PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Gomes (ranked 6451 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Andrade (ranked 4189 p4p, 141 weight class). Andrade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MC Melqui e MC Kekel - Piranha kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gomes
vs
Andrade

200 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcelo Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrade swinging wildly here.
Marcelo Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade fails to land with a series of punches.

Gomes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gomes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

It looks like Marcelo Andrade has been cut.

Gomes seems to be looking for submissions.

Gomes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrade doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomes.

Andrade pushes Gomes off and gets back to his feet.
Andrade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Andrade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Gomes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Andrade!
Gomes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Andrade dodges the ground and pound from Gomes.

Gomes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Andrade is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Andrade throws Gomes to one side and escapes!
Andrade throws a right and a left that Gomes avoids nicely.
Gomes tries to counter with a takedown but Andrade is quick to defend against it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomes attempts a counter takedown but Andrade avoids it well and moves away.

Gomes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Andrade!
Gomes works to advance to full mount. Andrade defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Andrade looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control the pace but Andrade is squirming around nicely.
Gomes lands a big shot there that rocks Andrade but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gomes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Andrade squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gomes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Andrade can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gomes wants to control the pace but Andrade is squirming around nicely.
Andrade taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrade is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes with the ground and pound from mount.

Gomes is working for a guillotine from mount but Andrade frees his head quite easily.
Gomes landing strikes from the mount and Andrade is in trouble!
Gomes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Andrade hang on?
Gomes lands a nice shot to the head.

That has opened up Marcelo Andrade's cut even more.
Andrade taking shots to the head.

The cut above Marcelo Andrade's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gomes is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Andrade is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Gomes!