PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsubasa J Champ is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gurgel
vs
J Champ

193 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tsubasa J Champ!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from J Champ.
Gurgel lands a glancing blow to the side of J Champ's head.
J Champ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as J Champ blocks the leg kick.
Gurgel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
J Champ delivers a nice body kick.
J Champ throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
J Champ finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gurgel with a hook.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Gurgel moved away.
J Champ thumps Gurgel with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gurgel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by J Champ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel doesn't manage to clinch there - J Champ circles away.
J Champ misses with a kick to the body
and Gurgel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gurgel looks to throw the jab but J Champ is out of range.
J Champ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Gurgel clinches.
Gurgel stalls.

Gurgel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gurgel tries to score with a low kick but J Champ moves his leg out of the way.
Gurgel throws a body punch but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ tried to score with a low kick but Gurgel checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
J Champ thumps Gurgel with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J Champ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gurgel's sensitive parts.
Gurgel throws the kick towards the body but J Champ avoids it.
J Champ is looking to slow Gurgel down with leg kicks.

J Champ takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by J Champ.

It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.

J Champ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Gurgel.
Joaozinho Gurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
J Champ ducks under a wild hook from Gurgel.
J Champ throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gurgel moves into the clinch.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from J Champ.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gurgel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

J Champ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
J Champ moves out of range as Gurgel throws a body kick.
J Champ throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gurgel counters with a three punch combo that has J Champ backing up. J Champ nods at Gurgel to acknowledge the strikes.
Gurgel throws out a leg kick but J Champ moves out of range and Gurgel only half commits.
Gurgel misses with an uppercut
and J Champ counters with a low kick, right behind Gurgel 's knee.
A slapping body kick lands there for J Champ.
Gurgel is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurgel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before J Champ can pounce on him.
Gurgel moves out of range as J Champ throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Gurgel misses its intended target.
J Champ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gurgel checks the leg kick nicely there.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
Gurgel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gurgel throws out a leg kick but J Champ moves out of range and Gurgel only half commits.
Gurgel misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel looks to land a combination but J Champ avoids it well.
J Champ feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gurgel's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

J Champ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
J Champ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
J Champ throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gurgel counters with a good low kick that J Champ was not able to check.
Gurgel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and J Champ counters with a low kick, right behind Gurgel 's knee.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
Gurgel cracks J Champ with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
J Champ staying out of range there.
Gurgel checks the leg kick.
J Champ blocks a jab.
J Champ avoids the head kick by Gurgel.
Gurgel missing with a left hand there. J Champ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from J Champ.
Gurgel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gurgel wants to clinch up but J Champ keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Gurgel misses.
Gurgel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gurgel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. J Champ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gurgel fails to land with a series of punches.
Gurgel connects with an inside leg kick.
J Champ chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gurgel lands a nice leg kick that just misses J Champ's sensitive parts.
Gurgel blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gurgel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gurgel cracks J Champ with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
J Champ's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gurgel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! J Champ scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
J Champ attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gurgel tried to score with a low kick but J Champ checks it.
Gurgel cracks the inside of J Champ's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Gurgel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel lands a nice shot to the body.
Gurgel throws a series of punches but J Champ moves out of range.
A lazy left from Gurgel finds it's target.
Gurgel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of J Champ's head.
J Champ scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gurgel swinging wildly here.
J Champ misses with a leg kick.
Gurgel avoids the head kick by J Champ.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gurgel misses.
The fighters circling - Gurgel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurgel wants to slow J Champ down by chopping away at his legs.
J Champ chopping away at his opponent's legs.
J Champ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
J Champ misses with a low kick as Gurgel jumps back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as J Champ checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Gurgel misses its intended target.
Gurgel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
J Champ with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joaozinho Gurgel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

J Champ pushes Gurgel up against the cage in a clinch.
J Champ is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
J Champ lands with a right to the head.
J Champ misses with a hook from the clinch.
J Champ misses with a hook from the clinch.

J Champ breaks from the clinch.
J Champ throws a leg kick
and Gurgel counters with a two punch combo.
J Champ throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gurgel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Gurgel.
Gurgel throws a lazy uppercut
and J Champ counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

J Champ takes the fight into the clinch.

