PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor McCumby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga has chosen Danzig - Mother as his entrance music. Trevor McCumby could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Gonzaga's chin.

McCumby
vs
Gonzaga

200 cm
23
277 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

189 cm
24
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trevor McCumby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga dodges the punch combination from McCumby.
Gonzaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCumby was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzaga.
McCumby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Gonzaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzaga can't get the takedown.
McCumby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCumby prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzaga effectively controlling the action here.
Gonzaga wants a takedown but no success here.
Trevor McCumby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gonzaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCumby is trying to pull guard but Gonzaga has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzaga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McCumby gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Gonzaga gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzaga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzaga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lands a couple of elbows.

Gonzaga drops back, looking for a kneebar! McCumby looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McCumby looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McCumby!
Gonzaga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCumby slows the pace down.
Gonzaga tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCumby trying to control the action but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.
McCumby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzaga is looking for a sweep.
Gonzaga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga regains half guard.
Gonzaga works his way to full guard. Good work.

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

Gonzaga looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCumby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gonzaga working a defensive guard here.

Gonzaga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCumby is aware though and is defending well.

Gonzaga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCumby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gonzaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gonzaga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCumby defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga strikes from his own guard.
Gonzaga is trying to control the position from the bottom.

McCumby avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gonzaga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCumby is aware though and is defending well.

Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Gonzaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCumby trying to control but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McCumby misses with a wild combination.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCumby lands with a nice combination. Gonzaga backs away looking to recover.
Gonzaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCumby on the side of the head.
McCumby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCumby looks to land a left hand but Gonzaga moved out of range nicely.
Gonzaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gonzaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCumby throws out the jab.
Gonzaga swats away the attempt to clinch by McCumby.
A jab from Gonzaga misses.
McCumby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCumby.
Gonzaga blocks a jab.

McCumby gets caught napping as Gonzaga dives in and scores a takedown. McCumby manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzaga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonzaga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCumby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzaga landing with the ground and pound.
Gonzaga throws and elbow that misses. McCumby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzaga's guard. Nice move by McCumby!
Gonzaga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gonzaga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A nice elbow there by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga looking to finish McCumby with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCumby!
Gonzaga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzaga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gonzaga scoring with strikes but McCumby is staying in there.
Gonzaga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McCumby hang on?
Gonzaga raining down shots from the mount!

McCumby is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Gonzaga! McCumby is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gabriel Gonzaga! Gabriel Gonzaga retains his heavyweight title!