PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fellice Gmund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartskie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartskie Lim will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Gmund
vs
Lim

159 cm
25
229 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fellice Gmund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bartskie Lim!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gmund throws the left hand but Lim avoids the punch easily.
Gmund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartskie Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lim showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lim slows the pace down in half guard.
Lim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lim escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fellice Gmund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lim stays in close to Gmund's body and controls the position.
Lim scoring with some ground and pound.
Lim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gmund is keeping the position for now.
Gmund wants to stand and escape but Lim is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim trying to control the position from guard on top but Gmund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bartskie Lim was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gmund misses with a looping right.
Gmund throws a shot from downtown. Lim moves away and avoids it.

Lim clinches up with Gmund and pushes him back against the cage.
Lim leaning against his opponent.
Gmund lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gmund lands a left hand.
Lim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lim dodges an elbow strike from Gmund.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lim jumps guard and drags Gmund to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Lim is looking to cinch up a triangle. Gmund throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lim's body to avoid the submission. Lim has instead reached around Gmund's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lim arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bartskie Lim!