PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walters comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Send my love to the Dance Floor by Cobra Starship kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gonzaga
vs
Walters

182 cm
23
204 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
206 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Walters!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Gonzaga or perhaps it was just good defense by Walters which made him look bad.
Walters is looking to clinch.
Walters is looking to clinch but Gonzaga is avoiding it.
Walters wants to clinch.
Gonzaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Walters.
Andre Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Walters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzaga circles away.

Gonzaga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Walters misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Gonzaga seems to be working for a kimura but Walters defends the submission attempt.
Gonzaga trying to mount his opponent but Walters defends it.
Gonzaga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters wants to get back to full guard.
Walters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gonzaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walters is keeping the position for now.
Walters looking for a sweep. Not yet Walters, not yet.
Walters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gonzaga tries to free his leg and advance position but Walters is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walters tries to clinch there but Gonzaga circles away.
Andre Walters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzaga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gonzaga is breathing heavily.

Walters forces Gonzaga back against the cage and clinches.

Walters wants the takedown. Gonzaga is fighting it off but Walters persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gonzaga's guard against the cage.

Gonzaga looking for a guillotine here but Walters defends easily.
Walters sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzaga's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walters scores with a couple of nice shots.

Gonzaga actively working from the bottom here.
Walters tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gonzaga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walters lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gonzaga wants to improve his position but Walters is controlling well.
Walters winds up and cracks Gonzaga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Walters lands strikes from half guard.
Walters landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walters is pressing down on Gonzaga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzaga is holding on for now.
Walters scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walters frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Walters lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gonzaga regains half guard.
Walters drops an elbow to the side of Gonzaga's head.
Walters working over Gonzaga with some ground and pound. Gonzaga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walters drops an elbow to the side of Gonzaga's head.
Walters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzaga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walters is looking to advance position but Gonzaga won't allow it.
Walters scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walters slips a nice elbow through Gonzaga's hands, connecting with Gonzaga's forehead.
Walters working over Gonzaga with some ground and pound. Gonzaga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Gonzaga is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Walters pulls his head out easily.
Walters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walters looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walters lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Walters.
Gonzaga is in trouble now - Walters has advanced to mount!
Walters landing punches.
Gonzaga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gonzaga is working hard here to advance position.
Gonzaga takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gonzaga takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Walters scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walters with shots to the head and body - Gonzaga looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walters lands with some strikes.
Gonzaga is trying desperately to improve position.
Walters is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walters landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Walters dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Walters tries to clinch but Gonzaga moves out of range.
Walters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzaga looks for a takedown but Walters sprawls well.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walters is looking to clinch.
Gonzaga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walters is looking to clinch.
Gonzaga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzaga circles away.
Walters tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gonzaga tries to keep at a distance but Walters has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga jumps guard but Walters stands there with Gonzaga around his waist. Gonzaga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walters will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gonzaga up against the cage.
Gonzaga tries to break the clinch but Walters is controlling the position.
Walters taking a breather.
Walters is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzaga gets an underhook and turns Walters into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andre Walters.
Gonzaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walters stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzaga. Gonzaga gets slowly back to his feet.
Walters tries to clinch but Gonzaga moves out of range.
Walters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walters tries to clinch up but Gonzaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Walters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walters tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walters wants to clinch up but Gonzaga keeps it at a distance.
Walters tries to clinch there but Gonzaga circles away.
Walters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walters tries to clinch up but Gonzaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzaga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzaga circles away.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzaga circles away.
Walters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walters tries to clinch but Gonzaga is having none of it.
Gonzaga tries for a takedown but Walters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzaga fails with a takedown attempt.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzaga circles away.
Walters moves in looking to clinch but Gonzaga pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzaga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walters circles away.
Walters tries to clinch but Gonzaga moves out of range.
Walters wants to clinch.

Walters clinches.
The is referee keeping an eye on Walters - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walters continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Walters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzaga letting Walters take a breather here.
Gonzaga is trying to break free.
Gonzaga misses with a punch to the body.
Walters looking to stall.

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.
The is referee keeping an eye on Walters - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andre Walters.
Gonzaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzaga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walters stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzaga. Gonzaga gets slowly back to his feet.
Walters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzaga fails with the takedown.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzaga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walters tries to clinch but Gonzaga moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Walters moves into range and clinches up with Gonzaga.
Walters stalling in the clinch.
Walters lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Walters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Walters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Walters.

Gonzaga scores a takedown into full mount!
Walters is working to get back to half guard.

Gonzaga wants to finish this one by submission but Walters is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gonzaga.
Walters slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Walters is defending against the submission attempts here by Gonzaga.
Walters misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walters is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga stops Walters from getting back to his feet.
Walters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzaga manages to get himself to full guard.
Walters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walters scoring with some ground and pound.
Walters lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzaga swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Walters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walters lands a couple of elbows.

Gonzaga looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Walters has picked Gonzaga up and slammed him! Gonzaga can't keep hold of the triangle and Walters manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gonzaga is looking for a sweep.
Walters working the body and head with strikes.
Gonzaga takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzaga is looking to reverse the position.
Andre Walters has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walters is working Gonzaga over with some ground and pound from side control.
Walters is chipping away with strikes.
Gonzaga is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walters landing a few strikes.
Gonzaga is looking for a sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walters is looking to clinch but Gonzaga is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters tries to clinch up.
Gonzaga tries for a takedown but Walters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Walters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walters slows down the pace here.
Gonzaga is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walters is keeping busy.
The is referee keeping an eye on Walters - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andre Walters.
Gonzaga fails to land the takedown.
Walters wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Walters tries to clinch there but Gonzaga circles away.
Gonzaga shoots in looking for a takedown. Walters tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzaga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walters tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Walters.

Walters clinches up against the cage.
Walters controlling the action here for a moment.
Walters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzagas head.
Thiago Gonzaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gonzaga pulls Walters into guard.
Walters must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walters scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walters distracts Gonzaga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walters throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Walters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walters has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Walters!