PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Tulley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tulley
vs
Gomes

195 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Tulley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tulley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomes's best efforts.
Tulley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gomes advances position into side control!

Gomes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gomes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tulley has escaped the position, nice work there.

Gomes tries for a kimura but Tulley is defending well.

Gomes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gomes looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomes's best efforts.

Gomes 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.

Tulley is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomes.
Tulley keeping control of the position.

That's two 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.
Tulley wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomes trying to control from half guard but Tulley is working away.

Gomes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tulley is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Gomes!