PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Delinquent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delinquent's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On The Warpath. Gonzaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danzig - Mother. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Delinquent
vs
Gonzaga

190 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Delinquent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delinquent but Delinquent pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left and a right from Gonzaga both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gonzaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Delinquent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delinquent lands a jab to the nose.
Nice jab there from Delinquent.
Delinquent tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Gonzaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Delinquent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delinquent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delinquent sprawls well. Delinquent wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonzaga gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Delinquent counters with a leg kick.
Delinquent throws a front kick aimed at Gonzaga's knee but Gonzaga avoids it well.
Gonzaga cracks Delinquent with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Delinquent stuffs the takedown.
Johnny Delinquent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gonzaga.
Delinquent throws the kick towards the body but Gonzaga avoids it.
Gonzaga throws an overhand right that lands on Delinquent's shoulder, as Delinquent tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzaga throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delinquent circles away quickly and effectively.
Delinquent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Delinquent.

Delinquent closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delinquent is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Delinquent lands a left hand.
Delinquent is trying to stall.
Delinquent misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzaga avoids it.
Gonzaga avoids a wild elbow strike from Delinquent.
Delinquent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzaga prevents a body shot from Delinquent.
Delinquent works on Gonzaga's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Gonzaga works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gonzaga throwing strikes from guard but Delinquent blocks nicely.
Delinquent manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gonzaga is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzaga can't escape the position.
Gonzaga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Delinquent is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gonzaga is surviving well by controlling Delinquent's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzaga gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Delinquent will probably get the nod.
That's time! Delinquent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gonzaga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delinquent counters with a low kick, right behind Gonzaga 's knee.
Delinquent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzaga moves away.
Delinquent is looking to chop away at Gonzaga's legs.
Delinquent swings widly with a right hand

and Gonzaga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonzaga wants to control from the top but Delinquent keeps moving.
Delinquent trying to control the position here.
Gonzaga trying to control but Delinquent is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga pushing down on Delinquent's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gonzaga is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gonzaga wants to work for an arm triangle but Delinquent is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzaga trying to control the action but Delinquent is working from the bottom.
Delinquent avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzaga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzaga wants to work for an arm triangle but Delinquent is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Delinquent is trying to get back to full guard.
Delinquent is trying to stand.
Gonzaga is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gonzaga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gabriel Gonzaga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gonzaga looking to sit in guard and control but Delinquent gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gonzaga has his foot on Delinquent's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Delinquent works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gonzaga's guard.

Gonzaga isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Delinquent stacks Gonzaga on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Delinquent!
Gonzaga is looking to reverse the position.
Gonzaga is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga trying to hold on to Delinquent's head to control him but Delinquent postures up.
Gonzaga misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Delinquent seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Gonzaga actively working from the bottom here.
Gonzaga wants to improve his position but Delinquent is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gonzaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Delinquent pulls his head out easily.
Gonzaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Gonzaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Delinquent with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Delinquent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzaga misses with the combination.
Gonzaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Delinquent counters with a thumping low kick.
A good leg kick by Delinquent.
Delinquent scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzaga in his tracks.
Gonzaga tries to clinch but Delinquent is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delinquent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck for Gonzaga with that takedown attempt.
Delinquent throws a combination that misses
and Delinquent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzaga misses with a leg kick
and Delinquent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Delinquent scores with a jab. Gonzaga acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Delinquent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzaga's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Gonzaga misses.
Gonzaga gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzaga.
Delinquent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzaga.
Gabriel Gonzaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delinquent thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Delinquent.
Delinquent scores with a jab to the body.

Delinquent has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delinquent looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Delinquent.
Gonzaga has Delinquent pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Delinquent manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Delinquent lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonzaga backwards.
Delinquent tries to throw a body punch but Gonzaga avoids it by throwing Delinquent back against the cage.
Delinquent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delinquent stalling in the clinch.
Delinquent pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gonzaga wants a takedown.
Johnny Delinquent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Gonzaga.
Delinquent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzaga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Delinquent gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gonzaga is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delinquent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Delinquent.
Delinquent lands with a light punch inside.
Delinquent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzaga is keeping busy.
Delinquent seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Gonzaga is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Delinquent pushes Gonzaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delinquent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzaga is defending well for now.
Delinquent misses with the head strike.
Delinquent lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Delinquent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Delinquent has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Delinquent!