PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between El Hielo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grady Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hielo comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Baby. The key to victory for El Hielo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hielo
vs
Gonzalez

175 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Prefers ground

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Hielo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grady Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzalez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gonzalez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gonzalez is trying to control the action in half guard but Hielo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hielo's head.
Well, if Gonzalez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Hielo is having none of it.
Gonzalez content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but Hielo defending well.
Hielo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gonzalez.
Hielo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzalez chips away with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Hielo keeps moving.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hielo is retaining full guard.

Gonzalez content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hielo has locked up a guillotine! Hielo's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Gonzalez is holding on here and Hielo must be using up a lot of energy. Gonzalez has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hielo gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). El Hielo!