PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gurgel
vs
Rios

185 cm
26
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
27
218 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Gurgel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Rios!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios wants to clinch but Gurgel slips to the side
and Gurgel counters with an outside leg kick.
Rios scores with a shot to the body.
Gurgel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gurgel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rios wants to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a solid body kick.
Victor Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gurgel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gurgel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios misses with a wild body shot.
Rios tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rios looks gassed!
Gurgel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rios's head.

It looks like Victor Rios has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gurgel.
Gurgel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rios walks into a straight right hand from Gurgel.
Gurgel looks to land a combination. Rios sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Rios is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Gurgel.
Rios is still on wobbly legs! Can Gurgel finish him?
Rios looks to throw a body kick
and Gurgel counters with an outside leg kick.
Rios seems to have recovered his senses.
Gurgel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rios blocks a head kick by Gurgel.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gurgel.
Gurgel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gurgel connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Gurgel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick from Gurgel lands but Rios takes it in his stride.
Rios takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gurgel scores with a head kick.
Gurgel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rios tries to clinch up
and Gurgel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
Gurgel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from Gurgel lands but Rios takes it in his stride.
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!
A low kick from Rios is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rios darts in trying to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gurgel.
Gurgel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gurgel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gurgel.
Rios is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gurgel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gurgel lands a nice looking body shot.
Gurgel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gurgel scores with a spinning back kick!
Gurgel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gurgel lands with a slapping head kick.
Rios tries to clinch but Gurgel moves away
and Gurgel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gurgel is looking to slow Rios down with leg kicks.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel counters with a nice leg kick.
Gurgel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rios tries to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a low kick, right behind Rios 's knee.
Gurgel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rios.
Rios has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gurgel.
A lazy body kick from Rios
and Gurgel counters with a head kick.
Gurgel connects with a nice looking jab.
Rios moves to clinch but Gurgel breaks away
and Gurgel counters with a thumping low kick.
Rios wants to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a good, hard body kick but Rios shrugs it off.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel counters with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gurgel.
Gurgel digs a good hook to Rios's body.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel counters with a one-two to the body.
Rios tries to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gurgel avoids the head kick by Rios.
Rios pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gurgel back to the cage. Rios follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Gurgel.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gurgel counters with a head kick. That will keep Rios thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rios on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gurgel. Gurgel obviously looking to wear him down.
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a low kick, right behind Rios 's knee.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gurgel counters with an outside leg kick.
Rios lands a jab to Gurgel's midsection.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gurgel misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel counters with a big head kick but Rios shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rios walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gurgel.
Gurgel avoids the head kick by Rios.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gurgel counters with a good low kick that Rios was not able to check.
Rios darts in trying to clinch
and Gurgel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rios really felt that one!
Rios closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rios looks to clinch
and Gurgel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rios on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gurgel throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Gurgel counter with a right hand.
Rios tries to clinch but Gurgel moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rios darts in trying to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Gurgel tenderised Rios's leg. Rios is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rios tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rios wants to clinch
and Gurgel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gurgel, right into the meat.
Rios moves to clinch but Gurgel breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rios scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gurgel tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios misses with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rios crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gurgel - the referee stops the clock and Rios gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gurgel. Rios manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gurgel connects with an inside leg kick.
Gurgel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gurgel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gurgel scores with a head kick. Rios tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rios misses with a head kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gurgel.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.

Rios darts in and clinches Gurgel up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rios just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gurgel's brow.
Gurgel lands a good knee to the midsection. Rios won't want to take too many of those.
Rios wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gurgel has him pressed against the cage.

