PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Gongora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gongora comes to the ring accompanied by Tubthumping (I get knocked down) - Chumbawamba. Brandon Gongora has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gongora
vs
Maguire

177 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

155 cm
21
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Gongora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maguire gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maguire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gongora's head.

Maguire is looking for a kimura but Gongora is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maguire to get the leverage.
Gongora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Maguire is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gongora really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maguire throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora wants to improve his position but Maguire is controlling well.
Gongora taking some punishment here, with Maguire in his half guard.
Maguire wants to free his trapped foot but Gongora is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maguire thows a huge punch but Gongora dodges it nicely.
Maguire with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Maguire seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gongora pushes Maguire off looking to stand but Maguire dives back in and keeps control.

Maguire is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gongora defends it well.
Gongora is staying active underneath Maguire, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maguire works his way into side control.

Maguire is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gongora knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is putting a hurting on Gongora here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Maguire.
Maguire throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gongora is not content to let Maguire control the position.
Check out the look on Maguire's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maguire is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gongora is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A lull in the action here as Maguire stalls from top position.
Maguire tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Maguire has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gongora!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gongora takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gongora wants to hold on but Maguire pushes him away.
Maguire controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maguire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maguire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Maguire is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gongora to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gongora shrugs it off.
Gongora holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maguire tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maguire landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maguire looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Maguire has hold of Gongora's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gongora manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Maguire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maguire with shots to the head and body - Gongora looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Maguire.
Maguire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to control but Gongora wriggling away.
Maguire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maguire scoring with strikes but Gongora is staying in there.
Maguire controlling from mount.
Gongora knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maguire on the ground.

Maguire working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maguire with a couple of short strikes.
Gongora is in a horrible position here. Maguire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Maguire cracks Gongora with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maguire unloads with some shots from mount but Gongora bucks and avoids them well.
Maguire trying to control but Gongora is having none of it.
Maguire lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gongora hang on?

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maguire cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Maguire throws some wild stikes that Gongora manages to avoid easily.
Maguire scoring with strikes but Gongora is staying in there.
Maguire controlling his opponent.
Maguire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gongora?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maguire closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gongora quickly recovers to half guard.
Gongora pushes Maguire off looking to stand but Maguire dives back in and keeps control.
Maguire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maguire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maguire lands strikes from half guard.
Maguire is thwarting Gongora's attempts to control the position.
Maguire moves into full mount! Gongora won't be happy about that!

Maguire looking for a guillotine from mount but Gongora is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gongora is bucking up trying to escape but Maguire cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Maguire looking to secure an arm triangle but Gongora defends it well.
Maguire thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Maguire throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Gongora has his hands clasped together but Maguire breaks the hold and Gongora is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Maguire!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otis Maguire!