PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

White
vs
Gonzaga

188 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gonzaga is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
Gonzaga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzaga not doing much here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga not doing much here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gabriel Gonzaga hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Gonzaga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonzaga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gonzaga sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White keeping full guard, as Gonzaga tries to pass.
Gonzaga trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Gonzaga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gabriel Gonzaga hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White tries for a takedown but Gonzaga circles away easily

and Gonzaga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in White's guard now.
White controlling the position.
Gonzaga looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position but Gonzaga postures up.
Gonzaga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
Gonzaga preventing the sweep.

White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gonzaga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gonzaga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Gonzaga stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gonzaga fails with the takedown

and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White trying to control but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzaga looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but White puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Paul White wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gonzaga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

White feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
White is fighting to break Gonzaga's control of his arms but Gonzaga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gonzaga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzaga landing strikes from the mount and White is in trouble!
Gonzaga controlling his opponent.
White has given up his back here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that round.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

White with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gonzaga counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
White is looking to escape.
White keeping control of the position.
Gonzaga is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, White manages to get to full guard.

White pushes Gonzaga off and gets back to his feet.
Gonzaga swings widly with a right hand

and White counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gonzaga!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White avoids the attempt from Gonzaga to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White throws some wild stikes that Gonzaga manages to avoid easily.
Gonzaga is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
Gonzaga has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
A lull in the action here.
Gonzaga is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
White throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga rolls, trying to escape but White keeps control of the position.
White avoiding Gonzaga 's attempts to control his hands.
White throwing wild punches that miss their target.
White doesn't have the hooks in and Gonzaga manages to turn into his guard.
Gonzaga looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White postures up.

Gonzaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzaga working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gabriel Gonzaga hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Gonzaga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzaga stopping the sweep attempt from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga won't allow White to get back to his feet.
White looking to control but Gonzaga passes into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
White wants to control but Gonzaga passes easily into half guard.
White is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Paul White will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gonzaga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White has his takedown stuffed

and Gonzaga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzaga is one step ahead there.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga controlling from the top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Gabriel Gonzaga hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzaga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Gonzaga escapes and gets back to his feet.
White moves in looking to clinch but Gonzaga pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White cracks Gonzaga with a good jab.
Gonzaga fails with the takedown

and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White scores with a shot to the side of Gonzaga's head.

Gonzaga jumps guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control from the top but Gonzaga keeps moving.
White stays in close to Gonzaga's body and controls the position.
White wants to stand and escape but instead Gonzaga has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gonzaga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!

Gonzaga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. White was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonzaga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Gonzaga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
White looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Gonzaga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
White wants to clinch but Gonzaga slips to the side

so Gonzaga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
White wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Paul White just wasn't active enough.

White gets caught flat footed, as Gonzaga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gonzaga tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Gonzaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzaga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Gonzaga!