PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between anderson dos santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenardo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzalez's choice of entrance music: I Will Be Heard. Glenardo Gonzalez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

dos santos
vs
Gonzalez

173 cm
18
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
141 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.
Team S.W.A.T.

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, anderson dos santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenardo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos santos tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
dos santos tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
dos santos tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from dos santos.
dos santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzalez swivels and escapes.
dos santos shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
dos santos is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.

Gonzalez gets a takedown into half guard.

dos santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzalez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gonzalez moves nicely into side control.
Gonzalez works to advance to full mount. dos santos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos santos tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Gonzalez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Gonzalez has hold of dos santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and dos santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gonzalez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gonzalez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gonzalez controlling the pace for now.
dos santos tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez get's back to his feet.

Gonzalez gets the takedown into side control.
dos santos tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Gonzalez controlling the position easily from mount.
dos santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gonzalez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but dos santos manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gonzalez controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Glenardo Gonzalez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dos santos is looking to clinch.
dos santos wants to clinch.

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gonzalez controlling his opponent.
dos santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

dos santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. dos santos sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez stops dos santos from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
dos santos wants to improve his position but Gonzalez is controlling well.
dos santos is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dos santos is trying to stand back up but Gonzalez is controlling him
Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gonzalez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gonzalez controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
dos santos is looking to improve his position but Gonzalez isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonzalez controlling the position easily from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Glenardo Gonzalez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gonzalez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
dos santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
dos santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzalez controlling from mount.

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.

Gonzalez has isolated one of dos santos's arms. dos santos looking to fight him off but Gonzalez twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenardo Gonzalez!