PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enano Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Tetak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enano Gonzales looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gonzales
vs
Tetak

182 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Enano Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Tetak!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tetak tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tetak tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Tetak swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.
Tetak wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side

and Gonzales holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tetak tries to clinch up.
Gonzales misses with a head kick.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Tetak.
Tetak closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gonzales counters with a single leg into guard. Tetak didn't expect that.
Tetak looking for a sweep. Not yet Tetak, not yet.
Tetak controls Gonzales momentarily but Gonzales frees himself.
Tetak looking for a sweep. Not yet Tetak, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales prevents Tetak from getting back to his feet.
Gonzales being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tetak keeping full guard, as Gonzales tries to pass.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tetak wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Tetak moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Tetak wants to clinch.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Tetak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetak looks to clinch

and Gonzales counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales tries to advance to mount but Tetak instead regains half guard.
Gonzales throwing shots but Tetak is blocking nicely.
Gonzales is looking to stall here but Tetak recovers full guard.
Tetak pulls Gonzales in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tetak is looking to stand up but Gonzales isn't so interested in that idea.
Tetak is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enano Gonzales dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tetak tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Tetak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tetak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Tetak clinches up against the cage.
Gonzales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tetak avoiding damage.
Gonzales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tetak landing knees to the body.
Tetak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tetak landing knees to the body.
Tetak lands a knee to the head.
Tetak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tetak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tetak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzales is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tetak looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Tetak lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Tetak.
Tetak connects with a knee to the head.
Tetak scores with a knee to the head.
Tetak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tetak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzales's defenses.
Tetak looking to slow down the pace here.
Tetak crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Tetak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tetak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tetak is looking to control Gonzales's arms but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tetak has his back to the cage.
Tetak landing knees to the head.
Tetak is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Tetak won't allow it.
Tetak stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Denis Tetak.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tetak.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Tetak is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Tetak wants to clinch.
Denis Tetak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tetak tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Tetak.
Tetak throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzales moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tetak tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Tetak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tetak tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tetak stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzales. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enano Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tetak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tetak doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Tetak tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Tetak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tetak throws a head kick but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Tetak is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tetak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tetak wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side

and Gonzales counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gonzales trying to control from Tetak's half guard. Tetak has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tetak wants to get back to his feet but Gonzales is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tetak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Tetak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tetak moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Tetak doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Tetak closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Tetak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tetak smiles and moves away.
Tetak fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tetak tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.

Tetak closes the distance and clinches.
Tetak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tetak lands a nice knee to the body.
Tetak stalling in the clinch but Gonzales improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tetak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tetak obliges.
Tetak looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Tetak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tetak scores with a knee to the head.
Tetak scores a nice knee to the body.
Tetak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gonzales's face.
Tetak connects with a knee to the head.
Tetak lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzales won't want to take too many of those.
Tetak landing knees to the body.
Tetak landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Gonzales breaks the clinch.

Tetak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tetak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gonzales fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tetak utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tetak crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Tetak throws knees to the body.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzales.
Tetak lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzales won't want to take too many of those.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzales as Tetak tries to tie him up.
Gonzales pushes Tetak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tetak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enano Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tetak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tetak smiles and moves away.
Tetak wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side

and Gonzales counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetak is looking to control Gonzales's arms but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tetak has his back to the cage.
Tetak looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tetak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzales's brow.
Tetak lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales avoids the elbow strike from Tetak, against the cage.
Tetak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Denis Tetak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tetak keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzales goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tetak prevents it.
Tetak lands a nice knee to the body.
Tetak misses with a knee to the head.
Tetak lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales goes for a takedown attempt but Tetak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tetak tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Gonzales counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tetak!
Tetak is squirming around, avoiding Gonzales's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales avoids the attempt from Tetak to control.
Gonzales throwing strikes here but Tetak is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gonzales seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Tetak is holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Tetak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tetak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Tetak!