PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Gurgel (ranked 67 p4p, 507 weight class) and Elo Mnusk (ranked 12 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gurgel
vs
Mnusk

183 cm
30
215
14 - 7 - 0

182 cm
27
209
11 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Gurgel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Elo Mnusk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mnusk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gurgel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mnusk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gurgel wants to control but Mnusk is keeping him busy.
Gurgel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mnusk is trying to control but can't.
Gurgel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mnusk trying to control here.
Gurgel is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mnusk!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gurgel throwing strikes here but Mnusk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mnusk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gurgel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mnusk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gurgel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gurgel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gurgel thowing shots but they're missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurgel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurgel punching from mount but Mnusk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gurgel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Gurgel jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mnusk is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mnusk and Gurgel has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mnusk wants to control but Gurgel postures up.
Gurgel tries to score with some ground and pound. Mnusk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gurgel has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gurgel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gurgel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mnusk because Gurgel loaded up on that one.
Gurgel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gurgel throws some wild stikes that Mnusk manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gurgel is working for a guillotine from mount but Mnusk frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mnusk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gurgel looking to ground and pound but Mnusk is blocking nicely.
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!
Gurgel unloads with some shots from mount but Mnusk bucks and avoids them well.
Mnusk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gurgel.
Gurgel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mnusk holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gurgel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gurgel throws some wild stikes that Mnusk manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Gurgel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mnusk is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mnusk tries to hold on but Gurgel pushes him away.
Mnusk avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gurgel.
Gurgel punching from mount but Mnusk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gurgel thowing shots but they're missing.
Gurgel controlling his opponent.
Gurgel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mnusk is looking to escape.
Gurgel throwing strikes here but Mnusk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gurgel landing strikes from the mount and Mnusk is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mnusk is squirming around, avoiding Gurgel's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Gurgel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Gurgel connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gurgel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mnusk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gurgel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gurgel wants to control but Mnusk has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Gurgel passes the guard and advances to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Gurgel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Gurgel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mnusk scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Fabio Gurgel has been cut.

Mnusk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gurgel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gurgel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mnusk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mnusk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gurgel throwing strikes from guard but Mnusk blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gurgel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mnusk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mnusk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mnusk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gurgel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mnusk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gurgel.
Gurgel passes into half guard.
Gurgel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gurgel throwing shots but Mnusk is blocking nicely.
Gurgel passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mnusk!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mnusk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gurgel working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Mnusk slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.

Gurgel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gurgel prevents Mnusk from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel tries to pass to full mount but Mnusk defends it.
Gurgel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gurgel is nestled in close to Mnusk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mnusk is staying active underneath Gurgel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mnusk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gurgel.
Gurgel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mnusk's head.
Gurgel uses his free foot to push down on Mnusk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mnusk.
Gurgel working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Mnusk slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Gurgel trying to pass the guard but Mnusk defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gurgel is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mnusk defends it well.
Gurgel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gurgel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mnusk can do to turn this around?

Gurgel wants to work for an arm triangle but Mnusk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gurgel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gurgel thowing shots but they're missing.
Gurgel punching from mount but Mnusk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gurgel 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.
Gurgel looking to ground and pound but Mnusk is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurgel throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mnusk because Gurgel loaded up on that one.
Gurgel raining down shots from the mount!
Gurgel prevents Mnusk from getting the reversal.

Gurgel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mnusk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gurgel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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!

Gurgel looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mnusk tries to hold on but Gurgel pushes him away.
Gurgel looking to finish with strikes here!

Gurgel has isolated one of Mnusk's arms. Mnusk looking to fight him off but Gurgel twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabio Gurgel!
Fabio Gurgel retains his light heavyweight title!