PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Marcos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Marcos
vs
Gonzales

188 cm
20
219 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

192 cm
21
248 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

TITAN

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stevie Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcos pinned against the cage. Marcos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzales checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Marcos misses

and Gonzales counters with a head kick that drops Marcos to the mat! Marcos scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches up with Marcos, looking for a takedown. Gonzales pushes Marcos against the cage but Marcos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Gustavo Marcos has been cut.
Marcos lands a head kick. Gonzales smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Stevie Gonzales has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzales.
Gustavo Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Gonzales.
Marcos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcos throws a front kick aimed at Gonzales's knee but Gonzales avoids it well.
Marcos keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcos throws a leg kick but Gonzales sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Marcos has closed the distance and engaged Gonzales in a clinch.
Marcos working hard to break the clinch.
Marcos tries to work over Gonzales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales keeps control of Marcos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marcos throws an elbow that misses.
Marcos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzales is keeping busy.
Maybe Marcos would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Marcos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzales just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marcos prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Marcos.
Marcos working aggressively here.
Marcos is trying to pull guard but Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales blocks an elbow strike from Marcos.
Marcos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzales has Marcos pressed against the cage, preventing Marcos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzales blocks the elbow strike.
Marcos effectively controlling the action here.
Marcos goes for a takedown attempt but Gonzales pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gonzales looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marcos is fending him off so far but Gonzales persists. Nope, Marcos circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzales scores with a kick to the body.
Marcos is breathing heavily.
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!
Gonzales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcos's waist but Marcos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzales off to one side.
Gonzales shoots in and drives through. Marcos sprawls well.

Gonzales rushes Marcos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcos gets underhooks to prevent Gonzales's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying to pull guard but Marcos has him pressed against the cage.
Marcos tries to pull guard but Gonzales holds him up against the cage and eventually Marcos drops back down to his feet.
Marcos is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns Marcos into the cage.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcos avoids it.
Marcos is looking to control Gonzales's arms but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marcos has his back to the cage.
Gonzales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marcos wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gonzales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marcos's elbow.
Gonzales tries for a takedown but Marcos manages to get underhooks.
Gonzales jumps guard but Marcos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marcos connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands an elbow just above Gonzales 's eye.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marcos.
Marcos is trying to pull guard but Gonzales turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marcos is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.

Gonzales pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marcos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzales's guard.
Marcos is fighting to break Gonzales's control of his arms but Gonzales is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzales lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Marcos!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Gonzales dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Marcos throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzales changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marcos tries to avoid it but Gonzales manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marcos to the ground. Marcos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcos circles away from the clinch attempt.

Marcos drives through and clinches with Gonzales against the cage.
Gonzales prevents a takedown attempt there.

Marcos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marcos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzales.
Gustavo Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Gonzales.
Nice takedown defense from Marcos. No joy for Gonzales on that attempt.
Marcos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzales throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Marcos fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Gonzales.
Good work by Gonzales as he checks the leg kick.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Marcos avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos throws a wild body kick that Gonzales sees coming a mile off.
Gonzales shoots for a double leg takedown but Marcos sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzales moves out of range of the body kick from Marcos.
Stevie Gonzales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marcos throws a low kick, looking for Gonzales's leg but Gonzales calmly moves out of range.
Marcos slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzales, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzales tries to clinch up.
Marcos throws a hook but Gonzales blocks it.
Marcos throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzales moves out of range easily.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marcos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marcos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcos misses with a low kick.
Gonzales fails with the takedown.
Marcos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzales.
Gustavo Marcos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marcos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos tries to land a leg kick but Gonzales saw it coming and moves away.
Gonzales shoots in but Marcos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcos stuffs the takedown.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a takedown. Marcos tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marcos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzales has a takedown stuffed.
Gonzales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marcos's waist but Marcos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzales off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in but Marcos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzales is able to avoid easily.
Marcos misses with a low kick.
Marcos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marcos is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Gonzales fails to land the takedown.
Marcos lands with a good body shot.
Gustavo Marcos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzales throws a series of strikes that have Marcos backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzales.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marcos as he avoids it easily.
Marcos misses with a low kick.
Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marcos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzales.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marcos swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that Marcos avoids nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzales checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stevie Gonzales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Gonzales misses with a head kick.

Gonzales moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marcos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gonzales pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Marcos. No joy for Gonzales on that attempt.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marcos sprawls well. Marcos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Marcos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzales.
Gonzales slips a straight right by Marcos.
Gonzales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marcos.
Gonzales checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in but Marcos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gustavo Marcos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Gonzales.
Marcos throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzales moves out of range easily.
Marcos misses with a head kick.
Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzales.
Gonzales takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gonzales rushes Marcos and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzales.
Marcos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzales to keep the fight standing.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzales drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marcos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marcos holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Marcos won't allow it.
Marcos tries to circle away but Gonzales has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzales is looking for a takedown.
Marcos pressing his opponent against the cage.

Marcos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marcos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcos as he jumps to the side.
Marcos pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marcos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzales misses with a wild combination.
Marcos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonzales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marcos pinned against the cage. Marcos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marcos blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzales.
Gonzales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marcos defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzales.
Marcos is looking to clinch.
Gonzales misses with a takedown attempt - Marcos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzales checks a leg kick.
Gustavo Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marcos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcos throws a solid leg kick but Gonzales takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marcos.
Marcos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stevie Gonzales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzales keeps Marcos at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stevie Gonzales.
I've got Gonzales 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Gonzales!
After the big win, Stevie Gonzales made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TITAN and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.