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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Gumbirium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Gumbirium had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Gumbirium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gumbirium is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gumbirium wants to control but Silva postures up.
Gumbirium taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gumbirium wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva wants to control but Gumbirium is keeping him busy.
Gumbirium tries to improve position but can't.
Gumbirium regains half guard there - taking advantage of Silva's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gumbirium knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbirium is not content to let Silva control the position.
Gumbirium avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Gumbirium punching from the bottom.
Gumbirium regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva passes Gumbirium's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gumbirium keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbirium manages to get to full guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gumbirium. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gumbirium has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Gumbirium's legs - danger averted.
Gumbirium might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva trying to control but Gumbirium is working from the bottom.
Gumbirium is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gumbirium trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Gumbirium's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva is working Gumbirium over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva tries to stand but Gumbirium is controlling from the bottom.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gumbirium is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gumbirium in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumbirium working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gumbirium trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gumbirium seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gumbirium wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Gumbirium dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gumbirium has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gumbirium looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Gumbirium persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Gumbirium shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gumbirium controls his leg.
Gumbirium regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Gumbirium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbirium looking to control.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Gumbirium has wrist control.
Gumbirium keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Gumbirium being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Edson Silva.
Gumbirium swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Gumbirium is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Gumbirium.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manny Gumbirium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Gumbirium holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gumbirium taking a breather.
Gumbirium changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gumbirium throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a push kick but Gumbirium slaps the foot to one side.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gumbirium to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Gumbirium advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Gumbirium has control of the leg.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Gumbirium controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Manny Gumbirium just wasn't active enough.
Gumbirium drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gumbirium's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gumbirium drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gumbirium jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gumbirium with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Gumbirium dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gumbirium tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Gumbirium throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Gumbirium avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gumbirium counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Gumbirium lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gumbirium content to stall in guard here.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gumbirium looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manny Gumbirium wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Gumbirium passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Gumbirium is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Gumbirium has control of the leg.
Gumbirium is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to hold on but Gumbirium pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gumbirium controlling his opponent.
Gumbirium lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gumbirium looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gumbirium takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Manny Gumbirium overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva tries to hold on but Gumbirium postures up.
Gumbirium breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Gumbirium has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gumbirium keeps control of the position easily here as Silva tries to buck him off.
The referee is taking a good look at Silva as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Gumbirium!
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Gumbirium showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gumbirium, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Manny Gumbirium!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Manny Gumbirium!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Manny Gumbirium!
Manny Gumbirium wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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