PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kily Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Juarez (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.

Gonzales
vs
Juarez

176 cm
21
153 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
147 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kily Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez misses with a body shot.

Gonzales throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Juarez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gonzales is in Juarez's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Juarez keeping full guard, as Gonzales tries to pass.
Gonzales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Juarez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gonzales is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Juarez.
Gonzales in the domination position with Juarez hanging on.
Gonzales lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gonzales advances nicely into full mount.
Juarez tries to hold on but Gonzales postures up.

Gonzales jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Juarez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Juarez and Gonzales has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juarez is pushing Gonzales's head away, looking to escape. Gonzales manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales trying to control the action but Juarez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You can see the frustration on Juarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gonzales staying calm.
Gonzales landing strikes.
Juarez is trying to improve his position.
Gonzales working away.

Gonzales tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Juarez is trying to control Gonzales's posture but Gonzales avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is pushing Gonzales's head away, looking to escape. Gonzales manages to hold on to the position though.
Gonzales tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gonzales working away.
Juarez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gonzales's best efforts.
Juarez gets full guard.
Juarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Juarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzales looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Juarez has his foot on Gonzales's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gonzales works his way back into a safe position though.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Juarez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Juarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzales not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Kily Gonzales has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Juarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juarez.

Gonzales shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Juarez won't allow Gonzales to pass to mount.
Juarez wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzales content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzales is working away from the top position though.
Juarez wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzales is looking to take a break and control but Juarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Juarez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to free his leg and advance position but Juarez is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Juarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gonzales is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzales is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.

Kily Gonzales has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Juarez throws a nice outside leg kick.

Juarez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gonzales to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kily Gonzales dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but Juarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juarez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzales.
Gonzales doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Julio Juarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Juarez.

Gonzales gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gonzales gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Juarez gets full guard.
Gonzales showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Juarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Juarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Juarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gonzales is looking to advance position but Juarez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Juarez stands up from mount. Strange move.
Juarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzales. Those never looked like landing.
Juarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Gonzales shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gonzales is looking to take a break and control but Juarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Gonzales is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Juarez defends it well.

Juarez looking for subs from the bottom but Gonzales mounts him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales trying to control but Juarez is having none of it.
Juarez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gonzales trying to control but Juarez is having none of it.
Gonzales misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Juarez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gonzales misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gonzales raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gonzales controlling from mount.
Gonzales can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Juarez is looking to escape.
Gonzales wants to take his opponent's back but Juarez doesn't allow it.
Juarez is working to get back to half guard.
Gonzales wants to control but Juarez has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to pass the half guard into mount. Juarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonzales controlling the action here.
Juarez is looking to control Gonzales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juarez avoid being mounted?
Gonzales working the head and body with strikes.
Gonzales looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kily Gonzales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Juarez actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juarez trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kily Gonzales dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Gonzales 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.
Gonzales sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Juarez's guard.
Juarez is looking to control Gonzales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Juarez avoid being mounted?

Gonzales is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gonzales is looking for a kimura here.
Juarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Juarez is trying to maintain the position but Gonzales is very close to passing his half guard.
Gonzales works his way into full mount!
Gonzales controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juarez wants to hold on but Gonzales pushes him away.
Juarez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Juarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Juarez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzales trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gonzales shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Juarez trying to hold on to Gonzales's head to control him but Gonzales postures up.
Juarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Juarez holds on and takes a little breather.
Gonzales trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Juarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzales defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Juarez keeps moving.

Juarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Juarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Juarez keeping full guard, as Gonzales tries to pass.
Gonzales with a flurry of punches that miss.

Juarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gonzales defends it easily.
Gonzales wants to pass the guard but Juarez is keeping the position.
Julio Juarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales won't allow Juarez to sweep him here.
Juarez trying to control the position.
Juarez keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Gonzales is really struggling to control Juarez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Juarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Kily Gonzales has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Gonzales shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Juarez's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales stays in close to Juarez's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales tries to free his leg and advance position but Juarez is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kily Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzales 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kily Gonzales!
A victorious Kily Gonzales thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.