PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Inside the Fire as his entrance music. Frank Fury has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fury
vs
Gonzalez

180 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fury walks into a jab.
Fury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fury throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fury off to one side.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Fury's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Fury has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzalez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fury goes for a takedown attempt but Gonzalez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Fury closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fury lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
Fury postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Fury isn't so interested in that idea.
Fury in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fury postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Fury is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fury.
Gonzalez scores with the left hand. Fury knows he should have avoided that one.
Fury on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Fury looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gonzalez is looking to escape.
Fury wants to pass to mount but Gonzalez is defending the position.
Fury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fury drops an elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Fury will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as Fury sits in half guard.
Fury lands strikes from half guard.
Fury content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fury working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fury is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fury lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fury lands a nice short elbow.
Fury stops Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fury in particular looking to stall.
Fury scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fury scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzalez has hold of Fury's hands but Fury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fury is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
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 Frank Fury will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fury's sensitive parts.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzalez as he jumps to the side.
Fury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fury looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Fury.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fury.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzalez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Fury avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez jabs Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fury goes for a double leg but Gonzalez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gonzalez continues to drive forward.
Fury misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez lands a slapping body shot.
Fury doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fury will feel that in the morning.
Felipe Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez jabs Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fury changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Fury manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonzalez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Fury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fury shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gonzalez's guard.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Fury postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzalez's brow.
Fury won't allow Gonzalez to get back to his feet.
Fury throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fury wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Fury content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fury prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonzalez has momentary wrist control but Fury slips an elbow through the middle.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury is working Gonzalez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fury scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fury prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fury landing some decent shots from guard.
Fury throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fury's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!

Fury controlling Gonzalez's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Fury closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gonzalez quickly recovers to half guard.
Fury is nestled in close to Gonzalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fury has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frank Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up here but Fury is controlling him well.
Fury content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Fury there.
Fury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury 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.
Fury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fury is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
Fury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fury lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fury missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fury looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.
Fury lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gonzalez has hold of Fury's hands but Fury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez has hold of Fury's hands but Fury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez is trying to stand.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fury wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Fury drops an elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Fury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fury is nestled in close to Gonzalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Fury there.
Fury scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up here but Fury is controlling him well.
Fury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fury thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fury connects with a nice short shot to Gonzalez's temple.
Fury is nestled in close to Gonzalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fury stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fury breaks from Gonzalez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fury is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzalez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fury lands with some strikes.
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!
Fury raining down shots from the mount!
Fury working Gonzalez over with strikes here.
Frank Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury lands a couple of good shots and Gonzalez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Fury showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fury 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 for Frank Fury!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Frank Fury!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Frank Fury!

Frank Fury wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Frank Fury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.