PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cataphractarius Provocatores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jose gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Provocatores
vs
gonzalez

170 cm
22
149 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cataphractarius Provocatores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jose gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Provocatores shoots in and bounces gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Provocatores wants to control from the top but gonzalez keeps moving.

Provocatores postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! gonzalez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Provocatores, into his guard.

Provocatores has his foot on gonzalez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. gonzalez works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Provocatores keeping moving, preventing gonzalez from controlling successfully.
gonzalez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Provocatores's guard.
Provocatores working a defensive guard here.
gonzalez wants to control from the top but Provocatores keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Provocatores is looking for a triangle but gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
gonzalez is looking to stand up but Provocatores won't let him.
gonzalez wants to control from the top but Provocatores keeps moving.
Provocatores working a defensive guard here.
Provocatores has gonzalez pulled in close to control his posture.

Provocatores looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Provocatores keeping moving, preventing gonzalez from controlling successfully.

Provocatores throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
gonzalez content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Provocatores is trying to control the position from the bottom.
gonzalez wants to get up but he can't break Provocatores's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Provocatores is trying to control the position but gonzalez postures up.

Provocatores has his foot on gonzalez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. gonzalez works his way back into a safe position though.
Provocatores is breathing heavily.
Provocatores looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Provocatores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

gonzalez stands up from Provocatores's guard - gonzalez perhaps looking for a knockout.

Provocatores closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Provocatores is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, gonzalez has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Provocatores tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Provocatores has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
gonzalez stops Provocatores from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Provocatores is looking to take a break and control but gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Provocatores works to advance to full mount. gonzalez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
gonzalez is squirming around, avoiding Provocatores's attempts to control the action.

Provocatores working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. gonzalez looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Provocatores! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cataphractarius Provocatores!