PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Furry (ranked 3194 p4p, 287 weight class) and Roger Gilmore (ranked 5316 p4p, 390 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Furry
vs
Gilmore

168 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

UnderGround Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Furry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furry looks for a takedown but Gilmore sprawls well.
Gilmore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Furry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gilmore throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore scores with a hook.

Furry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gilmore tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Furry is in Gilmore's guard.
Gilmore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Furry is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilmore keeping moving, preventing Furry from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Furry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Furry scores with punches from side control.
Gilmore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gilmore parries the strikes from Furry easily there. Furry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gilmore to escape.
Furry just content to control the position.
Furry lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gilmore down.

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

Furry tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furry has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Furry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Gilmore's face as Furry controls the position.
Furry misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Furry 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Furry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've been informed that Gilmore has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gilmore wants to get back to his feet but Furry is dominant here and he's now got Gilmore's back!
Gilmore is trying to remain composed but Furry is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

Furry looking for the choke but no joy.
Gilmore is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Furry off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Gilmore is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furry throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gilmore!

Gilmore showing good submission defense here.
Gilmore is trying to stand back up.
Gilmore covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Furry tightening his grip on Gilmore, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Furry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Furry shoots for a takedown but Gilmore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Furry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Furry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilmore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Furry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gilmore's head.
Gilmore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Furry with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furry looking to pass the guard.
Furry sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Furry wants to pass the guard but Gilmore is keeping the position.
Furry throws a big elbow that misses.
Furry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Furry wants to pass the guard but Gilmore is keeping the position.
Furry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roger Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice shot lands for Gilmore.
Bryan Furry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big right from Gilmore misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gilmore misses the target.
Furry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gilmore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Furry.

Furry closes the distance and clinches.

Furry lands a takedown into guard.
Furry passes Gilmore's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gilmore looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furry trying to control the pace.
Gilmore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Furry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gilmore defending well though.
Furry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gilmore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furry.

Furry has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gilmore defend it? Furry steps over the head and cranks it - Gilmore is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Furry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan Furry!
Roger Gilmore was interviewed post fight and said 'A big thanks to Underground Supps for their support.'.