PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brycen Gionet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Morientes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gionet comes into the arena with "Mosh" by Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Brycen Gionet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Morientes's chin.

Gionet
vs
Morientes

180 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brycen Gionet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Morientes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gionet dodges the punch combination from Morientes.
Morientes scores with a jab. Gionet acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gionet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gionet.
Gionet tries to score with some ground and pound. Morientes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gionet blocks the strikes from Morientes.

Gionet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morientes is looking to reverse the position.
Morientes prevents Gionet from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gionet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morientes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gionet tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morientes wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gionet is breathing heavily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morientes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Morientes is looking to reverse the position.
Morientes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gionet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morientes pecks away with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Gionet goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Morientes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gionet's guard! Nice work there by Morientes!
Morientes trying to control but Gionet is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes cracks Gionet with a solid left hand.
Gionet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morientes wants to stand but Gionet is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morientes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morientes chips away with some ground and pound.
Morientes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morientes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morientes chips away with some ground and pound.
Morientes wanted to stand there but Gionet had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morientes gets to his feet - Gionet follows without any prompting.
Gionet slips a jab and a cross from Morientes.
Morientes misses with a double jab.
Morientes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morientes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Morientes thows a body kick. Gionet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morientes. That's going to slow Gionet down.
Gionet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Morientes scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Morientes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gionet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morientes pinned against the cage. Morientes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Morientes lands with an uppercut that bounces Gionet off the cage and back into rage.
Morientes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morientes cracks Gionet with an open hand slap.
Gionet dodges the punch combination from Morientes.
Morientes misses with a series of wild punches.
Morientes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morientes duly obliges.
Morientes throws a right and a left that Gionet avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morientes jabs Gionet right on the nose. Gionet blinks but takes it well.
Gionet slips a jab and a cross from Morientes.
Morientes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morientes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gionet sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Morientes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gionet advances position into side control!

Gionet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gionet tries for a kimura but Morientes is defending well.

Gionet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gionet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gionet tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Morientes tries to improve position but can't.

Gionet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
Morientes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gionet is trying to move to mount but Morientes reverses beautifully and ends up in Gionet's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morientes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morientes.
Gionet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morientes.
Gionet takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nick Morientes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Morientes does it's job there.
Morientes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Morientes duly obliges.
Crunch! Morientes slams his shin into Gionet's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morientes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morientes misses with a double jab.
Morientes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gionet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morientes circles away.
Morientes throws a series of punches but Gionet moves out of range.
Morientes throws a wild body kick that Gionet sees coming a mile off.
Morientes throws a series of punches but Gionet avoids them all with ease.
Morientes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morientes throws a series of punches but Gionet moves out of range.
Morientes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morientes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Morientes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Morientes misses with a two punch combination.
Morientes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gionet shoots in but no luck this time.
Morientes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Gionet gets the takedown into side control.
Morientes is being controlled here.
Morientes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gionet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morientes throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Gionet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morientes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gionet in side control, throwing shots but Morientes defends.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morientes wants to control but Gionet postures up.
Morientes wants to get back to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Morientes has eaten all the pies!
Gionet works to advance to full mount. Morientes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Gionet wants to finish this one by submission but Morientes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gionet.

Gionet is going olschool here, as he tries to force Morientes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morientes shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gionet takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.

Gionet working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Gionet working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes can't escape the position.
Morientes trying to get back to his feet but Gionet is in full control for now.
Gionet has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Morientes.

Gionet is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Morientes is defending well though. Gionet let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gionet is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Brycen Gionet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gionet throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gionet is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Morientes knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Morientes for a finish.
Brycen Gionet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Morientes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gionet looking for the choke but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brycen Gionet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Morientes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Morientes!