PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danzig - Mother. Paul White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzaga
vs
White

189 cm
28
265 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
255 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White fails with the takedown.
White with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gonzaga counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gonzaga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzaga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Gonzaga lands a couple of digs.
Gonzaga looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzaga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzaga's guard.

White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzaga looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Gonzaga looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White trying to control but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.

White is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzaga is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzaga has escaped and now he's on top!
Gonzaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gonzaga landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Gonzaga is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzaga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches White napping and manages to drive through into side control!
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gonzaga is trying to control. White wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White is trying to control but can't.

White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzaga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White wants to improve his position but Gonzaga is controlling well.
White gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gonzaga drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonzaga has White in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzaga is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Gonzaga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gonzaga fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Gonzaga's head back.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzaga pinned against the cage. Gonzaga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzaga connects with a body shot.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White missing with a left hand there. Gonzaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White moves forwards but Gonzaga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White takes a swing at Gonzaga's ribcage but misses.
Gonzaga thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzaga throws a combination that misses

and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gonzaga won't be happy with that.
White misses with the ground and pound.
White lands a few punches from side control.
Gonzaga regains half guard.
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!
Gonzaga pushes White off looking to stand but White dives back in and keeps control.
Gabriel Gonzaga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzaga sees it coming and defends easily.

Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back.

White wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzaga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gonzaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzaga tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzaga defending well though.
Gonzaga tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White wants to take a breather but Gonzaga is having none of it.
Gonzaga blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from White.

White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gonzaga connecting with a few gentle strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is looking to improve his position.
Gonzaga is not content to let White control the position.

Gonzaga is defending against the submission attempts here by White.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzaga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonzaga.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
Gabriel Gonzaga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
Gonzaga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
White misses with a takedown

and Gonzaga counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzaga is putting a hurting on White here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gonzaga throws an elbow but White slips to the side and avoids it well.

Gonzaga swings around for an armbar but White sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gonzaga's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzaga is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzaga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gonzaga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

White shoots in and bounces Gonzaga off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
White passes Gonzaga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzaga is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gonzaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzaga is looking to improve his position.
Gonzaga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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

White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzaga is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gonzaga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzaga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzaga sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.

Gonzaga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gonzaga prevents White from improving his position.
Gonzaga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
White wants to get back to full guard.
White is trying to maintain the position but Gonzaga is very close to passing his half guard.
White is staying active underneath Gonzaga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White manages to get to full guard.
Gonzaga with a nice head shot there.
White looking to control but Gonzaga passes into half guard.

Gonzaga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzaga.
Gonzaga thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.

Gonzaga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gonzaga is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzaga to get the leverage.
White trying to control here.
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!
Gonzaga passes the guard and advances to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Gonzaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzaga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

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