PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argo Gulskii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wall
vs
Gulskii

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Argo Gulskii!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gulskii trying to control but Wall is working from the bottom.
Wall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gulskii pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wall is keeping the position for now.

Gulskii decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wall with a poor takedown

and Gulskii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wall won't be happy with that.
Gulskii wants to control but Wall is keeping him busy.
Wall is looking to regain half guard here but Gulskii keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gulskii lands a big shot there that rocks Wall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gulskii raining down shots from the mount!

Wall is rocked!
Wall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Wall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wall taking shots to the head.
Gulskii with shots to the head and body - Wall looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gulskii looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall tries to hold on but Gulskii postures up.
Wall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gulskii scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gulskii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gulskii with good strikes from the mount here!
Wall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gulskii controlling from the full mount.
Gulskii landing strikes from the mount and Wall is in trouble!
Gulskii controlling from the full mount.
Wall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gulskii tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wall seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gulskii cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gulskii controlling from mount.
Wall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gulskii controlling the position easily from mount.
Wall is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gulskii avoids the attempt from Wall to control.
Gulskii scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Paul Wall has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulskii looking to control but Wall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gulskii lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wall hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Gulskii.
BOOM! Gulskii connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gulskii connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wall is working to get back to half guard.
Gulskii lands a big shot there that rocks Wall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Paul Wall's cut is getting worse.

Gulskii looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wall is desperately trying to improve his position but Gulskii has a good base and remains in mount.
Wall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gulskii on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wall tries to hold on but Gulskii pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argo Gulskii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Wall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gulskii throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Wall tries to keep at a distance but Gulskii has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gulskii gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gulskii missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gulskii.

Gulskii stands up from half guard.

Wall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Wall is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gulskii doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wall.
Wall working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gulskii's thigh. Gulskii counters though and makes it back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall looking to sit in guard and control but Gulskii gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gulskii is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulskii won't allow Wall to sweep him here.
Gulskii trying to control the position from guard on top but Wall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argo Gulskii has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Gulskii stands up from Wall's guard - Gulskii perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wall fails with the takedown

and Gulskii counters with a single leg into guard. Wall didn't expect that.
Gulskii slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulskii cracks Wall with a solid left hand.
Gulskii is pushing down on Wall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wall is fighting to maintain full guard but Gulskii has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gulskii not doing much here.

Gulskii decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Gulskii looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wall!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gulskii avoids the attempt from Wall to control.
Wall tries to reverse the position but Gulskii maintains control.
Wall tries to hold on but Gulskii postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall can't escape the position.
Wall wants to hold on but Gulskii pushes him away.
Wall is in a horrible position here. Gulskii smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wall keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gulskii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wall is looking to escape.
Wall is working to get back to half guard.
Gulskii lands with some strikes.
Gulskii prevents Wall from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall is in a horrible position here. Gulskii smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gulskii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wall is looking to escape.
Wall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gulskii throws some wild stikes that Wall manages to avoid easily.
Wall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gulskii trying to control the action but Wall is working from the bottom.
Gulskii working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gulskii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gulskii working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Gulskii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Wall dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Wall's cut.
That's time! Wall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gulskii clinches up with Wall and pushes him back against the cage.

Gulskii turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Gulskii is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wall can't do much from the bottom here.
Gulskii working the ground and pound from side control.
Gulskii working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wall is being controlled here.
Gulskii lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wall down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gulskii working the ground and pound.
Gulskii has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wall!
Gulskii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gulskii dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulskii landing shots from mount.
Gulskii cracks Wall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gulskii landing shots from mount.
Gulskii content just to control the position here.
Wall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Paul Wall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gulskii looking to finish Wall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wall!
Wall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gulskii landing strikes from the mount and Wall is in trouble!
Gulskii fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gulskii quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Gulskii but it's paid off an Wall is forced to tap! Nice work by Gulskii.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Argo Gulskii!