PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santos Campos (ranked 7521 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gonzalez (ranked 4019 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos Campos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Campos
vs
Gonzalez

194 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santos Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzalez rushes Campos and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Campos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Campos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Campos gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Gonzalez manages to pull guard.
Gonzalez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gonzalez kicks Campos off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Campos against the cage.
Gonzalez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Campos slows down the pace here.

Campos pulls guard successfully.
Gonzalez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Campos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Campos wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.

Gonzalez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Gonzalez pushes Campos up against the cage in a clinch.
Campos is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez wants the takedown. Campos is fighting it off but Gonzalez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Campos's guard against the cage.

Gonzalez gets to his feet. Campos looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Campos against the cage.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown attempt but Campos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Campos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Gonzalez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Campos is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gonzalez pulls guard effortlessly.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Campos's guard.

Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Campos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gonzalez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campos seems keen to control Gonzalez's posture.
Gonzalez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gonzalez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Campos's head.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Campos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez advances position into side control!
Campos struggling a bit here.

Gonzalez stands up and beckons Campos to his feet.

Gonzalez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Campos pushes Gonzalez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Campos shows good takedown defense.
Santos Campos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Gonzalez.
Gonzalez shoots in and drives through. Campos sprawls well.
Campos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Campos against the cage.
Campos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzalez walks away with a smile on his face. Campos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Campos with a poor takedown

and Gonzalez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez with a nice head shot there.
Campos wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Gonzalez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Campos, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Campos slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.

Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Campos is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Campos has control.

Campos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gonzalez uses from the top position.
Gonzalez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gonzalez scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Campos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Campos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Campos trying to strike off his back.
Nick Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Campos keeps moving.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Campos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Campos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzalez controls the pace.
Gonzalez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Campos is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez gets to his feet and stands over Campos, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Campos felt that one! Gonzalez unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Campos from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Gonzalez!