PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabrici Gorfal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobroma Garvonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobroma Garvonin struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kobroma Garvonin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gorfal
vs
Garvonin

175 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

174 cm
28
169 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabrici Gorfal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kobroma Garvonin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garvonin fails with the takedown

and Gorfal counters with a takedown into side control.
Garvonin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gorfal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garvonin defending well though.
Garvonin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garvonin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gorfal trying to control but Garvonin is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gorfal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garvonin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gorfal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garvonin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gorfal!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garvonin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gorfal gets back to half guard.
Garvonin is thwarting Gorfal's attempts to control the position.
Garvonin misses with a head shot. Gorfal uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gorfal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gorfal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Garvonin stands and throws Gorfal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garvonin tries to move to mount but Gorfal blocks the move with his legs.

Garvonin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal is looking for a sweep.
Gorfal prevents Garvonin from moving into mount.
Garvonin wants to control but Gorfal is keeping him busy.
Garvonin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Garvonin is looking to take a break and control but Gorfal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garvonin swings around for an armbar but Gorfal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Garvonin's guard.
Garvonin trying to control the position.
Gorfal postures up in Garvonin's guard and throws a big left but Garvonin blocks it.

Garvonin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorfal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Garvonin working for submissions but it's allowed Gorfal to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gorfal wants to control but Garvonin is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fabrici Gorfal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Garvonin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gorfal dives in and scores a takedown into Garvonin's guard.
Gorfal wants to control from the top but Garvonin keeps moving.
Gorfal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gorfal trying to move into half guard but instead Garvonin has managed to sweep!

Garvonin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gorfal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garvonin has managed to get both his arms back between Gorfal's legs - danger averted.

Gorfal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Garvonin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Garvonin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gorfal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvonin trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gorfal throws some wild stikes that Garvonin manages to avoid easily.
Gorfal throws some wild stikes that Garvonin manages to avoid easily.
Gorfal controlling the position easily from mount.
Garvonin tries to hold on but Gorfal postures up.
Garvonin is looking to improve his position but Gorfal isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin wants to hold on but Gorfal pushes him away.
Garvonin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gorfal tries to control but Garvonin wriggling away.
Gorfal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Garvonin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garvonin is looking for a sweep. Gorfal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garvonin is defending against the submission attempts here by Gorfal.
Garvonin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gorfal.
Garvonin wants to control but Gorfal is keeping busy.
Garvonin is trying to get back to full guard.
Gorfal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garvonin's head.
Garvonin trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garvonin is looking to improve his position.
Garvonin wants to control but Gorfal is keeping busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gorfal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garvonin is looking to escape.
Gorfal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabrici Gorfal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Garvonin has his takedown stuffed
and Gorfal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garvonin has his takedown stuffed
and Gorfal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garvonin.
Fabrici Gorfal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobroma Garvonin.
Gorfal scores with a one two! Garvonin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gorfal stuffs the takedown attempt from Garvonin. Garvonin gets slowly back to his feet.
Gorfal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gorfal tries to clinch but Garvonin moves out of range.

Gorfal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gorfal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Gorfal is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Garvonin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gorfal gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Garvonin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gorfal lets go of the hold and Garvonin can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabrici Gorfal!