PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto El Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duo Goubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Angel comes to the cage accompanied by Hasta Siempre Comandante. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

El Angel
vs
Goubo

184 cm
19
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

205 cm
26
254 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

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Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernesto El Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duo Goubo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goubo defending well as El Angel loads up on a big left hand.
El Angel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goubo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Angel.
El Angel looks to score with a jab to the body but Goubo is just out of range.
Goubo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goubo keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Angel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goubo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as El Angel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
El Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Goubo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
El Angel misses with a lunging right hand
and Goubo counters with a series of strikes. El Angel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Goubo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Angel.
El Angel throws a poor cross that misses
and Goubo counters with a right hand to the body.
El Angel tries to clinch up but Goubo circles away and keeps his distance.
Goubo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goubo slips a jab from El Angel.
A telegraphed right hand from El Angel misses the target.
Goubo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
El Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goubo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Goubo tries to keep at a distance but El Angel has taken the fight into the clinch.
El Angel lands an uppercut.
El Angel blocks an uppercut.
Goubo stalling in the clinch but El Angel improves position.
El Angel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goubo pushes El Angel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Angel jumps guard but Goubo stands there with El Angel around his waist. El Angel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
El Angel is trying to drag Goubo to the mat but Goubo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goubo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Angel tries to pull guard but Goubo holds him up against the cage and eventually El Angel drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto El Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goubo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Goubo tries to stall but El Angel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goubo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goubo lands a nice shot to the body.
Goubo gets through El Angel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
El Angel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goubo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goubo throws a punch but it's blocked by El Angel.
El Angel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Goubo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goubo misses with some punches.
Goubo lands a body punch.
A short left from Goubo.
El Angel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goubo working aggressively here.
El Angel misses with the head strike.

El Angel pulls guard.
El Angel wants to sweep here but Goubo controlling him for the moment.
Goubo controls from within his opponent's guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Duo Goubo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
El Angel loads up on a big right hand but Goubo slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goubo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Duo Goubo has been cut.
Goubo ducks under a wild hook from El Angel.
El Angel tries to clinch up
and Goubo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Angel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

El Angel clinches up with Goubo and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Goubo fails to land.
El Angel fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duo Goubo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duo Goubo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

El Angel throws a poor cross that misses
and Goubo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goubo scores with a hook to the body. El Angel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

El Angel moves into the clinch.
Goubo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Goubo.
Goubo throws a head punch that misses.
El Angel tries to pull guard but Goubo holds him up against the cage and eventually El Angel drops back down to his feet.
Goubo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goubo lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goubo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

El Angel successfully pulls guard.
El Angel wants to sweep here but Goubo controlling him for the moment.
Goubo postures up.
El Angel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Angel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Duo Goubo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
El Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goubo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Angel misses with a right hand
and Goubo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
El Angel is looking to clinch but Goubo is avoiding it.
El Angel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Goubo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
El Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goubo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ernesto El Angel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from El Angel misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Angel moves to clinch but Goubo breaks away

and Goubo counters by moving into the clinch.

El Angel decides to pull guard.
El Angel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
El Angel wants to hit a switch here but Goubo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for El Angel there!
El Angel is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Angel tries to lock up and control but Goubo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
El Angel can't escape the position.
El Angel is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Angel regains half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Goubo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Duo Goubo.
Goubo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
El Angel darts in trying to clinch
enabling Goubo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Duo Goubo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Duo Goubo's cut.
That's time! El Angel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Goubo staying out of range there.
El Angel tries to clinch up.
Goubo misses with a double jab.
El Angel tries to close the distance and clinch but Goubo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from El Angel misses.
El Angel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goubo slips a jab from El Angel.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Goubo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A jab from El Angel does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Goubo.
Goubo throws a leg kick but El Angel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goubo lunges at El Angel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by El Angel's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Angel throws a right hand that misses
and Goubo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Angel is looking to clinch but Goubo is avoiding it.
El Angel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Angel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ernesto El Angel is winning the standup battle so far.
El Angel misses with a wild body shot.
Goubo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from El Angel.
Goubo misses with a body shot.

El Angel closes the distance and clinches.
El Angel prevents a body shot from Goubo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goubo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goubo lands a hook that snaps the head of El Angel backwards.

El Angel manages to pull guard.
Goubo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Duo Goubo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
El Angel misses the body punch
and Goubo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El Angel thinking.
El Angel throws a combination that misses
and Goubo counters with a nice uppercut.
El Angel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goubo moves away.
El Angel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goubo sprawls well. Goubo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. El Angel gets slowly back to his feet.
El Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goubo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Angel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

El Angel gets a clinch.
El Angel fails to pull guard.
Goubo misses with some punches.
Come on Goubo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goubo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Angel.
El Angel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Goubo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernesto El Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goubo stalling in the clinch but El Angel improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Angel.
El Angel blocks a body shot from Goubo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goubo lands an uppercut.
Goubo blocking some punches.

El Angel jumps guard.
El Angel is trying to keep Goubo in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ernesto El Angel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
El Angel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goubo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goubo slips under a jab.
Goubo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but El Angel circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Duo Goubo.
I've got Goubo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Duo Goubo!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Duo Goubo!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Duo Goubo!

Duo Goubo wins by unanimous decision!
Duo Goubo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Ernie, I like you men. But you mess up with the org men.'.