PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Down with the sickness. Garcia has chosen Fuel - Mettalica as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gonzalez
vs
Garcia

176 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Garcia!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gonzalez, right into the meat.

Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia gets an underhook and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gonzalez manages to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Gonzalez wriggles free and stands up.

Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia cracks the inside of Gonzalez's front leg.
Garcia connects with the punch.

Gonzalez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzalez showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Garcia is trying to stand.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garcia looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garcia is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Gonzalez stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Gonzalez rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Gonzalez has Garcia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.

Gonzalez pulls guard.

Garcia gets to his feet. Gonzalez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
A head kick by Garcia misses

and Gonzalez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.

Gonzalez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Garcia is looking to clinch.

Gonzalez clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Gonzalez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gonzalez tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Garcia forces Gonzalez back against the cage and clinches.
Shawn Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garcia lands an elbow inside.

Gonzalez successfully pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzalez's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Gonzalez working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gonzalez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has a closed guard, preventing Garcia from standing up.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.

Gonzalez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garcia, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garcia avoids it really well and circles away.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Garcia manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia looks to clinch

and Gonzalez counters with a shoot takedown. Garcia fights it but they end up in guard.

Gonzalez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gonzalez rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzalez stalling against the cage.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Garcia.

Gonzalez jumps guard.

Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gonzalez is proving hard to escape from.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia wants to get up but he can't break Gonzalez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.

Gonzalez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gonzalez pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shawn Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Garcia lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.

Garcia gets a clinch.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez is looking to control Garcia's arms but Garcia gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Garcia misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez pushes Garcia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Marc Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia wants to clinch.

Garcia has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.

Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia presses Gonzalez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzalez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garcia gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Garcia manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garcia obliges.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia closes the distance but Gonzalez moves to the side

and Gonzalez counters with a single leg into guard. Garcia didn't expect that.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez works over Garcia with some ground and pound from guard.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzalez controls the pace.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garcia is looking to stand back up but Gonzalez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Garcia.

Gonzalez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gonzalez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Garcia to stand up.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Garcia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marc Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shawn Gonzalez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Gonzalez!