PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Gammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen ARMIN VAN BUUREN - SAIL as his entrance music. Ernest Gammon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gammon
vs
Rua

177 cm
22
191 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

181 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.

5th Round
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Gammon!
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, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Ernest Gammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Gammon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rua shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rua showed some decent athleticism there.
Gammon wants to control but Rua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gammon is looking to escape.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gammon keeps working.
Gammon missing with punches from the bottom.
Rua blocks the strikes from Gammon.
Rua stops Gammon from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to free his trapped foot but Gammon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gammon is trying to stand back up but Rua is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gammon swinging wilding here.
Gammon lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rua sprawling to the canvas. Gammon follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rua hang on?

It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua wants to get back to full guard.
Gammon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gammon wants to free his trapped foot but Rua is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gammon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rua regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gammon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gammon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rua is proving hard to escape from.
Gammon chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua working for a triangle but Gammon defends it easily.
Gammon trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Gammon postures up.

Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gammon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rua looks gassed!

Gammon has gone for a leg lock! Rua slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gammon's guard.
Gammon wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua trying to control but Gammon is working from the bottom.
Gammon wants to sweep but no luck.
Gammon wants to stand up but Rua is controlling him.
Gammon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gammon is looking to stand up but Rua isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four 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.
Gammon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gammon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gammon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gammon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rua fails with the takedown.
Gammon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gammon misses with a few strikes there.
Rua shoots in and drives through. Gammon sprawls well.
Ernest Gammon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Rua.
A combination from Gammon does no damage.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Gammon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gammon throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Gammon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gammon.

That has opened up Wanderlei Rua's cut even more.
Gammon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gammon instigates a clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gammon blocks it with crossed arms.
Gammon wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gammon misses with a hook to the ribs.

Rua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gammon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rua backs up against the ropes.
Gammon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gammon tries to clinch up.
Gammon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gammon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rua.
No joy there for Gammon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gammon tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gammon to the ground. Gammon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gammon misses with a takedown attempt - Rua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gammon scores with a jab to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gammon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gammon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Gammon misses with a few strikes there.
Gammon wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Gammon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Rua counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rua prevents Gammon from getting back to his feet.
Rua passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gammon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gammon is trying to improve his position.

Rua stands up.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Gammon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gammon has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Gammon does no damage.
Gammon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rua thows a body kick. Gammon tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Rua has closed the distance and engaged Gammon in a clinch.
Gammon has a couple of punches blocked by Rua.
Gammon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gammon is trying to stall.
Gammon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rua gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gammon throws an elbow that misses.

Rua drags the fight down to the ground.
Gammon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gammon wants to stand but Rua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rua wants to sweep here but Gammon controlling him for the moment.
Gammon postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gammon wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Gammon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Rua's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gammon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gammon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rua.
Gammon tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick from Rua lands but Gammon takes it in his stride.
Ernest Gammon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gammon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rua counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rua.
Rua trying to control but Gammon is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gammon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gammon tries to get out of the position.
Gammon wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Rua is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rua advances to half guard.
Rua trying to control from half guard but Gammon is working away.
Gammon is trying to stand up here but Rua is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gammon swivels and escapes.
Rua avoids a kick to the body.
Gammon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gammon throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Gammon.
Gammon misses with a few strikes there.
Rua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gammon.
Gammon misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in but Gammon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gammon swinging wilding here.
Rua tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gammon swivels and escapes.
Ernest Gammon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Rua.
Gammon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rua backs up against the ropes.

The cut above Wanderlei Rua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gammon throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gammon tries to clinch but Rua moves away
and Rua counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gammon misses with a series of wild punches.
Gammon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammon wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gammon misses with the combination.
Ernest Gammon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Gammon throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Gammon throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gammon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rua counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gammon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gammon has his takedown stuffed

and Rua counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gammon is trying to stand back up but Rua is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Gammon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gammon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rua trying to control the action but Gammon is working from the bottom.
Gammon pushes Rua off looking to stand but Rua dives back in and keeps control.
Gammon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rua on the ground.
Rua uses his free foot to push down on Gammon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gammon.
Gammon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rua can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gammon is looking to escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gammon can't escape the position.
Gammon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gammon tries to buck Rua off but Rua takes his back!
Rua has the hooks in. Gammon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Gammon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Rua has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gammon controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to get the hooks in deep but Gammon pushed the leg off.

Rua looking to break Gammon's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gammon remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rua will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gammon wants to get back to his feet.
Gammon is trying to break free.
Gammon is working hard here to advance position.
Gammon trying to get back to his feet but Rua is in full control for now.
Gammon staying busy and making it hard for Rua to control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gammon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Gammon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rua.

Gammon showing good submission defense here.
Gammon is trying to get back to his feet but Rua has full control of the position and if anything, Gammon has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Rua looking for the choke but no joy.
Gammon wants to get back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gammon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Rua looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Gammon taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wanderlei Rua!