PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monte Zuma Jr. (ranked 2524 p4p, 299 weight class) and Sandee Gorgrip (ranked 3142 p4p, 347 weight class). Zuma Jr. comes to the cage accompanied by Spider Man. Sandee Gorgrip will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zuma Jr.
vs
Gorgrip

186 cm
20
204 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
29
175 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sandee Gorgrip!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuma Jr. takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gorgrip avoids the body shot from Zuma Jr..

Gorgrip darts in and clinches Zuma Jr. up against the cage.

Zuma Jr. has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gorgrip uses from the top position.
Gorgrip must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gorgrip is looking to stand up but Zuma Jr. won't let him.

Zuma Jr. is working an open guard so Gorgrip takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Monte Zuma Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zuma Jr. fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gorgrip, pushing him back against the cage.
Zuma Jr. on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Zuma Jr. pulls guard.
Zuma Jr. keeping moving, preventing Gorgrip from controlling successfully.

Zuma Jr. is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Zuma Jr. is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gorgrip wants to control from the top but Zuma Jr. keeps moving.

Zuma Jr. is looking for a triangle but Gorgrip pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gorgrip gets to his feet - Zuma Jr. follows without any prompting.
Zuma Jr. misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zuma Jr. scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zuma Jr. scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gorgrip to see if he's OK.
Gorgrip is trying to control Zuma Jr.'s posture but Zuma Jr. avoids it.
Zuma Jr. postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zuma Jr. lands a nice forearm strike.

Zuma Jr. is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gorgrip has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here.
Zuma Jr.'s ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgrip takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zuma Jr. is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gorgrip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ground and pound from Zuma Jr. seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zuma Jr. working the ground and pound but Gorgrip is defending the strikes.

Zuma Jr. is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gorgrip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gorgrip is looking for a sweep.
Gorgrip throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Zuma Jr. 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.
Gorgrip seems a little lost for a moment, as Zuma Jr. dominates the positioning.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zuma Jr. is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gorgrip has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zuma Jr. tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zuma Jr. has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zuma Jr. takes a little break here. Gorgrip wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorgrip tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zuma Jr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zuma Jr. working the ground and pound from side control.
Zuma Jr. taking a breather here.
Zuma Jr. throws a strike aimed at the side of Gorgrip's head but Gorgrip avoids it well.

Zuma Jr. is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gorgrip knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgrip takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Zuma Jr. is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gorgrip knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zuma Jr. creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Zuma Jr. swings around for an armbar but Gorgrip sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zuma Jr.'s guard.
Gorgrip trying to control but Zuma Jr. is working from the bottom.

Zuma Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gorgrip can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zuma Jr. controls Gorgrip momentarily but Gorgrip frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Zuma Jr. dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gorgrip shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zuma Jr. manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gorgrip wants to control from the top but Zuma Jr. keeps moving.

Zuma Jr. looking for a guillotine here but Gorgrip defends easily.
Zuma Jr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorgrip can do to turn this around?

Zuma Jr. looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Zuma Jr. has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gorgrip can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Zuma Jr. working for a triangle but Gorgrip defends it easily.
Gorgrip looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorgrip wants to stand but Zuma Jr. is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zuma Jr. is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gorgrip defends well.
Gorgrip wants to stand but Zuma Jr. is controlling his posture from full guard.

Zuma Jr. is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gorgrip rolls with it to try and escape but Zuma Jr. cranks on the arm and Gorgrip is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Monte Zuma Jr.!
A victorious Monte Zuma Jr. thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Sandee Gorgrip spoke after the fight, saying 'He is a very good fighter. I will come back stronger next time you see me'.