PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jim gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makua Koa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

gonzales
vs
Koa

175 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jim gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Makua Koa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
gonzales looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Koa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from gonzales.
Nice sprawl there from Koa as gonzales shoots in.

Koa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koa showed some decent athleticism there.
Koa is pressing down on gonzales's thigh, looking to free his foot. gonzales is holding on for now.
Koa passes to full mount!
Koa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Koa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Koa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Koa cracks gonzales with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gonzales tries to lock up and control but Koa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
gonzales is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
gonzales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koa punishing his opponent with strikes.
Koa dominating with strikes here.
gonzales wants to hold on but Koa pushes him away.
Koa lands a nice shot to the head.
gonzales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koa avoids the attempt from gonzales to control.
Koa cracks gonzales with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with gonzales. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koa landing punches.
gonzales is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish gonzales?
gonzales taking shots to the head.
gonzales is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
gonzales taking shots to the head.
gonzales tries to hold on but Koa postures up.
A nice elbow there by Koa.
gonzales wants to control but Koa is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gonzales throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Koa landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Koa.
The referee warns gonzales that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Koa landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koa working the ground and pound effectively.
gonzales wants to hold on but Koa pushes him away.
Koa is landing with some decent strikes but gonzales is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
gonzales throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns gonzales that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

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.
gonzales is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koa is landing with some decent strikes but gonzales is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
gonzales sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
gonzales gets full guard.
Koa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Koa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koa stops gonzales from standing up.
Koa slips nicely into half guard.
gonzales tries to get to full guard but Koa has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makua Koa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

gonzales tries for a takedown but Koa circles away easily
and Koa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

gonzales gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
gonzales wants to stand up but Koa is controlling him.
Koa is in close to gonzales's body, working some short punches and elbows.
gonzales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
gonzales will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
gonzales is looking to stand up but Koa isn't so interested in that idea.
Koa tries to free his leg and advance position but gonzales is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

gonzales is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koa tries to free his leg and advance position but gonzales is retaining full guard.
Koa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Koa stops gonzales from standing up.
Koa throws a strike but gonzales rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
gonzales wants to get up but he can't break Koa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koa pulls gonzales in close to prevent any damage.
gonzales tries to free his leg and advance position but Koa is retaining full guard.
gonzales trying to control but Koa is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Koa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for gonzales!
gonzales tries to hold on but Koa pushes him away.
Koa with a couple of short strikes.
gonzales really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
gonzales tries to hold on but Koa postures up.
Koa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Makua Koa has got the better of the ground game so far.
gonzales is in a horrible position here. Koa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gonzales is looking to improve his position but Koa isn't that keen on the idea.
gonzales wants to hold on but Koa pushes him away.
Koa scoring with strikes but gonzales is staying in there.
gonzales tries to hold on but Koa pushes him away.
Koa with good strikes from the mount here!
gonzales is in a horrible position here. Koa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
gonzales really wants to buck Koa off and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
gonzales is trying to escape the mount.
Koa with shots to the head and body - gonzales looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makua Koa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Koa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Koa gets a takedown into half guard.
Koa wants to pass the guard but gonzales is defending well.
Koa is looking to take a break and control but gonzales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Koa tries to pass the half guard into mount. gonzales knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koa wants to pass to mount but gonzales is defending the position.
gonzales taking some punishment here, with Koa in his half guard.
gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
gonzales trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Koa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koa wants to control but gonzales is keeping him busy.
Koa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Koa controls the position from side control.
gonzales regains half guard, as Koa was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gonzales striking from half guard on the bottom.
gonzales is looking to escape.
Koa wants to pass the guard but gonzales is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koa lands a nice short elbow.
Koa tries to pass to full mount but gonzales defends it.
Koa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

gonzales actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as gonzales backs up against the cage.
gonzales with a poor takedown

and Koa counters with a shoot takedown. gonzales fights it but they end up in guard.
Koa tries to free his leg and advance position but gonzales is retaining full guard.
Koa with a flurry of punches that miss.

gonzales looking for a triangle here. Koa is fighting it but it looks tight! gonzales pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Koa is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). jim gonzales!