PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Gonsalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pablo
vs
Gonsalves

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Pablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terry Gonsalves!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonsalves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pablo tries to clinch but Gonsalves moves away
and Gonsalves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonsalves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonsalves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonsalves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pablo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pablo gets tackled into the cage by Gonsalves. Gonsalves maintains the clinch.
Gonsalves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pablo tries to break free but Gonsalves pushes him back against the cage.
Pablo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pablo blocks an uppercut.
Pablo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonsalves tries to pull guard but Pablo won't allow it.
Pablo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonsalves jumps guard but Pablo stands there with Gonsalves around his waist. Gonsalves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonsalves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pablo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Juan Pablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Gonsalves.
Gonsalves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pablo's face.
Gonsalves looking to stall.
Pablo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonsalves looks winded!
Pablo is working Gonsalves over against the cage.
Pablo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pablo is pushing Gonsalves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

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

Pablo moves into the clinch successfully.
Pablo lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonsalves can't find room to land a body shot as Pablo controls the action.
Gonsalves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pablo to keep the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Pablo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Pablo to work.
Pablo scores with a shot to the side of Gonsalves's head.
Pablo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonsalvess head.
Pablo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Pablo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pablo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonsalves circles away.
Gonsalves closes the distance but Pablo moves to the side
and Pablo counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonsalves gets tackled into the cage by Pablo. Pablo maintains the clinch.
Pablo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gonsalves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gonsalves letting Pablo take a breather here.
Pablo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonsalves.
Gonsalves has Pablo pressed against the cage, preventing Pablo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Pablo.
A body shot lands from Pablo.

Pablo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Pablo.

It looks like Terry Gonsalves has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Pablo.

Pablo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonsalves, pushing him back against the cage.
Pablo lands with a light punch inside.
Pablo wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonsalves won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pablo.
Pablo digs a right hand underneath Gonsalves's ribcage. Gonsalves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pablo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pablo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pablo lands an uppercut.
Pablo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Pablo.
Nice body punch from Pablo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pablo breaks from the clinch.
Pablo tries to clinch up but Gonsalves circles away and keeps his distance.

Pablo has closed the distance and engaged Gonsalves in a clinch.
Pablo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pablo wants to break free but Gonsalves has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pablo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pablo can't find room to land a body shot as Gonsalves controls the action.
Gonsalves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pablo just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pablo.
Pablo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonsalves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pablo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pablo cracks Gonsalves with a nice body shot.

Pablo manages to break the clinch.
Pablo tries to clinch there but Gonsalves circles away.
Gonsalves tries to clinch up but Pablo circles away and keeps his distance.

Pablo rushes Gonsalves and presses him up against the cage.

Gonsalves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonsalves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pablo.
Pablo tries to clinch but Gonsalves is having none of it.

Pablo cracks Gonsalves with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pablo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gonsalves to stand back up!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Pablo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Gonsalves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pablo lands a big right hand that sends Gonsalves crashing to the mat! Pablo stays standing though and waves Gonsalves back to his feet!

Gonsalves is rocked!
Pablo tries to clinch up but Gonsalves circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonsalves is still on wobbly legs! Can Pablo finish him?
Pablo wants to clinch up but Gonsalves keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pablo clinches with his opponent.
Gonsalves seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonsalves tries to stall but Pablo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pablo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonsalves's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pablo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pablo slowing the pace effectively.
Gonsalves has Pablo pressed against the cage, preventing Pablo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Juan Pablo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Pablo.
The referee calls for Pablo to work.
Gonsalves is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pablo to keep the fight standing.
Pablo cracks Gonsalves with a nice body shot.
Gonsalves is breathing heavily.
Pablo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pablo - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pablo.
Pablo lands with a left to the head.

Pablo manages to break the clinch.

Pablo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pablo leaning his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Pablo.
Pablo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonsalves.
Pablo lands a shot to the body.
Pablo works on Gonsalves's body with a couple of short punches.
Pablo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonsalves can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pablo pushes Gonsalves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pablo breaks from the clinch.

Pablo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gonsalves sprawling to the canvas! Gonsalves rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pablo finish him?!

Pablo forces Gonsalves back against the cage and clinches.
Pablo creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gonsalves's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gonsalves drops to his knees and Pablo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Pablo!