PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Barnes
vs
Gonzaga

188 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Combat Pro Finesse
Prime Time Fighting Clothing

Combat Pro Formula

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arturo Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzaga throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzaga throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Gonzaga closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Gonzaga pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gonzaga throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.

Barnes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonzaga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Barnes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gonzaga.
Barnes is trying to escape the mount.
Barnes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barnes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barnes tries to get out of the position.
Barnes is trying to control but can't.
It looks like Gonzaga is going to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barnes.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzaga manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gonzaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gonzaga tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes stops Gonzaga from getting back to his feet.
Gonzaga looks gassed!
Barnes wants to control but Gonzaga is keeping him busy.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzaga is looking to improve his position.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnes working over Gonzaga with some ground and pound. Gonzaga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barnes trying to pass the guard but Gonzaga defending well.
Barnes moves nicely into side control.
Barnes lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Barnes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gonzaga some visible discomfort.
Gonzaga is looking for a sweep.
Barnes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gonzaga down.
Gonzaga is trying to buck Barnes off.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Gonzaga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
Gonzaga on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barnes scores with punches from side control.
Barnes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barnes working the ground and pound.
Gonzaga is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnes connects with a decent elbow.
Gonzaga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is trying to stick to Barnes's back but Barnes is turning into Gonzaga. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gonzaga's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Barnes.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonzaga's head.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Barnes prevents Gonzaga from getting back to his feet.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.

Gonzaga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzaga's brow.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Barnes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gonzaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzaga can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnes controls the pace.

Gonzaga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barnes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Gonzaga taking some punishment here, with Barnes in his half guard.
Gonzaga regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gonzaga has momentary wrist control but Barnes slips an elbow through the middle.
Brock Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes passes into half guard.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Gonzaga's head.

Gonzaga actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Barnes prevents Gonzaga from getting the reversal.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Gonzaga wants to try and get back to his feet.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzaga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gonzaga is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonzaga looks a forlorn figure.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Gonzaga manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes is nestled in close to Gonzaga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Gonzaga tries to get to full guard but Barnes has control of the leg.
Barnes is controlling the pace.
Barnes tries to pass to full mount but Gonzaga defends it.
Barnes winds up and cracks Gonzaga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzaga won't allow Barnes to pass to mount.
Barnes prevents Gonzaga from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gonzaga shoots and misses

and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gonzaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnes trying to control the action but Gonzaga is working from the bottom.
Gonzaga is trying to get back to full guard.
Barnes stops Gonzaga from getting back to his feet.
Barnes working over Gonzaga with some ground and pound. Gonzaga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes is nestled in close to Gonzaga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzaga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzaga has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzaga is not content to let Barnes control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Barnes dominated that second round.
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!

Barnes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barnes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gonzaga is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
Gonzaga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barnes breaks from Gonzaga's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gonzaga slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzaga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Gonzaga is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control but Gonzaga is keeping him busy.
Barnes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gonzaga tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gonzaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Gonzaga's temple.
Gonzaga wants to get back to full guard.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gonzaga is not content to let Barnes control the position.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzaga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonzaga pushes Barnes off looking to stand but Barnes dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes drops an elbow to the side of Gonzaga's head.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzaga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gonzaga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount and Gonzaga is in trouble!
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Gonzaga looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gonzaga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barnes landing punches.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Gonzaga is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with strikes but Gonzaga is staying in there.
Gonzaga is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Gonzaga looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
Gonzaga seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzaga working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonzaga looks a forlorn figure.
Barnes landing punches.
Gonzaga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is trying desperately to improve position.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barnes controlling from the full mount.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzaga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gonzaga is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Barnes landing punches.
Gonzaga working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Barnes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonzaga really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Barnes!