PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubens Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Nich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The one and only. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nich's choice of entrance music: This Calling. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gonzalez
vs
Nich

193 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Rubens Gonzalez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Nich!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzalez feints and as Nich raises his hands in defense, Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nich keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Nich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nich is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez trying to control but Nich is working from the bottom.

Nich pushes Gonzalez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nich misses with a takedown

and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez keeps control of Nich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Nich manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nich tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nich to the ground. Nich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez .
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt - Nich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Nich avoids nicely.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nich looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Nich drops Gonzalez with a left and a right! Oh, Gonzalez is hurt - Nich dives into side control looking to finish!

Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
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 takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nich decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gonzalez to his feet.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Gonzalez stands up from Nich's guard - Gonzalez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body kick.
Nich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzalez as he jumps to the side.
Rubens Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Nich.

Gonzalez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nich tries to escape but Gonzalez is in control.
Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nich on the ground.
Nich is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nich throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gonzalez prevents Nich from escaping the position.
Gonzalez wants to control but Nich is keeping him busy.
Nich wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez is working Nich over with some ground and pound from side control.

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.

Gonzalez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nich, who protects the arm well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Nich clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Nich wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Nich is trying to break free.
Nich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
Nich wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez fails to pull guard.
Nich cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez keeps control of Nich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Nich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gonzalez swings for the body but Nich moves out of range.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick from Nich.
Horrible takedown by Gonzalez or perhaps it was just good defense by Nich which made him look bad.

Nich darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the cage.
Nich wants a takedown but no success here.
Nich prevents the takedown attempt.
Nich is trying to break free.
Nich wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Gonzalez tries to score a body lock takedown but Nich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubens Gonzalez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nich can't break the clinch.

Nich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Nich.
Gonzalez scores with a spinning back kick!
Nich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a lazy body kick
and Nich counters with a nice uppercut.
Nich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Nich misses with a series of wild punches.
Nich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nich won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Nich's face as Gonzalez controls the position.
Nich is trying to get back to half guard.
Nich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez wants to control but Nich is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez has one foot on Nich's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Nich holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzalez drops back down to his feet.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Nich won't allow it.
Nich prevents the takedown attempt.
Nich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nich is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Nich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Gonzalez to work.
Nich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nich uses from the top position.

Gonzalez keeping busy on the bottom but Nich has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nich prevents Gonzalez from standing back up.
Gonzalez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's four 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.
Nich working the head and body with strikes.

Gonzalez kicks Nich off and gets back to his feet.

Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.
Nich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nich tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Nich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Nich lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nich misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Nich backing up. Nich nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nich misses with a takedown attempt

and Gonzalez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Nich keeps moving.
Rubens Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzalez controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez stops Nich from standing up.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nich keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez forces his way into half guard.
Nich is staying active underneath Gonzalez , who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzalez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nich to regain full guard.
Nich is looking to stand up but Gonzalez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gonzalez trying to control but Nich is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez stays in close to Nich's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Nich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nich won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Nich is proving a slippery customer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rubens Gonzalez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nich misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up with Nich, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes Nich against the cage but Nich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzalez is fending him off so far but Nich persists. Nope, Gonzalez circles away and we're back to standing.
Rubens Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Nich.
Nich throws a combination that misses

and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez .
Nich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Nich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nich misses with some punches.
Nich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nich wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nich tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Nich is looking to control Gonzalez 's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nich has his back to the cage.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Nich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gonzalez . Gonzalez obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Nich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Gonzalez instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rubens Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

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