PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Espero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gendry Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow has chosen Burn Out as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gendry Snow enters the cage!

Espero
vs
Snow

193 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manuel Espero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gendry Snow!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espero swats away the attempt to clinch by Snow.
Espero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Espero moves out of range as Snow throws a body kick.
Snow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Espero.

Snow clinches.
Snow is trying to break the clinch but Espero has him pressed against the cage.

Snow drags the fight down to the ground.
Espero is looking to work some ground and pound but Snow has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Espero is controlling him.
Espero wants to pass the guard but Snow is keeping the position.
Espero postures up in Snow's guard and throws a big left but Snow blocks it.
Snow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snow wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Espero.
Gendry Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Espero connects with a crisp jab.
Snow throws a right hand that Espero ducks under and follows up with a left that Espero also avoids with ease.

Espero tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.

Snow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Snow clinches up against the cage.
Espero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Espero fails to pull guard.
Snow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Espero is trying to break the clinch but Snow is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snow prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Espero up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Snow.
Snow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Snow jumps guard and drags Espero to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Snow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Espero is one step ahead there.
Espero trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Espero!
Snow with the ground and pound from mount.
Snow with a couple of short strikes.
Snow controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snow avoids the attempt from Espero to control.
Snow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Snow.
Snow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Snow is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Espero to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Espero shrugs it off.
Espero is breathing heavily.
Snow controlling from the full mount.
Snow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snow connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow lands a nice shot to the head.
Snow controlling his opponent.
Espero is bucking up trying to escape but Snow cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gendry Snow dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Snow closes the distance and clinches.
Espero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Snow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Snow has taken the fight to the clinch.

Snow drags the fight down to the ground.

Snow wriggles free and stands up.
Snow lands a right hook to the body.
Snow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Espero backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Snow moves into the clinch successfully.

Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snow lands a two punch combo.
Snow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Espero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danga de danga de dang - Snow scores with a four punch combination!
Good exchange - Snow coming out on top.
Espero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snow.
Gendry Snow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Snow rushes Espero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Espero throws a head punch that misses.

Snow breaks the clinch.
Snow stalks Espero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Espero's face. Espero staggers backwards, shaken.
Snow scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Snow closes the distance and pushes Espero back into the cage.

Snow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Espero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Snow looks to land a combination. Espero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Snow has Espero up against the cage in a clinch.

Snow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snow throws a sloppy head kick and Espero moves out of range easily.

Snow instigates a clinch.
Espero wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Snow manages to break the clinch.
Espero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Espero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Snow moves into the clinch.

Snow manages to pull guard.
Snow is pulling down on Espero's head. It's preventing any offense from Espero, at least for the moment.

Snow has his feet on Espero's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Espero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snow is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Espero rather than just go for the knockout.

Espero tries to keep at a distance but Snow has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snow manages to break the clinch.

Snow clinches.

Snow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manuel Espero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Snow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Snow scores with a jab to the body.
Espero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Espero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Espero there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow connects with a body shot.

Snow closes the distance and clinches.

Snow manages to break the clinch.

Snow takes the fight into the clinch.

Snow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snow lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Snow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow connects with a looping right hand.

Snow forces Espero back against the cage and clinches.
Snow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Snow pulls guard successfully.

Snow has his feet on Espero's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Snow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Snow clinches up against the cage.
Snow has Espero pressed against the cage.

Snow decides to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Espero trying to control the position from guard on top but Snow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow controlling Espero's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gendry Snow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Snow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Espero is trying to break the clinch but Snow has him pressed against the cage.

Snow jumps into guard, dragging Espero to the mat.
Espero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Snow's guard.
Snow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Snow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Espero!
Snow pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Snow lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow controlling the pace for now.
Espero tries to hold on but Snow pushes him away.
Snow content just to control the position here.
Snow is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Snow lands a big elbow.
Snow looking to control and managing it successfully.
Snow lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Espero is in a horrible position here. Snow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Snow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Snow scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Snow content just to control the position here.
Snow lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow controlling his opponent.
Snow dominating with strikes here.
Snow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Espero looks a forlorn figure.
Snow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Snow 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gendry Snow just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice combination there by Snow.
Gendry Snow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow tries a head kick but it misses.
Snow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Snow rushes Espero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Snow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Snow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Espero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Snow is pulling down on Espero's head. It's preventing any offense from Espero, at least for the moment.

Snow is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gendry Snow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gendry Snow!