PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and henry four (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gonzo
vs
four

167 cm
20
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
27
142 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dr Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, henry four!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo scores with a body shot.
Gonzo has his takedown stuffed

and four counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gonzo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzo tries to get to full guard but four has control of the leg.
four throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
four trying to control from half guard but Gonzo is working away.
Gonzo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzo is trying to control but can't.

Gonzo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but four pulls his head out easily.

Gonzo actively working from the bottom here.
four seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
four thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gonzo to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

four avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gonzo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
four wants to control from the top but Gonzo keeps moving.
Gonzo working a defensive guard here.
four wants to control from the top but Gonzo keeps moving.
four stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. henry four wasn't active enough on the ground.

four closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - four lands in his opponent's guard.

Gonzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. four defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
four is in close to Gonzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gonzo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
four is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
four is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gonzo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
four is staying active underneath Gonzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo prevents four from improving his position.
four wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzo misses with a head shot. four uses the momentum to regain guard.
four really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzo is pushing down on four's leg trying to pass to half guard. four is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzo has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
four is concentrating on defense, preventing Gonzo from advancing position.
Gonzo misses with a head shot. four uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gonzo pushes down on four's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gonzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as four is looking to escape.
Gonzo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for four because Gonzo loaded up on that one.
Gonzo with good strikes from the mount here!
four is in all sorts of trouble here.

Gonzo working for a submission but four is keeping him at bay.
four is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dr Gonzo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

four takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
four throws a lazy body kick
and Gonzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Gonzo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
four struggling a bit here.
four is looking for a sweep.
Gonzo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but four is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
four dodges the ground and pound from Gonzo.
four is trying to control Gonzo's posture but Gonzo avoids it.
Gonzo trying to control the position but four is working away.
four is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo in side control, throwing shots but four defends.
Gonzo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gonzo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gonzo misses with the ground and pound.
four is looking for a sweep.
Gonzo moves into full mount!
four working to try and regain half guard.
four is breathing heavily.

Gonzo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force four to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so four shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzo lands a big shot there that rocks four but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
four is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonzo avoids the attempt from four to control.
Gonzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as four is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
four is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if four can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzo has hold of four's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and four manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gonzo looking to finish with strikes here!
four tries to hold on but Gonzo postures up.
Gonzo cracks four with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
four tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzo working the ground and pound effectively.
Gonzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
four is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
four is squirming around, avoiding Gonzo's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Gonzo.
Gonzo wants to control the pace but four is squirming around nicely.
Gonzo lands a big shot there that rocks four but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Gonzo punishing his opponent with strikes.
four is desperately trying to improve his position but Gonzo has a good base and remains in mount.

Gonzo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but four is surviving well by controlling Gonzo's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
four working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Gonzo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gonzo lands a nice shot to the body.
four shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzo lands a slapping body shot.
four tries for a takedown but Gonzo circles away easily
and Gonzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps four thinking.
Gonzo throws a jab but it's blocked by four.
Gonzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
four misses with a wild combination.
Gonzo is looking to wear down four with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
four takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

four feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Gonzo working for a triangle but four defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
four trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzo is on top in guard.
four utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzo stopping the sweep attempt from four.
four is trying to control the position but Gonzo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonzo with a nice head shot there.
Gonzo chips away with some ground and pound.

Gonzo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! four is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! four has escaped and now he's on top!
Gonzo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in four's guard.
four trying to control the position.
four utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Gonzo tries for a kimura but four is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
four struggling a bit here.
four gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
four tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gonzo landing shots from mount.
Gonzo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gonzo looking to ground and pound but four is blocking nicely.
four really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo tries to control but four wriggling away.
four really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
henry four has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
four wants to hold on but Gonzo pushes him away.
Dr Gonzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzo working the ground and pound effectively.
four is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzo lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dr Gonzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Gonzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzo 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Gonzo!