Gurgel lands a takedown into guard.
Gurgel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gurgel gets to his feet - Rios follows without any prompting.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick.
Gurgel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rios.
Rios wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel counters with a low kick, right behind Rios 's knee.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rios wants to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rios wants to clinch but Gurgel slips to the side
and Gurgel counters with a head kick. That will keep Rios thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gurgel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rios tries to clinch but Gurgel moves away
and Gurgel counters with a thumping low kick.
Gurgel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gurgel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gurgel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurgel throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rios.
Gurgel throws a head kick but Rios moves out of range.
Rios throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gurgel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gurgel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gurgel throws a leg kick which misses Rios's front leg but catches the back leg as Rios tries to avoid it.
Gurgel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rios throws a one two combo.
Gurgel lands with a good body shot.
Rios tries to clinch but Gurgel moves away
and Gurgel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rios showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gurgel.
Rios darts in trying to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios lands a jab-cross combination.
Rios wants to clinch but Gurgel slips to the side
and Gurgel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
Gurgel lands a jab to the head.
Gurgel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rios throws a combination. Gurgel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Gurgel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Rios's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gurgel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rios if he has to take too many more of those.
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rios blocks a head kick by Gurgel.
Rios tries to clinch up
and Gurgel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rios really felt that one!
Gurgel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a left and a right that stings Rios.
Gurgel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rios wants to clinch but Gurgel slips to the side
and Gurgel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rios tries to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gurgel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
Gurgel feints and then cracks Rios's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rios down.
Rios walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gurgel.
Gurgel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a head kick. That will keep Rios thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios blocks a head kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel looks to land a body kick but Rios moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios lands with a nice body punch.
Gurgel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Gurgel.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a good, hard body kick but Rios shrugs it off.
Gurgel lands a head kick. Rios smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paulo Gurgel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gurgel counters with an inside leg kick.
Rios tries to clinch but Gurgel moves out of range.
Gurgel blocks the body kick.
Gurgel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rios thinking.
Gurgel throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios tries to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rios stalks Gurgel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gurgel's face. Gurgel staggers backwards, shaken.
Rios tries to clinch up but Gurgel circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rios is out of range and Gurgel settles back down.
Rios wants to clinch but Gurgel slips to the side
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rios is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Rios moves into the clinch.
Gurgel blocks the elbow strike.
Rios using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gurgel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Gurgel.
Rios throws an elbow but it misses.

Gurgel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rios throws a series of strikes that have Gurgel backpedaling.
Gurgel misses with a head kick.
Rios tries to clinch but Gurgel moves away
and Gurgel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rios is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gurgel. Rios shrugs it off though.
Rios throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gurgel.
Nice uppercut lands for Rios. That snapped Gurgel's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to clinch up
and Gurgel counters with a low kick, right behind Rios 's knee.
Gurgel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios moves to clinch but Gurgel breaks away
and Gurgel counters with a low kick, right behind Rios 's knee.
Rios looks to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rios with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a head kick. That will keep Rios thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rios closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gurgel counters with an outside leg kick.
Rios tries to clinch up
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a low kick, right behind Rios 's knee.
Rios lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gurgel is looking to wear down Rios with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gurgel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rios circles away quickly and effectively.
Rios tries to clinch up
and Gurgel counters with a low kick, right behind Rios 's knee.
Rios tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gurgel.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rios takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gurgel counters with a good low kick that Rios was not able to check.
Paulo Gurgel is winning the standup battle so far.
Gurgel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rios closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a thumping low kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gurgel circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gurgel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gurgel punishes Rios's body with a nice straight punch.
Rios tries to clinch up
and Gurgel counters with an outside leg kick.
Rios closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gurgel counters with an inside leg kick.
Rios on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gurgel. Gurgel obviously looking to wear him down.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rios wants to clinch but Gurgel slips to the side
and Gurgel counters with a good low kick that Rios was not able to check.
Rios wants to clinch but Gurgel slips to the side
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gurgel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rios is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rios moves to clinch but Gurgel breaks away
and Gurgel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Gurgel.
Rios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rios tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gurgel.
Gurgel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gurgel scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gurgel.
Gurgel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rios's sensitive parts.
Gurgel throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios tries to clinch but Gurgel moves away
and Gurgel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gurgel.
Rios moves to clinch but Gurgel breaks away
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rios darts in trying to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rios's knee momentarily.
Rios stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gurgel.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rios avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a leg kick.
Rios looks to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rios wants to clinch but Gurgel slips to the side
and Gurgel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rios scores with a one two! Gurgel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rios tries to clinch
and Gurgel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rios blocks a head kick by Gurgel.
Rios tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gurgel counters with an inside leg kick.
Gurgel tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gurgel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and Gurgel counters with a thumping low kick.
Gurgel misses with a body kick.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gurgel just misses with a punch to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gurgel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rios thuds his shin into the meat of Gurgel's side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gurgel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rios looks to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a thumping low kick.
Gurgel is looking to slow Rios down with leg kicks.
Rios looks to clinch
and Gurgel counters with a good, hard body kick but Rios shrugs it off.
Rios closes the distance but Gurgel moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Rios fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gurgel, pushing him back against the cage.
Rios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Gurgel lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gurgel wants to control but Rios is keeping him busy.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
Paulo Gurgel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rios gets full guard.
Gurgel stops Rios from standing up.
Gurgel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rios on the ground.
Gurgel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rios wants to get back to his feet but Gurgel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Gurgel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gurgel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Paulo Gurgel!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Paulo Gurgel!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Paulo Gurgel!

Paulo Gurgel wins by unanimous decision!