PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Gongora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gongora
vs
Endo

177 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

(GTI) PROLETARIAN

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Gongora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Endo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Endo checks a low kick from Gongora.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gongora.
Endo lands a nice hook to Gongora's body. Gongora takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gongora connects with a high kick.
Endo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gongora lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gongora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gongora lands a leg kick that knocks Endo off balance momentarily.
Gongora lands a high kick!
Gongora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Endo.
Gongora throws a leg kick but Endo moved away.
Gongora throws a head kick but Endo moves out of range.
Endo misses with a straight right.
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.
Endo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gongora tries a head kick but it misses.
Gongora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That kick from Gongora tenderised Endo's leg. Endo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gongora slips under a jab.
Endo's corner calls for a 1-2. Endo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gongora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Endo looks to land a right hand but Gongora moved out of range.
Endo throws a looping overhand right but Gongora ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora misses with a head kick.
Endo lands with a good body shot.
Gongora doesn't manage to clinch there - Endo circles away.
Endo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gongora is just out of range.
Endo lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Gongora.
Gongora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Endo's calf.
Gongora slips a straight right by Endo.
Gongora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Endo.
Gongora will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gongora is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Endo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gongora is just out of range.
Endo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gongora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gongora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gongora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Endo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Endo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gongora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Gongora.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gongora closes the distance and pushes Endo back into the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Gongora.
Gongora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Endo is defending well for now.
Gongora lands a hook that snaps the head of Endo backwards.
Gongora misses with a knee strike.
Gongora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gongora tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gongora pushes Endo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Endo is looking to break free of the clinch but Gongora has double underhooks.
Gongora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gongora misses with a body punch.
Endo is trying to break the clinch but Gongora is controlling him.
Gongora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Endo takes a shot to the head.
Gongora tries to work over Endo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gongora struggles to land a body shot inside as Endo controls his hands.
Gongora scores with a shoulder strike.
Gongora tries to throw a body punch but Endo avoids it by throwing Gongora back against the cage.
Gongora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Endo backwards.
Gongora digs a right hand into Endo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Endo's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Gongora dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Endo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gongora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gongora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gongora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gongora throws a sloppy head kick and Endo moves out of range easily.
Gongora throws a head kick that half lands.
Gongora lands a head kick!
Gongora throws a sloppy head kick and Endo moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Endo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gongora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gongora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gongora.
Gongora throws a leg kick but Endo checks it.
Gongora blocks a jab.
Endo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gongora is just out of range.
Endo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Endo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gongora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gongora has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gongora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Endo.
Endo blocks a head kick by Gongora.
Gongora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gongora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Endo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Endo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gongora moves away.
Endo connects with a body shot.
Endo loads up on a big right hand but Gongora slips the punch.
Endo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gongora can pounce on him.
Gongora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gongora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gongora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Endo avoids the head kick by Gongora.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Endo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gongora - the referee stops the clock and Endo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gongora. Endo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brandon Gongora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gongora takes a jab right on the kisser.
Endo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gongora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gongora tries to land a front kick but Endo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gongora slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gongora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Endo.
Endo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gongora.
Endo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Endo coming out on top.
Endo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gongora moves away.
Gongora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gongora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gongora takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Endo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gongora.
Endo swings for the body but Gongora moves out of range.
Gongora lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Gongora.
Gongora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Endo throws a hook but Gongora blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Gongora lands but Endo takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Gongora.
Endo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gongora looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Endo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Gongora dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gongora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Endo.
Brandon Gongora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Endo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Endo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gongora thumps Endo with a low kick.
Gongora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gongora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Endo.
Endo lands a nice shot that snaps Gongora's head back.
Endo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gongora manages to avoid it.
Gongora scoring well with a low kick there.
Gongora misses with a head kick.

Gongora darts in and clinches Endo up against the ropes.
Endo is trying to push Gongora away but Gongora has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gongora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Endo's efforts to push away.
Gongora gets through Endo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Gongora.
Gongora prevents Endo from breaking the clinch.
Gongora keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Endo's efforts to push away.
Endo wants to get back to striking at distance but Gongora won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gongora is leaning against Endo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gongora with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gongora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yoshi Endo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Endo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gongora's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Gongora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gongora has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Gongora!