PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Shelby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelby comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gonzalez's choice of entrance music: Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole. Mr Gonzalez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Shelby
vs
Gonzalez

185 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Shelby.
Shelby moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
A telegraphed right hand from Shelby misses the target.
Gonzalez cracks a nice hook into Shelby's ribs.
Gonzalez works Shelby's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
Shelby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shelby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Shelby.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Shelby moves out of range.
Shelby avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Shelby circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.

Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
Shelby digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shelby tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Shelby.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby lands a body shot.
Gonzalez presses Shelby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Shelby avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Shelby lands a right hand.
Shelby lands with a short shot to the head.
Shelby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez looks gassed!

Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shelby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shelby lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.

It looks like Mr Gonzalez has been cut.
Shelby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shelby.
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!
Shelby throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shelby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shelby swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Shelby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Shelby.
Shelby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shelby lands a jab.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Shelby.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shelby throws out the jab.
Shelby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shelby rather than just go for the knockout.
Shelby slips under a jab.
Shelby lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelby paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
Shelby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shelby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shelby jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Shelby misses with a straight right.
Shelby throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Shelby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shelby was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.
Shelby keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shelby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That has opened up Mr Gonzalez's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shelby misses with a series of wild punches.
Shelby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Shelby.
Shelby stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shelby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Shelby's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shelby duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Shelby there.
Shelby circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Shelby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shelby keeps the fight on the outside.
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Shelby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shelby throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Shelby lands the left hand.
Shelby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shelby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nate Shelby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Shelby lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shelby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Shelby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Shelby blocks it.
Shelby thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shelby is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shelby throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Shelby throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shelby momentarily.
Shelby clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Shelby circles away.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Shelby.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shelby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Shelby ducked under it nicely.
Shelby fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shelby misses with a few strikes there.

Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Shelby.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shelby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzalez or not.
Shelby being controlled against the cage.

Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nate Shelby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shelby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shelby swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Nice defenses there by Shelby.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Shelby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez cracks Shelby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shelby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Shelby misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shelby.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shelby.

Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Shelby back into the cage.
Gonzalez looking for a takedown.

Shelby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shelby tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shelby lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shelby defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shelby throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez scores with a jab. Shelby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shelby swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Shelby circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelby scores with a nice strike.
Shelby swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Shelby's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Shelby with an uppercut!
Shelby swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Shelby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shelby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Shelby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

The cut above Mr Gonzalez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Shelby tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez has Shelby pressed against the cage, preventing Shelby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shelby prevents it.
Gonzalez wants a takedown.
Nate Shelby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez tries to score a body lock takedown but Shelby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Shelby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Shelby lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shelby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shelby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Shelby circles away and keeps his distance.
Shelby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shelby scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Shelby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Gonzalez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shelby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shelby throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shelby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shelby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shelby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shelby swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Shelby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Mr Gonzalez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shelby just misses with a punch to the body.
Shelby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shelby counters with a series of strikes. Gonzalez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shelby throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shelby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shelby moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby misses the shot to the body.
Shelby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Shelby.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shelby.
A shot to the body from Gonzalez misses
and Shelby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mr Gonzalez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nate Shelby!