PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Gaines (ranked 7611 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victorio Emanuel (ranked 5157 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Victorio Emanuel enters the cage!

Gaines
vs
Emanuel

225 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rusty Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victorio Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emanuel is fending him off so far but Gaines persists. Nope, Emanuel circles away and we're back to standing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Emanuel.
Gaines manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gaines wants to stand up but Emanuel is controlling the position.
Emanuel tries to get to full guard but Gaines has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Emanuel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gaines trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gaines sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gaines postures up in Emanuel's guard and throws a big left but Emanuel blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gaines trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emanuel's guard.
Gaines postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emanuel keeping moving, preventing Gaines from controlling successfully.
Emanuel is trying to control the position but Gaines postures up.
Gaines stays in close to Emanuel's body and controls the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Emanuel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Emanuel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ground and pound from Emanuel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is not content to let Emanuel control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaines is being controlled here.
Gaines is trying to get back to half guard.
Gaines lands a little strike from the bottom.
Emanuel controlling from side mount.
Emanuel gets to mount! Gaines was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Emanuel blocks Gaines's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Emanuel tries to control but Gaines wriggling away.
Emanuel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Emanuel trying to control but Gaines is having none of it.
Emanuel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gaines hang on?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaines sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Emanuel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Victorio Emanuel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gaines shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emanuel pinned against the cage. Emanuel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gaines enables Emanuel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gaines manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Emanuel trying to control but Gaines is working from the bottom.

Gaines looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gaines has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emanuel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emanuel wants to control from the top but Gaines keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Emanuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Emanuel passes Gaines's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Emanuel gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gaines misses with a takedown attempt - Emanuel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Emanuel lands a big right hand that sends Gaines crashing to the mat! Emanuel stays standing though and waves Gaines back to his feet!

Gaines is rocked!

It looks like Rusty Gaines has been cut.

Emanuel dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Gaines has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Victorio Emanuel!
A very excited looking Victorio Emanuel rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.