PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Gould (ranked 4957 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Hambone (ranked 4941 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.

Gould
vs
Hambone

165 cm
19
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
239 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Hambone!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hambone moves into the clinch.
Hambone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hambone being controlled against the cage.
Gould slows down the pace here.
Gould wants to stall.

Hambone has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gould clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gould is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Gould trying to control the action but Hambone just sinks the hooks in.
Hambone is working the ground and pound. Can Gould escape?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould prevents Hambone from getting a body triangle.
Gould might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hambone is hanging on to Gould's back as he tries to escape.
What can Gould do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Hambone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Will Hambone go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hambone is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gould really is a fat lump.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gould can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gould turns into Hambone and is now in his guard.
Gould stops Hambone from standing up.
Gould controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hambone looking for a sweep. Not yet Hambone, not yet.
Hambone trying to control the position here.

Gould postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hambone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gould, into his guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gould is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould keeping moving, preventing Hambone from controlling successfully.
Hambone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hambone is in close to Gould's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hambone trying to control the position from guard on top but Gould is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gould looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hambone cracks Gould with a solid left hand.
Hambone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hambone trying to control but Gould is working from the bottom.
Gould tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gould is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hambone working some strikes from top position.
Gould wants to hit a switch here but Hambone passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gould there!
Gould bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Hambone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gould is aware though and is defending well.
Gould sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gould loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hambone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gould got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hambone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gould has managed to get both his arms back between Hambone's legs - danger averted.
Hambone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Hambone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hambone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gould keeping moving, preventing Hambone from controlling successfully.

Gould looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hambone passes into half guard.

Gould makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Hambone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gould is trying to keep Hambone in close.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hambone. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hambone trying to control the position from guard on top but Gould is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hambone being controlled here momentarily.
Hambone advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould is not content to let Hambone control the position.
Hambone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gould regains half guard.
Hambone works his way into full mount!
Gould tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hambone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gould hang on?
Gould bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gould not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gould looking to sit in guard and control but Hambone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gould is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hambone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gould is on top in guard.

Hambone is looking for a triangle but Gould pushes his legs off easily.
Hambone being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould trying to control the position from guard on top but Hambone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hambone doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hambone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gould sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hambone is trying to control the position but Gould postures up.
Gould preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gould trying to control the position from guard on top but Hambone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gould wants to stand but Hambone has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hambone holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gould pushes Hambone up against the cage in a clinch.
Gould is stalling here.

Hambone lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hambone won't allow Gould to sweep him here.
Hambone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gould bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hambone's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Barry Hambone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hambone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gould's guard.

Gould kicks Hambone off and gets to his feet.

Hambone gets a double leg takedown into Gould's guard.
Gould wants to get back to his feet but Hambone passes into half guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gould manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hambone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hambone won't allow Gould to sweep him here.
Hambone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gould keeping moving, preventing Hambone from controlling successfully.
Hambone wants to stand but Gould has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould looking to control.
Gould wants to control the position but Hambone says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Gould is defending against the submission attempts here by Hambone.
Gould is refusing to be controlled, as Hambone sits in half guard.
Gould is looking for a sweep. Hambone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gould is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hambone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hambone's back!
Gould connects with a big shot to the side of Hambone's head.
Hambone is really stuck here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hambone is keeping busy.
Gould looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Gould controlling the position well here. Hambone rolled but Gould kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hambone wants to control his opponent's hands but Gould gets his hands free.
Gould slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hambone is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gould is riding his opponent, not letting Hambone buck him off.

Gould looking to break Hambone's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hambone remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gould will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hambone breaks Gould's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hambone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gould is proving hard to escape from.
Hambone wants to control from the top but Gould keeps moving.
Barry Hambone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gould trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gould can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hambone controls the pace.

Gould is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gould looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hambone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hambone advances position into side control!
Hambone wants to stand but Gould is controlling his arm.
Gould tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gould looking for a sweep but Hambone has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hambone controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miguel Gould has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barry Hambone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hambone tries to control but Gould wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Gould.
Well Hambone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Barry Hambone!