PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Salvaje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomek Gumienny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Salvaje could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomek Gumienny's chin.

Salvaje
vs
Gumienny

190 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Salvaje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomek Gumienny!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvaje avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gumienny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvaje swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gumienny scores a takedown into full mount!

Gumienny working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Salvaje really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gumienny raining down shots from the mount!
Salvaje is looking to get to half guard.
Salvaje tries to hold on but Gumienny pushes him away.
Salvaje is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gumienny is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Salvaje is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvaje is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Gumienny has taken his back!
Well, with Gumienny on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Salvaje is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gumienny lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Salvaje defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gumienny's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gumienny is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Salvaje needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salvaje looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Gumienny is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Salvaje knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Salvaje for a finish.
Salvaje wants to control his opponent's hands but Gumienny gets his hands free.
Salvaje is trying to break free.
Salvaje is keeping busy.
Gumienny looks gassed!
Salvaje's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Gumienny's hands.
Gumienny trying to control momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvaje is trying to stand back up.
Gumienny struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gumienny wants to control but Salvaje manages to buck him off and is now in Gumienny's guard! Nice work there by Salvaje!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Salvaje looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gumienny manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gumienny is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Salvaje not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Salvaje has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salvaje stands up over Gumienny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salvaje controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tomek Gumienny will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Salvaje dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Salvaje throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gumienny was covering up waiting for the punch and Salvaje finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Salvaje slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Salvaje working the head with strikes.
Gumienny is trying to get back to his feet.
Gumienny is breathing heavily.

Salvaje stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Salvaje with a poor takedown

and Gumienny counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvaje is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gumienny's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gumienny is thwarting Salvaje's attempts to control the position.

Salvaje kicks Gumienny off and gets back to his feet.
Gumienny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Salvaje feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gumienny being controlled here, momentarily.
Salvaje with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvaje showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Salvaje throwing strikes but missing.
Salvaje is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvaje stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gumienny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salvaje trying to control the position from guard on top but Gumienny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salvaje looking to pass the guard.
Salvaje trying to control the position from guard on top but Gumienny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salvaje pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gumienny is keeping the position for now.

Gumienny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Salvaje defends well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Salvaje fails with the takedown

and Gumienny counters with a shoot takedown. Salvaje fights it but they end up in guard.
Gumienny wants to get up but he can't break Salvaje's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvaje managing to control the position.
Salvaje is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Salvaje dominated that second round.
That's time! Salvaje's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Salvaje is looking to clinch but Gumienny is avoiding it.
Gumienny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvaje lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gumienny will feel that in the morning.
Salvaje lands an overhand right.

Salvaje looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Salvaje controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salvaje has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salvaje knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gumienny on the ground.

Salvaje is going olschool here, as he tries to force Gumienny to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gumienny shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumienny is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Salvaje looking for a guillotine from mount but Gumienny is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gumienny is trying to escape the mount.
Salvaje takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gumienny tries to hold on but Salvaje pushes him away.
Gumienny really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Salvaje cracks Gumienny with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gumienny is bucking up trying to escape but Salvaje cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salvaje working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Salvaje cracks Gumienny with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gumienny tries to hold on but Salvaje pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvaje with a couple of short strikes.
Salvaje fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Salvaje sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salvaje will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gumienny can't escape the position.
Salvaje looking to finish Gumienny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gumienny!
Gumienny is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salvaje controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Salvaje avoids the attempt from Gumienny to control.
Salvaje pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Salvaje is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Salvaje extends the arm and Gumienny is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebastian Salvaje!