PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo De Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gordon
vs
De Abreu

168 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo De Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from De Abreu.

De Abreu darts in and clinches Gordon up against the cage.
Gordon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Abreu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

De Abreu is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gordon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip De Abreu to the mat. De Abreu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

De Abreu pushes Gordon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown but De Abreu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

De Abreu moves into the clinch.
Gordon is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Abreu is pressed up against the cage. Gordon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Abreu down to the mat. De Abreu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grant Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Abreu tries a head kick but it misses.
De Abreu misses with a head kick.
De Abreu stuffs the takedown attempt from Gordon. Gordon gets slowly back to his feet.
Gordon shoots in but De Abreu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot lands for De Abreu.
De Abreu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Abreu jabs Gordon right on the nose. Gordon blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Abreu wants to clinch.
De Abreu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Gordon or perhaps it was just good defense by De Abreu which made him look bad.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
De Abreu tries to bum rush Gordon with a series of wild strikes but Gordon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gordon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Abreu is fending him off so far but Gordon persists. Nope, De Abreu circles away and we're back to standing.
De Abreu is looking to clinch.
De Abreu tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
De Abreu throws a combination. Gordon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Abreu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Abreu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gordon.
De Abreu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paulo De Abreu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Abreu tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Abreu just misses with a punch to the body.
De Abreu fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from De Abreu misses.
De Abreu connects with a high kick.
De Abreu wants to clinch.
De Abreu wants to clinch.
De Abreu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Abreu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for De Abreu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gordon walks into a straight right hand from De Abreu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Abreu misses with a combination

and Gordon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Abreu!
Gordon unloading with bombs!
De Abreu tries to hold on but Gordon pushes him away.
De Abreu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gordon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
De Abreu is squirming around, avoiding Gordon's attempts to control the action.
Gordon is really struggling to control De Abreu but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Abreu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon with a couple of short strikes.
De Abreu is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
De Abreu is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gordon lands with some strikes.
Gordon lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

De Abreu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gordon shoots in but no luck this time.
De Abreu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Abreu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Paulo De Abreu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from De Abreu.
De Abreu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gordon circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Abreu lands a lovely overhand right.
De Abreu throws a head kick but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Abreu avoids it really well and circles away.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Abreu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Abreu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gordon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Abreu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gordon's sensitive parts.
De Abreu fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Abreu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from De Abreu misses.
Nice sprawl there from De Abreu as Gordon shoots in.
Gordon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Abreu pinned against the cage. De Abreu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Abreu tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
De Abreu stalks Gordon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gordon's face. Gordon staggers backwards, shaken.
De Abreu throws a right and a left that Gordon avoids nicely.
De Abreu tries to clinch but Gordon is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from De Abreu. No joy for Gordon on that attempt.
De Abreu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from De Abreu both land. Nice combination.
De Abreu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Abreu wants it to stay on the feet.
De Abreu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Abreu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gordon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon breaks from De Abreu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gordon landing shots from mount.
Gordon with shots to the head and body - De Abreu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gordon lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gordon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gordon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Abreu is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Abreu working to try and regain half guard.
Gordon lands a heavy elbow.
De Abreu is working to get back to half guard.
De Abreu is squirming around, avoiding Gordon's attempts to control the action.
Gordon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
De Abreu is bucking up trying to escape but Gordon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
De Abreu tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gordon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
De Abreu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gordon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Abreu taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Grant Gordon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

De Abreu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gordon shoots in and drives through. De Abreu sprawls well.
De Abreu throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
De Abreu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gordon's hands.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Abreu.
Gordon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Abreu throws a nice looking combination but Gordon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for De Abreu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gordon closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Abreu circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Abreu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Abreu throws a head kick that misses.
De Abreu leaves Gordon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Abreu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Abreu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gordon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Abreu cracks Gordon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Abreu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Abreu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gordon.
De Abreu moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
De Abreu moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
De Abreu is looking to clinch.
De Abreu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

De Abreu gets caught napping as Gordon dives in and scores a takedown. De Abreu manages to retain guard.

De Abreu is working an open guard so Gordon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De Abreu scores with a head kick. Gordon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from De Abreu.
De Abreu wants to clinch up but Gordon keeps it at a distance.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown but De Abreu shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gordon scores a takedown into full mount!
Gordon working the ground and pound effectively.
Gordon looking to finish De Abreu with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Abreu!
Gordon dominating with strikes here.
Gordon looking to control but De Abreu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gordon goes for an armbar but he's not got it… De Abreu turns into him and now he's in Gordon's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to stand up but De Abreu isn't so interested in that idea.
De Abreu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

De Abreu stands up and waves to Gordon to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Abreu lands a two punch combo.
De Abreu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gordon backs up against the cage.
Grant Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon fails with a takedown attempt.
De Abreu throws a series of punches but Gordon avoids them all with ease.
De Abreu tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
De Abreu thows a body shot but no joy.
Gordon has a takedown stuffed.
De Abreu misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gordon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Abreu avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo De Abreu.
I think De Abreu 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paulo De Abreu!