PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Eibner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Eibner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Gonzalez's chin.

Eibner
vs
Gonzalez

180 cm
22
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
154 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brett Eibner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick from Eibner.
Eibner misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Eibner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eibner is looking to chop away at Gonzalez's legs.
Eibner throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eibner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Eibner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eibner wants to clinch.
Eibner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eibner just misses with a punch to the body.
Eibner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzalez.
Brett Eibner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eibner misses with a combination

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Eibner keeps him there for the moment.
Eibner is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Eibner is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Gonzalez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eibner wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
A shot to de liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
Eibner walks into a left hand.
Gonzalez works Eibner's body with a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez looks to clinch
and Eibner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eibner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eibner with a poor takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
Eibner is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez keeps Eibner at a distance using the push kick.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.

Gonzalez has Eibner up against the cage in a clinch.
Eibner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eibner trying to stall but Gonzalez improves his position.

Eibner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Eibner circles away.
Eibner tries to clinch up
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez lands with a nice combination. Eibner backs away looking to recover.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Eibner counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Eibner to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Eibner.
Eibner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eibner's calf.
A low kick from Eibner misses
and Eibner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eibner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Eibner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eibner misses the body punch
and Gonzalez counters with an outside leg kick.
Eibner throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a good low kick that Eibner was not able to check.
Eibner throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Eibner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Eibner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gonzalez darts in and clinches Eibner up against the cage.

Eibner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Eibner tries for a kimura but Gonzalez is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Eibner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Gonzalez 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.

Eibner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eibner off to one side.
A low kick from Eibner is predictable there
and Gonzalez counters with a nice leg kick.

Eibner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Eibner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzalez swivels and escapes.
Eibner misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eibner throws a sloppy head kick
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eibner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Eibner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eibner counters with a big head kick but Gonzalez shrugs it off.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Eibner moves away
and Eibner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eibner throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juan Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eibner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eibner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Eibner's midsection.

Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Eibner against the cage.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eibner misses with a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez wants to stall.
Eibner wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
Eibner blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eibner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Eibner breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Eibner misses with a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Eibner backing up. Eibner nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eibner throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Eibner thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
and Gonzalez counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Eibner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eibner wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Eibner.
Gonzalez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Eibner moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eibner blocks an elbow strike.

Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Eibner misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Eibner shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Eibner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Eibner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eibner misses with a head kick.
Eibner misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Eibner backing up. Eibner nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Eibner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eibner keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eibner misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eibner tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Eibner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eibner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brett Eibner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eibner doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Eibner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eibner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eibner off to one side.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Eibner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eibner misses with a body kick.
Eibner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eibner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eibner is looking to chop away at Gonzalez's legs.
Gonzalez closes the distance but Eibner moves to the side

and Eibner moves into the clinch.
Eibner prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez prevents Eibner from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gonzalez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Eibner has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Eibner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick by Eibner misses
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Gonzalez clinches.
Gonzalez keeps control of Eibner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Eibner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eibner misses with a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Eibner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Eibner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez counters with a head kick. That will keep Eibner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Eibner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Eibner misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eibner keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Eibner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eibner throws a lazy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Eibner backing up. Eibner nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.

Eibner is rocked!
Eibner shoots and misses
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Eibner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eibner with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez connects with a knee to the head.
Eibner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
Eibner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eibner is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Eibner seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez digs a right hand underneath Eibner's ribcage. Eibner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eibner tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Eibner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eibner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Eibner pulls guard successfully.
Eibner striking off his back but it's not causing Gonzalez any problems.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Eibner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eibner stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Eibner controlling from the top position.
Eibner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eibner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eibner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Eibner.
Eibner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a flying knee. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzalez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Gonzalez!