PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Howardson (ranked 1379 p4p, 199 weight class) and Pedro Gonclaves (ranked 2961 p4p, 368 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Howardson
vs
Gonclaves

183 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

PEAK
Caveman clothing

PEAK

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Howardson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Gonclaves!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howardson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonclaves throws out a counter right but Howardson avoids it with no problem.
Howardson misses with a series of wild punches.
Howardson tries to clinch there but Gonclaves circles away.
Gonclaves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howardson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonclaves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Gonclaves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Gonclaves gets tackled into the cage by Howardson. Howardson maintains the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Howardson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gonclaves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howardson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Howardson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonclaves.
Howardson scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonclaves jumps guard but Howardson stands there with Gonclaves around his waist. Gonclaves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Howardson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Howardson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonclavess head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gonclaves has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A right hand to the body from Howardson.
Gonclaves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Howardson to keep the fight standing.
Michael Howardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Gonclaves.
Howardson gets through Gonclaves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonclaves jumps guard but Howardson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Howardson.
Howardson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Howardson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gonclaves looks winded!

Gonclaves pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howardson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Howardson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Howardson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Gonclaves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Howardson defends it easily.
Howardson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Howardson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howardson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howardson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonclaves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Howardson's guard.

Howardson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonclaves trying to control but Howardson is working from the bottom.
Gonclaves looking to pass the guard.
Gonclaves working some strikes from top position.
Gonclaves throwing strikes from guard but Howardson blocks nicely.
Howardson keeping moving, preventing Gonclaves from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonclaves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonclaves passes Howardson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gonclaves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonclaves drops an elbow to the side of Howardson's head.
Gonclaves thows a huge punch but Howardson dodges it nicely.
Gonclaves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gonclaves is trying to work for a kimura but Howardson is defending well.
Howardson is trying to stand up here but Gonclaves is controlling him well.
Gonclaves is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonclaves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonclaves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonclaves lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gonclaves punishing his opponent with strikes.
Howardson is squirming around, avoiding Gonclaves's attempts to control the action.

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

Gonclaves is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Howardson is surviving well by controlling Gonclaves's body position as best he can.

Gonclaves is working for a guillotine from mount but Howardson frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Gonclaves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gonclaves throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael Howardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonclaves misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Howardson.
Howardson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Howardson tries to clinch up but Gonclaves circles away and keeps his distance.
Howardson throws a right and a left that Gonclaves avoids nicely.
Howardson misses with a two punch combination.
Gonclaves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Howardson closes the distance and pushes Gonclaves back into the cage.
A short right from Howardson on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonclaves jumps guard but Howardson stands there with Gonclaves around his waist. Gonclaves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonclaves takes a shot to the head.
Michael Howardson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Howardson.
Howardson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Howardson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonclaves is trying to break the clinch but Howardson is controlling him.
Gonclaves just leaning against Howardson, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Howardson.
A head punch on the inside from Howardson fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonclaves wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Gonclaves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Howardson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonclaves backwards.
Howardson lands a shoulder strike.
Howardson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonclaves tries to break the clinch but Howardson is controlling the position.

Gonclaves has picked Howardson up - he's going for a ride! Gonclaves dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pedro Gonclaves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonclaves wants to free his trapped foot but Howardson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gonclaves trying to control the action but Howardson is working from the bottom.

Howardson is defending against the submission attempts here by Gonclaves.
Gonclaves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonclaves stops Howardson from getting back to his feet.
Gonclaves tries to pass to full mount but Howardson defends it.

Gonclaves seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Howardson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pedro Gonclaves!
Pedro Gonclaves is the new welterweight champion!
Pedro Gonclaves made sure to mention his sponsor, PEAK in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Michael Howardson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I apologize to my fans for this defeat, I will continue training hard and come back stronger. '.