PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Szpilka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Gonzales has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gonzales
vs
Szpilka

208 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Szpilka!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzales closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Szpilka is trying to improve his position.
Szpilka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Szpilka controlling the position for now.
Szpilka wants to get back to his feet.
Szpilka looks gassed!
Gonzales is trying to control the action in half guard but Szpilka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzales missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Szpilka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzales.
Nice strikes from Gonzales there.
Gonzales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gonzales is working for a kimura but Szpilka is defending it quite comfortably.
Szpilka is looking to control Gonzales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Szpilka avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szpilka taking some punishment here, with Gonzales in his half guard.
Gonzales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Gonzales.
Szpilka wants to improve his position but Gonzales is controlling well.
Gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Gonzales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Szpilka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Szpilka desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gonzales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szpilka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzales working Szpilka over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales controlling the action here.
Gonzales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Szpilka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Szpilka is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales scores with a big shot! Szpilka's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Szpilka! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Gonzales!