PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabba The Hut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabba The Hut is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gonzalez
vs
The Hut

175 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jabba The Hut!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hut swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez cracks The Hut with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but The Hut moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but The Hut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Hut is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.

Gonzalez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Hut is positioning himself 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 The Hut can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzalez scoring with punches from side control.

Gonzalez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Hut is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez tries for a kimura but The Hut is defending well.
The Hut is trying to get back to half guard.
The Hut gets back to half guard.

Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but The Hut is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzalez to get the leverage.
The Hut moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hut lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzalez!

The Hut looking for a guillotine from mount but Gonzalez is having none of it.
The Hut lands a big elbow.
The Hut punishing his opponent with strikes.
The Hut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Hut manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonzalez won't allow The Hut to sweep him here.
Gonzalez stands and throws The Hut's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Hut manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hut is trying to get back to full guard.
The Hut makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Hut.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Hut is on top in guard.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hut throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
The Hut tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jabba The Hut will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses.
The Hut looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzalez is fending him off so far but The Hut persists. Nope, Gonzalez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Hut showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Pete Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Hut circles away quickly and effectively.
The Hut circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Hut shoots for a takedown but Gonzalez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush The Hut with a series of wild strikes but The Hut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gonzalez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gonzalez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Hut throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The Hut wants to sweep but no luck.
The Hut is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez drops back looking for a leg! The Hut is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Hut manages to kick Gonzalez off! Gonzalez jumps back into The Hut's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Hut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Hut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.

That's two 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.

Gonzalez has his foot on The Hut's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Hut works his way back into a safe position though.
The Hut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Hut landing with the ground and pound.
The Hut sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzalez's guard.

Gonzalez kicks The Hut off and gets back to his feet.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The Hut darts in and clinches Gonzalez up against the cage.
The Hut tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pete Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jabba The Hut.

The Hut escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hut shoots in but no luck this time.
The Hut dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.

Gonzalez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Hut is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzalez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzalez's back!

The Hut is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gonzalez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Gonzalez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of The Hut's arms.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to his feet but The Hut has full control of the position and if anything, Gonzalez has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hut throws a series of strikes and Gonzalez wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
The Hut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Hut landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Gonzalez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gonzalez working to try and regain half guard.
The Hut with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jabba The Hut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The Hut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gonzalez swinging wilding here.
Gonzalez darts in trying to clinch

and The Hut decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gonzalez's guard.
The Hut looking to pass the guard.

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

Gonzalez working for a triangle but The Hut defends it easily.
Gonzalez has momentary wrist control but The Hut slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Hut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
The Hut throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as The Hut tries to pass.
The Hut postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two 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.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Hut.
Pete Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Hut looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Hut avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.

The Hut gets a takedown into half guard.
The Hut looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up here but The Hut is controlling him well.
Jabba The Hut has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez wants to improve his position but The Hut is controlling well.

Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Hut connects with a nice short shot to Gonzalez's temple.

Gonzalez is defending against the submission attempts here by The Hut.
Gonzalez has hold of The Hut's hands but The Hut slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Hut is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Hut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Hut lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Jabba The Hut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Hut winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jabba The Hut!