PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yukioris Gamboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Brown is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gamboa
vs
Brown

170 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
154 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yukioris Gamboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brown!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Brown.
Gamboa throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gamboa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gamboa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Gamboa moves out of range easily.
Gamboa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Gamboa moves out of range easily.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown throws a head kick but Gamboa moves out of range.
Gamboa scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gamboa misses with a hook.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gamboa.
Gamboa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamboa misses with an uppercut

so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Gamboa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gamboa tries to get out of the position.
Brown working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gamboa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gamboa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown stays in close to Gamboa's body and controls the position.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gamboa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gamboa wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gamboa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gamboa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Gamboa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stays in close to Gamboa's body and controls the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Gamboa throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gamboa just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tests Gamboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown tests Gamboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Brown gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gamboa taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working the head with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gamboa to see if he's OK.
Brown in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Gamboa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Gamboa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Gamboa lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gamboa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gamboa if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown cracks Gamboa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown throws a push kick but Gamboa slaps the foot to one side.
Gamboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gamboa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gamboa throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Gamboa avoids it.
Gamboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown throwing shots but Gamboa is blocking nicely.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown is keen to just control but Gamboa is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Gamboa's hands, connecting with Gamboa's forehead.
Brown wants to take a breather but Gamboa is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gamboa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gamboa has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Gamboa's temple.

Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown winds up and cracks Gamboa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is taking a breather. Gamboa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Gamboa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brown seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gamboa trying to control but Brown postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gamboa thows a body shot but no joy.
Gamboa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gamboa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Gamboa misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Brown.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Gamboa shrugs it off though.
Gamboa misses with a body shot.
Brown lands a head kick. Gamboa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gamboa scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamboa throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
Brown grinds an elbow into Gamboa's temple.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gamboa taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamboa is not content to let Brown control the position.
Gamboa parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gamboa to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gamboa some visible discomfort.
Brown sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gamboa is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown throws an elbow but Gamboa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gamboa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jack Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.

Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gamboa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice forearm strike.
Gamboa is looking to reverse the position.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
Gamboa is looking to reverse the position.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brown looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gamboa is avoiding damage well.
Gamboa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yukioris Gamboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gamboa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brown is chipping away with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Brown!
Jack Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.