PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demitri Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Starr
vs
Gonzalez

188 cm
22
217 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

189 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demitri Starr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Starr tries for a takedown but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt

and Starr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Demitri Starr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Starr keeps him under control.
Starr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Starr connects with a nice short shot to Gonzalez's temple.
Starr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
Starr misses with a head shot. Gonzalez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gonzalez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez is controlling Starr's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Starr cracks Gonzalez with a solid left hand.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Starr is proving a slippery customer.
Starr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Starr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Starr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Starr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Starr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Starr.
Starr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Gonzalez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Starr's guard.
Starr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Starr tries to get out of the position.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Starr tries to strike from the bottom.
Starr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gonzalez trying to control but Starr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Starr is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez distracts Starr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Starr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Starr shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Starr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gonzalez's guard.
Starr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Starr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Starr stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Starr is working Gonzalez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starr!
Starr tries to reverse the position but Gonzalez maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Starr is looking to improve his position.
Gonzalez is keen to just control but Starr is a slippery customer.
Starr is looking to improve his position.
Starr is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Starr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Starr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Starr throwing strikes but missing.
Demitri Starr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starr is one step ahead there.
Starr throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starr is one step ahead there.
Starr with a nice head shot there.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Starr tries to pass.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starr!
Starr is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gonzalez looking to isolate an arm here. Starr doesn't see it coming and as Gonzalez extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Gonzalez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Gonzalez!