controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Porter wants to sweep here but Gontinov controlling him for the moment.
Gontinov forces his way into half guard.
Porter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gontinov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gontinov's back!
Gontinov is really stuck here.
Gontinov is working hard here to advance position.
Gontinov has hold of Porter's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Porter keeps control of the position as Gontinov tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter misses with an elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gontinov turns into Porter and is now in his guard.
Porter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gontinov controls the pace.
Porter wants to sweep here but Gontinov controlling him for the moment.
Gontinov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Porter looking for a sweep. Not yet Porter, not yet.
Gontinov with a nice head shot there.

Porter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gontinov has picked Porter up and slammed him! Porter can't keep hold of the triangle and Gontinov manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gontinov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Porter wants to control but Gontinov postures up.
The referee asks Gontinov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gontinov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gontinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Porter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Porter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gontinov controls the position.
Gontinov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Porter to see if he's OK.
Gontinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Porter tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Gontinov presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Porter looks winded!
Gontinov lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter tries to hold on but Gontinov postures up.
Gontinov raining down shots from the mount!
Gontinov is landing with some decent strikes but Porter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gontinov scoring with strikes but Porter is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gontinov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gontinov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gontinov working Porter over with strikes here.
Gontinov controlling from the full mount.
Gontinov 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorge Gontinov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Porter moves to clinch but Gontinov breaks away

and Gontinov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Porter won't be happy with that.
Porter tries to bench press Gontinov off him but Gontinov keeps the position.
Gontinov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Porter struggling a bit here.
Gontinov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gontinov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gontinov lands some shots froms side control.

Gontinov has hold of Porter's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Porter tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gontinov cranks the arm and Porter screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Porter, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gorge Gontinov!