PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Gelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Brum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Gelling has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gelling
vs
Brum

196 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

V-Mask Clothing + 70% laundry
Darkness

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Gelling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Brum!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brum darts in trying to clinch
and Gelling counters with a nice uppercut.

Brum gets tackled into the ropes by Gelling. Gelling maintains the clinch.
Brum managing to block the knees to the body from Gelling.
Brum takes a shot to the head.
Brum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gelling's elbow.
Gelling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brum blocks it with crossed arms.
Brum gets through Gelling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gelling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brum can't find room to land a body shot as Gelling controls the action.
Gelling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
A short right from Gelling on the inside.
Gelling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brum gets through Gelling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelling lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gelling throws a punch but it's blocked by Brum.
Brum misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gelling misses with a body punch.
Gelling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Brum.
Still in the clinch, Brum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gelling working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Brum - that landed with a thud.
Brum blocking some punches.
Brum digs a right hand into Gelling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gelling's gas tank.
Brum lands a damaging elbow.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gelling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brum blocks a body shot from Gelling.
Brum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Gelling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gelling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brum backwards.
Gelling misses with the head strike.
Gelling tries to work over Brum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gelling works on Brum's body with a couple of short punches.
Brum lands an elbow inside that Gelling shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Gelling fails to land.
Brum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gelling tries to land a knee to the head but Brum blocks with his arms.
Gelling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gelling lands with a short shot to the head.
Brum lands with a right to the head.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
Brum lands a damaging elbow.
Gelling tries to throw a body punch but Brum avoids it by throwing Gelling back against the ropes.
Gelling throws a punch but it's blocked by Brum.
Brum gets through Gelling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brum lands a damaging elbow.
Brum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelling's defenses.
Brum lands an elbow inside.
Gelling lands a shot to the body.
Gelling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gelling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brum's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gelling.
Gelling misses with a punch on the inside.
Gelling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gelling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brum backwards.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brum.
Brum swings wildly with an uppercut but Gelling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Gelling.
Brum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelling's defenses.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelling working aggressively here.
Gelling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
Gelling tries to land knees in the clinch but Brum avoids the damage to the body.
Gelling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gelling throws a head punch that misses.
Brum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gelling's defenses.
Brum scores with a shot to the side of Gelling's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brum.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brum.
Gelling takes an elbow to the temple.
Gelling digs a right hand into Brum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brum's gas tank.
Brum blocks an uppercut.
Gelling really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gelling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brum works on Gelling's body with a couple of short punches.
Brum presses Gelling against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brum blocks a body shot from Gelling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Brum dominated that 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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Brum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Brum gets tackled into the ropes by Gelling. Gelling maintains the clinch.
Fernando Brum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gelling works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gelling just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brum's brow.
Brum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gelling blocking some punches.
Brum works on Gelling's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Gelling.
Gelling misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Brum.
Gelling cracks Brum with a nice body shot.
Gelling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brum misses with a punch to the body.
Brum is trying to maintain a safe position but Gelling gets an underhook and turns Brum into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Gelling.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Junior Gelling has been cut.
Brum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gelling prevents a body shot from Brum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brum lands a nice elbow.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brum misses with a punch on the inside.
Brum lands an elbow inside that Gelling shrugs off.
Gelling can't find room to land a body shot as Brum controls the action.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
Gelling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brum.
Gelling lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gelling on the inside.
Brum lands with a left to the head.
Brum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gelling lands a hook that snaps the head of Brum backwards.
Gelling lands a shot to the body.
Brum avoiding damage as Gelling throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brum blocks an elbow strike.
Brum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gelling backwards.
Gelling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gelling lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.
Gelling prevents a body shot from Brum.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brum. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brum is looking to control Gelling's arms but Gelling gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brum has his back to the ropes.
Nice elbow from Brum.
Gelling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gelling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brum lands an elbow inside that Gelling shrugs off.
Brum lands an elbow just above Gelling 's eye.
Gelling presses Brum against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gelling tries to land a knee to the head but Brum blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gelling throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gelling.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brum lands an elbow inside.
Brum lands a nice elbow.
Gelling misses with a knee strike.
Gelling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brum digs a right hand underneath Gelling's ribcage. Gelling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gelling takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Gelling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brum digs a right hand into Gelling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gelling's gas tank.
Gelling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gelling lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brum lands a shoulder strike.
Gelling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Brum.
A short left from Brum.
Brum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gelling is keeping busy.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gelling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brum stalls.
Brum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gelling.
Brum has Gelling pushed against the ropes.
Brum is trying to maintain a safe position but Gelling gets an underhook and turns Brum into the ropes.
Brum lands an elbow inside that Gelling shrugs off.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gelling backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gelling throws a head punch that misses.
Gelling blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brum prevents a body shot from Gelling.
Gelling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Brum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Junior Gelling's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brum gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brum.
Gelling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brum blocks it with crossed arms.
Brum trying to control the position but instead, Gelling has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brum into the ropes.
Brum misses with a body punch.
Brum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brum lands with a short shot to the head.
Brum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gelling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brum looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brum tries to work over Gelling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gelling throws a punch but it's blocked by Brum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brum swings wildly with an uppercut but Gelling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gelling working aggressively here.
Brum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brum blocks an elbow strike.
Brum lands an elbow that stopped Gelling in his tracks for a moment.
Gelling stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.
Brum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gelling as Brum tries to tie him up.
Brum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellings head.
Brum lands a nice uppercut.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gelling lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gelling throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelling misses with some punches.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gelling backwards.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelling misses with some punches.
Brum lands a damaging elbow.
Gelling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gelling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brum's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.
Gelling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brum backwards.
Brum lands a body punch.
Brum lands an elbow that stopped Gelling in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gelling.
Gelling lands with a right to the head.
Gelling being controlled against the ropes.
Brum blocks a body shot from Gelling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Brum.
Brum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gelling prevents a body shot from Brum.
Brum lands a left hand.
Brum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brum digs a right hand underneath Gelling's ribcage. Gelling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Gelling.
Gelling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Brum as the two fighters clinch.
Gelling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gelling struggles to land a body shot inside as Brum controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Brum.
Brum blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Brum.
Brum lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brum lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brum lands a body punch.
Gelling takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellings head.
Brum digs a right hand underneath Gelling's ribcage. Gelling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brum.
Brum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brum.

Gelling is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Brum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Gelling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gellings head.
Brum gets through Gelling's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gelling backwards.
Brum throws a big uppercut that drops Gelling! More strikes from Brum and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gelling lies dazed against the ropes as Brum celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Brum!