PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krendal Svorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Entre Dos Aguas. Svorak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: David Bowie - Heroes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gonzalez
vs
Svorak

173 cm
24
152 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

183 cm
24
153 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krendal Svorak!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svorak tries a head kick but it misses.
Svorak avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Svorak strikes.
Svorak throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svorak slips under a jab.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Svorak.

Svorak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Svorak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svorak scoring with punches to the head and body.

Gonzalez wriggles free and stands up.
Svorak misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Svorak swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.

Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Svorak, pushing him back against the cage.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Svorak right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svorak.
Svorak misses with a jab to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Juan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Svorak looks gassed!
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svorak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Krendal Svorak has been cut.
Svorak stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalez. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svorak circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez lands a head kick. Svorak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Svorak thows a body shot but no joy.
Svorak moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez lands a high kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Svorak misses the target.
Svorak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Svorak is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Svorak moves out of range.
Svorak blocks a jab.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Svorak.
Gonzalez scores with a nice strike.

Svorak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Svorak trying to control from half guard but Gonzalez is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Svorak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Svorak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Svorak misses with a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svorak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svorak drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Svorak is rocked!
Svorak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Svorak checks a leg kick.
Svorak moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svorak circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svorak is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Svorak blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Svorak pinned against the cage. Svorak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Svorak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Svorak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svorak avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svorak on the side of the head.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Svorak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svorak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Svorak right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez throws a front kick that sends Svorak stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzalez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Svorak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Juan Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krendal Svorak.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination. Svorak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Svorak is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Svorak moves out of range.
Svorak seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Svorak seems unphased.
Svorak throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Svorak saw that one coming.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Svorak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Svorak is avoiding it.
Svorak dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svorak. Svorak obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Svorak avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Juan Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Svorak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Svorak throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Svorak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krendal Svorak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Svorak avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Svorak moved away.
Svorak slips under a jab.

Gonzalez has managed to clinch.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svorak can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Svorak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Svorak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svorak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Svorak.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Svorak is avoiding it.
Svorak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Gonzalez gets caught flat footed, as Svorak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Svorak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Svorak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gonzalez manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svorak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Svorak blocks the leg kick.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Svorak misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Svorak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Svorak moves his leg out of the way.
Svorak blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svorak throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Svorak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svorak is out of range and Gonzalez settles back down.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svorak.
Gonzalez throws and low kick but Svorak moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Svorak.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Svorak moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svorak.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick.
Krendal Svorak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svorak is looking to chop away at Gonzalez's legs.
Juan Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Gonzalez!