PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Gonzaga

166 cm
26
144 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

173 cm
26
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga blocks a leg kick.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzaga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.

Brown has picked Gonzaga up - he's going for a ride! Brown dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brown slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jim Brown wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gonzaga throws a predictable looking body shot

so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Gonzaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown looking to pass the guard.

Gonzaga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gonzaga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Gonzaga is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown trying to move into half guard but instead Gonzaga has managed to sweep!
Brown controls Gonzaga momentarily but Gonzaga frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown controls Gonzaga momentarily but Gonzaga frees himself.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Jim Brown wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzaga gets back to full guard.
Gonzaga is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Gonzaga stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown trying to control but Gonzaga is having none of it.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown is trying to control here but Gonzaga has managed to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gonzaga misses with a lunging right hand

and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gonzaga working a defensive guard here.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzaga is retaining full guard.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzaga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown has his hands on Gonzaga's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jim Brown just wasn't active enough.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gonzaga connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzaga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown scores with a jab. Gonzaga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzaga throws a lazy uppercut

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzaga wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jim Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gonzaga looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying to control. Gonzaga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzaga on the ground.
Brown is stalling here. Gonzaga is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brown seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gonzaga has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Gonzaga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gonzaga wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gonzaga wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Gonzaga keeps moving and retains side control.

Gonzaga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.

Gonzaga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gonzaga has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Brown!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gonzaga goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brown turns into him and now he's in Gonzaga's guard.
Brown stays in close to Gonzaga's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gregory Gonzaga will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A slow jab from Gonzaga misses its intended target.
Gonzaga misses with a lunging right hand

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzaga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzaga is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Gonzaga is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown is looking to chop away at Gonzaga's legs.
A jab from Gonzaga does it's job there.
Gonzaga misses with a left hand

and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Gonzaga is looking to sinch up a triangle. Brown throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gonzaga's body to avoid the submission. Gonzaga has instead reached around Brown's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gonzaga arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gregory Gonzaga!