PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: El Party Me Llama. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cabrillo
vs
Gonzalez

177 cm
34
186 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

179 cm
36
175 lbs
19 - 17 - 2

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cabrillo.
Gonzalez shoots and misses

and Cabrillo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Gonzalez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is looking to pass Cabrillo's guard but actually Cabrillo recovers to full guard.
Cabrillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Cabrillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Cabrillo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cabrillo taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Cabrillo is blocking nicely.
Cabrillo is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to free his trapped foot but Cabrillo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cabrillo is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
Cabrillo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzalez prevents Cabrillo from improving his position.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez wants to free his trapped foot but Cabrillo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cabrillo's thigh. Cabrillo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Cabrillo keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Cabrillo keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzalez is pushing down on Cabrillo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cabrillo is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzalez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cabrillo trying to control but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabrillo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzalez is pressing down on Cabrillo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabrillo is holding on for now.
Cabrillo is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabrillo avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Cabrillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Cabrillo tries to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Cabrillo.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cabrillo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cabrillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cabrillo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eulalio Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gonzalez rushes Cabrillo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cabrillo walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cabrillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Cabrillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez looks for a takedown but Cabrillo sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrillo slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cabrillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Cabrillo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cabrillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Cabrillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrillo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrillo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Cabrillo drives through with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Gonzalez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cabrillo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gonzalez.
Cabrillo landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Cabrillo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gonzalez wants to control but Cabrillo postures up.
Cabrillo throws a strike aimed at the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Cabrillo landing a few strikes.
Gonzalez struggling a bit here.
Cabrillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gonzalez is avoiding damage well.
Gonzalez tries to improve position but can't.
Cabrillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cabrillo wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez struggling a bit here.
Cabrillo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gonzalez tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gonzalez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabrillo working the ground and pound effectively.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cabrillo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gonzalez can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo avoids the attempt from Gonzalez to control.
Juan Cabrillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Cabrillo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonzalez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzalez is bucking up trying to escape but Cabrillo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cabrillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Cabrillo pushes him away.
Cabrillo wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
Cabrillo landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Cabrillo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gonzalez rushes Cabrillo and presses him up against the cage.
Cabrillo blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Cabrillo working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrillo.

Cabrillo has hold of one of Gonzalez's legs. Gonzalez is fighting the takedown attempt but Cabrillo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrillo passes Gonzalez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez is in trouble now - Cabrillo has advanced to mount!
Cabrillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cabrillo breaks from Gonzalez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez is looking to improve his position but Cabrillo isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gonzalez has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gonzalez is trying to escape the mount.
Cabrillo looking to finish Gonzalez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gonzalez!
Cabrillo lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzalez tries to lock up and control but Cabrillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cabrillo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gonzalez hang on?
Cabrillo working the ground and pound effectively.
Cabrillo with shots to the head and body - Gonzalez looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez wants to hold on but Cabrillo pushes him away.
Cabrillo is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzalez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here. Cabrillo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cabrillo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gonzalez can't escape the position.
Gonzalez is squirming around, avoiding Cabrillo's attempts to control the action.
Cabrillo lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gonzalez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cabrillo keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Cabrillo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Cabrillo tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabrillo trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Cabrillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabrillo is aware though and is defending well.
Cabrillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrillo's guard.

Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabrillo looking for a sweep. Not yet Cabrillo, not yet.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cabrillo is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Cabrillo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cabrillo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Cabrillo!
A very excited looking Juan Cabrillo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.