J Champ breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
J Champ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
J Champ slips under a jab from Gurgel.
Gurgel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
J Champ scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
J Champ lands a leg kick that knocks Gurgel off balance momentarily.
J Champ throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gurgel counters with a straight right hand.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Gurgel sees it coming and moves out of range.
J Champ throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from J Champ. Gurgel shrugs it off though.
Gurgel avoids the head kick by J Champ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
J Champ scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by J Champ. That's going to slow Gurgel down.
Nice body kick there by J Champ.
J Champ fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gurgel is out of range.
J Champ lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsubasa J Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
J Champ throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
J Champ plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ chopping away at his opponent's legs.
J Champ tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel connects with a crisp jab.
J Champ lands a leg kick that knocks Gurgel off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by J Champ.
J Champ moves away from the strike by Gurgel.
J Champ connects with an inside leg kick.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
J Champ connects with a solid leg kick.
J Champ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gurgel. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
J Champ misses with a head kick.
J Champ throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

J Champ moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gurgel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by J Champ.
J Champ misses with a short punch on the inside.
J Champ prevents a body shot from Gurgel.

J Champ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurgel tries to bum rush J Champ with a series of wild strikes but J Champ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gurgel moves out of range of the body kick.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

J Champ looks for the body kick but Gurgel saw that one coming.
Gurgel throws a half hearted mid kick.
J Champ is looking to land body kicks.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
J Champ misses with a kick to the body.
J Champ thumps Gurgel with a low kick.
Gurgel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and J Champ counters with a solid body kick.
Gurgel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gurgel misses the jab.
J Champ lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gurgel takes a step back to recover.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
J Champ connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Gurgel counter with a right hand.
J Champ circles away from the clinch attempt
and J Champ counters with a low kick, right behind Gurgel 's knee.
J Champ misses with a head kick.
Gurgel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Gurgel has closed the distance and engaged J Champ in a clinch.
J Champ lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
J Champ misses with the head strike.
Gurgel tries to break the clinch but J Champ is controlling the position.
Gurgel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gurgel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from J Champ fails to land.
Gurgel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down J Champ.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, J Champ creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gurgel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but J Champ has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
J Champ is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from J Champ fails to land.

J Champ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
J Champ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gurgel is out of range and J Champ settles back down.
Gurgel misses with a left hand
and J Champ counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ throws a leg kick but Gurgel moved away.
Gurgel misses the jab.
Gurgel wants to clinch.
J Champ slips a straight right by Gurgel.
Gurgel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gurgel checks a leg kick.
Gurgel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and J Champ counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gurgel is out of range.
Gurgel misses with a double jab
and J Champ counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gurgel.
Gurgel blocks a low kick nicely.
J Champ throws a body kick that misses.
Gurgel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gurgel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
J Champ moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsubasa J Champ dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joaozinho Gurgel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Gurgel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
J Champ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
J Champ throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Gurgel does no damage.
Gurgel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by J Champ.
Gurgel doesn't manage to clinch there - J Champ circles away.
J Champ throws the kick towards the body but Gurgel avoids it.
Gurgel throws a series of strikes that have J Champ backpedaling.
A bone on bone clash there as Gurgel blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gurgel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
J Champ blocks a body shot from Gurgel.
Gurgel tries to circle away but J Champ has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
J Champ tries to throw a body punch but Gurgel avoids it by throwing J Champ back against the cage.
J Champ is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
J Champ can't find room to land a body shot as Gurgel controls the action.

J Champ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
J Champ throws a leg kick which misses Gurgel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gurgel tries to avoid it.
J Champ misses with a low kick.
Gurgel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. J Champ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joaozinho Gurgel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but J Champ moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
J Champ thows a leg kick but Gurgel checks it
and Gurgel counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gurgel.
J Champ has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gurgel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and J Champ has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from J Champ and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joaozinho Gurgel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gurgel lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Gurgel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
J Champ throws a low kick but Gurgel avoids it.
Gurgel scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gurgel misses.
Gurgel tries to clinch but J Champ moves out of range.
Gurgel falls off balance throwing a combination
and J Champ makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tsubasa J Champ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gurgel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from J Champ.
J Champ moves out of range of the strikes.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gurgel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by J Champ. J Champ obviously looking to wear him down.
Gurgel misses with a shot to the body
and J Champ counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J Champ slips under a jab from Gurgel.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from J Champ. Gurgel shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Gurgel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurgel throws an off balance right hand
and J Champ counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gurgel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
J Champ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Gurgel is predictable there
and J Champ makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gurgel really felt that one!
Gurgel throws a series of punches but J Champ avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gurgel throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Gurgel misses
and J Champ counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joaozinho Gurgel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well J Champ has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsubasa J Champ!
Tsubasa J Champ is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Tsubasa J Champ said 'The Great Vai tomar no Cu ... viado'.