PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Gonzalez (ranked 7085 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jibjabbin Hoobajoo (ranked 2897 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez's entrance music is Unlike Pluto - Revenge, And a Little More. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gonzalez
vs
Hoobajoo

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Gonzalez!
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, Jibjabbin Hoobajoo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez goes for a double leg but Hoobajoo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hoobajoo continues to drive forward.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoobajoo unleashes a big counter combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoobajoo.
Hoobajoo fails with the takedown

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gonzalez jumps guard and drags Hoobajoo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Gonzalez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gonzalez is controlling Hoobajoo's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hoobajoo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonzalez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzalez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gonzalez.
Hoobajoo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gonzalez manages to pass to side control.
Gonzalez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gonzalez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hoobajoo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalez working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hoobajoo wants to control the action here but instead Gonzalez manages to pass to full mount!
Gonzalez controlling his opponent.
Hoobajoo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hoobajoo tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez controlling from mount.
The referee warns Hoobajoo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hoobajoo tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez controlling the pace for now.
Gonzalez with the ground and pound from mount.
Gonzalez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Gonzalez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gonzalez stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Gonzalez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hoobajoo wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.

Gonzalez has Hoobajoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez effectively controlling the action here.

Hoobajoo drags the fight down to the ground.
Gonzalez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoobajoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gonzalez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez gets to his feet - Hoobajoo follows without any prompting.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Hoobajoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoobajoo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gonzalez tries to keep at a distance but Hoobajoo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoobajoo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoobajoo moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hoobajoo with that takedown attempt.

Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.

Gonzalez jumps into guard, dragging Hoobajoo to the mat.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoobajoo can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez trying to control the position here.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Hoobajoo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez seems keen to control Hoobajoo's posture.
Hoobajoo wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez controlling the position.
Gonzalez tries to strike from the bottom.

Gonzalez working for a triangle but Hoobajoo defends it easily.
Hoobajoo looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gonzalez throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonzalez cracks Hoobajoo with a solid left hand.
Hoobajoo being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoobajoo is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Gonzalez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gonzalez rushes Hoobajoo and presses him up against the cage.
Gonzalez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hoobajoo after a bit of a struggle.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Hoobajoo holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzalez drops back down to his feet.
Gonzalez'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.

Hoobajoo successfully pulls guard.
Gonzalez controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gonzalez gets to his feet - Hoobajoo follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoobajoo tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hoobajoo successfully pulls guard.
Gonzalez controlling from the top position.
Hoobajoo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gonzalez manages to pass to side control.
Gonzalez lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoobajoo wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Gonzalez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hoobajoo sees it coming and defends easily.
Hoobajoo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzalez is nestled in close to Hoobajoo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gonzalez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Gonzalez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hoobajoo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gonzalez has cracked it and Hoobajoo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gonzalez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Gonzalez!
Scott Gonzalez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.