PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orono War Petchpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuriorkis Gamboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War Petchpun comes to the cage accompanied by Sirius 41 / Thai Dubstep. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

War Petchpun
vs
Gamboa

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Versus

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orono War Petchpun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuriorkis Gamboa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War Petchpun throws a right and a left that Gamboa avoids nicely.
War Petchpun throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gamboa counters by moving into the clinch.
War Petchpun letting Gamboa take a breather here.
Gamboa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Our sources have told us that War Petchpun has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gamboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
War Petchpun misses with an elbow strike.
Gamboa avoiding damage.
War Petchpun lands an uppercut.
Gamboa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from War Petchpun.
War Petchpun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Yuriorkis Gamboa has been cut.
War Petchpun trying to land knees to the body.
Gamboa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and War Petchpun avoids it.
Gamboa is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
War Petchpun misses with some punches.
War Petchpun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gamboa throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from War Petchpun as the two fighters clinch.
Gamboa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gamboa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
War Petchpun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gamboa.

War Petchpun lands a left and a right that send Gamboa crashing to the mat, dazed. War Petchpun thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
War Petchpun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gamboa shoots in and gets a takedown into War Petchpun's guard.
War Petchpun looking to control.
War Petchpun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gamboa on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. War Petchpun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gamboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gamboa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gamboa throws a strike aimed at the side of War Petchpun's head but War Petchpun avoids it well.
War Petchpun is looking to reverse the position.
Gamboa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gamboa 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
War Petchpun can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Gamboa.
Gamboa controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

War Petchpun defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gamboa.
Gamboa controlling from mount.
War Petchpun is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gamboa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, War Petchpun has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gamboa swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuriorkis Gamboa!
The defeated Orono War Petchpun had this to say: 'Thank.'.