PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Beslan Timourovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Gonzolaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun Gonzolaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Timourovich
vs
Gonzolaz

171 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
21
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Beslan Timourovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shogun Gonzolaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Timourovich gets a takedown into half guard.
Gonzolaz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Timourovich takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Timourovich passes to full mount!

Timourovich looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timourovich controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Timourovich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timourovich looking to control and managing it successfully.

Timourovich working for a submission but Gonzolaz is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timourovich controlling from mount.
Timourovich thowing shots but they're missing.
Timourovich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timourovich punching from mount but Gonzolaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Timourovich working for a guillotine from mount but Gonzolaz is in no mood to give up.
Timourovich looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Timourovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzolaz misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Timourovich is trying to force a seperation but Gonzolaz has the dominant position.

Timourovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Timourovich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Timourovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Timourovich content to control rather than advance.
Gonzolaz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Beslan Timourovich.

Timourovich instigates a clinch.

Timourovich successfully pulls guard.
Beslan Timourovich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Timourovich is adopting a defensive guard.
Timourovich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzolaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Timourovich has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Gonzolaz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Timourovich has tightened it up now! Gonzolaz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Beslan Timourovich!