PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tompa Jura Juricic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompa Jura Juricic looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Jura Juricic
vs
Gonzalez

150 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Improved boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tompa Jura Juricic!
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, Paul Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Juricic gets a clinch.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Juricic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gonzalez is pushing Juricic's head away, looking to escape. Juricic manages to hold on to the position though.
Gonzalez gets back to half guard.
Gonzalez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gonzalez wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez is doing well to control the position and prevent Juricic from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Juricic is working away from the top position though.
Gonzalez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Juricic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Juricic's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Juricic trying to control the hands but Gonzalez won't let him.
Gonzalez has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Juricic's body.
Gonzalez gets his hands free as Juricic looks to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Juricic. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Good control from Gonzalez.
Juricic is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Juricic.
Juricic tries to escape but Gonzalez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gonzalez controls the position.

Gonzalez is looking for a rear naked choke here but Juricic reverses the position brilliantly into Gonzalez's guard!
Juricic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gonzalez working for a triangle but Juricic defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Juricic drops back looking for a leg! Gonzalez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzalez manages to kick Juricic off! Juricic jumps back into Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez scores with a short punch from the bottom.

Gonzalez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juricic fails with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Juricic is having none of it.
Juricic throws a lazy head kick

and Gonzalez counters with a takedown into side control.

Gonzalez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Gonzalez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzalez showed some decent athleticism there.
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!

Juricic kicks off Gonzalez and gets to his feet.
Gonzalez tries to clinch

and Juricic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez wants to stall.
Juricic prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Juricic is keeping busy.
Juricic looking for a takedown.

Gonzalez pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gonzalez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Juricic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Juricic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gonzalez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Juricic's guard now.

Gonzalez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Juricic with a poor takedown

and Gonzalez counters with a single leg into guard. Juricic didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gonzalez is stalling in the full guard.
Gonzalez trying to control but Juricic is working from the bottom.

Juricic pushes Gonzalez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown attempt from Juricic. Juricic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tompa Jura Juricic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gonzalez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juricic is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juricic has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Gonzalez.
Paul Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Gonzalez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Juricic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Juricic trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Juricic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gonzalez pulls Juricic in to control the position.

Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Juricic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Juricic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez controlling Juricic's posture.
Juricic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gonzalez is proving hard to escape from.
Gonzalez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to strike off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gonzalez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown. No joy.

Juricic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gonzalez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Juricic from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez controlling Juricic's posture.
Juricic won't allow Gonzalez to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is pulling down on Juricic's head. It's preventing any offense from Juricic, at least for the moment.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Juricic!
Gonzalez scoring with strikes but Juricic is staying in there.
Gonzalez controlling his opponent.
Gonzalez lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez with a couple of short strikes.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes but Juricic is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzalez gets a takedown into half guard.
Juricic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
Gonzalez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Juricic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Gonzalez stands up and beckons Juricic to join him on the feet.

Juricic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Juricic drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juricic postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Juricic working the ground and pound but Gonzalez is defending the strikes.
Juricic tries to advance position but instead Gonzalez slips a leg back in to half guard.
Gonzalez wants to improve his position but Juricic is controlling well.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gonzalez has Juricic pulled in close to control his posture.
Gonzalez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juricic manages to get himself to full guard.
Gonzalez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Juricic is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Juricic wants to control but Gonzalez postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juricic is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Juricic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound.
Gonzalez landing a few strikes.

Gonzalez stands up and beckons Juricic to his feet.

Juricic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Juricic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gonzalez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gonzalez won't allow Juricic to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control here.
Gonzalez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Juricic has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Gonzalez works to full guard.
Gonzalez has Juricic pulled in close to control his posture.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Juricic from controlling successfully.

Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tompa Jura Juricic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juricic is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzalez 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Gonzalez!