PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Shore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgevez Goncla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgevez Goncla is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Shore
vs
Goncla

180 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
148 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Shore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georgevez Goncla!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shore closes the distance and pushes Goncla back into the cage.

Goncla pulls guard successfully.

Goncla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shore is looking to stand up but Goncla won't let him.
Shore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Goncla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shore trying to control the position from guard on top but Goncla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Goncla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Goncla working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shore has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shore looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Shore gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shore misses with a hook. Goncla ducked under it nicely.

Goncla closes the distance and pushes Shore back into the cage.
Shore presses Goncla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shore slowing the pace effectively.
Shore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goncla blocks it with crossed arms.
Shore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goncla avoids a wild elbow strike from Shore.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shore lands a knee to the body.
Shore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Goncla up against the cage.
Shore scores with a shoulder strike.
Shore landing knees to the head.

It looks like Georgevez Goncla has been cut.
Shore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goncla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goncla fails to pull guard.
Goncla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shore walks away with a smile on his face. Goncla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jordan Shore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgevez Goncla.
Shore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Shore rushes Goncla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goncla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Goncla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goncla is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shore to keep the fight standing.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Shore scores with a knee to the head.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore won't allow it.
Shore stalls.
Shore is leaning against Goncla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goncla lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shore looking to throw knees to the head but Goncla is blocking nicely.
Shore lands a nice knee to the body.
Goncla looks winded!
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore holds him up against the cage and eventually Goncla drops back down to his feet.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shore just leaning against Goncla, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goncla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shore walks away with a smile on his face. Goncla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Goncla throws a lazy right hand but Shore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Shore drives through and clinches with Goncla against the cage.
Goncla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Goncla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shore landing knees to the head.
The referee calls for Shore to work.
A short body shot lands from Shore as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shore to keep the fight standing.
Shore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shore with a knee to the head.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore stands there with Goncla around his waist. Goncla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shore is leaning against Goncla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Goncla's ribcage.
Shore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goncla lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shore taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Shore stalling against the cage.
Shore digs a right hand into Goncla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goncla's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Shore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georgevez Goncla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shore thuds his shin into the meat of Goncla's side.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goncla.
Goncla connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shore momentarily.

Shore moves into the clinch.
Shore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goncla backwards.
Goncla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore won't allow it.
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Goncla's ribcage.
Goncla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jordan Shore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgevez Goncla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goncla is breathing heavily.
Shore leaning against his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Shore as the two fighters clinch.
Shore cracks Goncla with a nice body shot.
Shore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shore connects with a knee to the head.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Shore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goncla or not.
Shore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goncla blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Shore pushes off an throws an elbow but Goncla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shore connects with a knee to the head.
Goncla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shore is stalling here.
Shore tries a knee to the head but Goncla blocks it.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Shore pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shore working Goncla over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goncla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shore smiles and moves away.
Shore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goncla can do to turn this around?

Shore pushes Goncla up against the cage in a clinch.
Goncla fails to pull guard.
Shore is leaning against Goncla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shore obliges.
Shore cracks Goncla with a nice body shot.
Shore lands a shot to the body.
Shore is stalling here.
Goncla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shore walks away with a smile on his face. Goncla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncla misses with a head kick.
Shore is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Goncla.

Shore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shore lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Shore as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Shore.
Goncla dodges an elbow strike from Shore.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Goncla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shore scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shore obliges.
A knee to the head by Shore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shore misses with a knee to the head.
Shore has Goncla pressed against the cage.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Georgevez Goncla's cut even more.
Shore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goncla's face.
Shore lands a knee to the head.
Shore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Shore.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Shore scores with a knee to the head.
Shore digs a right hand into Goncla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goncla's gas tank.
Shore just leaning against Goncla, taking a breather.
Shore scores a nice knee to the body.
Goncla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shore walks away with a smile on his face. Goncla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goncla manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Goncla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goncla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Shore rushes Goncla and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Shore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georgevez Goncla's cut.
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.

Shore has managed to clinch.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shore pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Shore lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Shore as the two fighters clinch.
Goncla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jordan Shore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgevez Goncla.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shore.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore holds him up against the cage and eventually Goncla drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore won't allow it.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore won't allow it.
Goncla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore stands there with Goncla around his waist. Goncla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goncla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shore lands a body shot.
Goncla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goncla takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Shore.
Shore works on Goncla's body with a couple of short punches.
Shore stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shore.
Shore lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Shore.
Shore's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Shore lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shore lands a knee to the body.
Shore lands a knee to the head.
Goncla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Shore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shore is stalling here.
Shore seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Shore pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore stands there with Goncla around his waist. Goncla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goncla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shore landing knees to the head.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore stands there with Goncla around his waist. Goncla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goncla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shore walks away with a smile on his face. Goncla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shore clinches up with Goncla and pushes him back against the cage.
Shore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore won't allow it.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shore with a knee to the head.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore stands there with Goncla around his waist. Goncla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shore landing knees to the head.

The cut above Georgevez Goncla's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shore obliges.
Goncla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Shore.
Shore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shore avoiding damage.
Shore crunches a lovely knee into Goncla's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goncla's brow.
Goncla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shore lands a good knee to the midsection. Goncla won't want to take too many of those.
Shore landing knees to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Shore.
Shore connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Shore on the inside.
A knee to the head by Shore.

Goncla is rocked!
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shore leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shore.
A short uppercut from Shore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Shore clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Georgevez Goncla's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Goncla crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shore - the referee stops the clock and Goncla gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shore. Goncla manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Goncla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Shore closes the distance and pushes Goncla back into the cage.
Shore scores with a knee to the head.
Goncla is still on wobbly legs! Can Shore finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shore.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shore lands a left hand.
Shore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goncla takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shore scores with a knee to the head.
Shore misses with a knee strike.
Goncla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore holds him up against the cage and eventually Goncla drops back down to his feet.
Jordan Shore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgevez Goncla.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goncla fails to pull guard.
Shore stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goncla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goncla is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shore.
Goncla seems to have recovered his senses.
Shore gets through Goncla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Georgevez Goncla's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Good body shot from Shore.
Shore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goncla up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Shore.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shore lands a nice knee to the body.
Shore landing knees to the body.
Shore scores with a knee to the head.
Shore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shore controlling the action here for a moment.
Shore is working Goncla over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shore pressing his opponent against the cage.
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!
Shore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goncla avoids the elbow strike from Shore, against the cage.
Goncla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shore smiles and moves away.

Shore pushes Goncla up against the cage in a clinch.
Shore just leaning against Goncla, taking a breather.
Shore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Shore.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goncla tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shore smiles and moves away.

Shore moves into the clinch.
Shore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shore is leaning against Goncla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shore throws an elbow that misses.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore has him pressed against the cage.
Goncla tries to pull guard but Shore won't allow it.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but Shore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shore lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Shore.
Shore leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shore.
Goncla jumps guard but Shore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Shore.
Shore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goncla or not.
Knees to the body from Shore.
Shore presses Goncla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goncla is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shore to keep the fight standing.
Goncla jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shore walks away with a smile on his face. Goncla gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Shore pushes Goncla up against the cage in a clinch.
Shore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shore lands a knee to the body.
Shore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shore connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Shore.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Georgevez Goncla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jordan Shore!
Jordan Shore retains his featherweight title!