PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is When Will They Shoot. Gonzaga has chosen Hypnotize as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Gonzaga

190 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs
Blaze Ronin Street Gear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a right and a left that Gonzaga avoids nicely.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith throws a right and a left that Gonzaga avoids nicely.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gonzaga with a couple of short strikes.
Gonzaga is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gonzaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonzaga trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Gonzaga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonzaga looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith can't escape the position.
Gonzaga landing shots from mount.
Smith bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith wanted to stand there but Gonzaga had control of the position.
Gonzaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzaga is retaining full guard.
Gonzaga looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Gonzaga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt

and Gonzaga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Gonzaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga landing punches.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.

Gonzaga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smith has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gonzaga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzaga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Gonzaga maintains control.
Gonzaga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Gonzaga trying to control but Smith is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Gonzaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonzaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Gonzaga lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzaga prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Gonzaga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gonzaga lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Gonzaga controlling the pace for now.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzaga controlling from the full mount.
Gonzaga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Gonzaga wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzaga is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Gonzaga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gonzaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith clinches but Gonzaga breaks the clinch

and Gonzaga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzaga.

Gonzaga breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gonzaga. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith throws a lazy head kick

and Gonzaga counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Gonzaga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gonzaga is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Gonzaga stops Smith from standing up.
Smith keeping full guard, as Gonzaga tries to pass.
Gonzaga slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzaga sits in half guard.
Gonzaga passes to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Gonzaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Gonzaga blocks Smith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gonzaga lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzaga with good strikes from the mount here!
Gonzaga cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gonzaga tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Gonzaga blocks Smith's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Gonzaga isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzaga trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Gonzaga's attempts to control the action.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Gonzaga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzaga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith throwing punches despite being mounted.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.

Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonzaga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzaga manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzaga's guard.
Gonzaga looking to control.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzaga is retaining full guard.

Gonzaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Gonzaga is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Smith frees his head nicely. Oh but Gonzaga has switched to an armbar! Smith is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Urijah Gonzaga!