PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipa Gonzalaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Brian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brian
vs
Gonzalaz

170 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Brian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipa Gonzalaz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalaz shoots in but Brian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonzalaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brian pinned against the cage. Brian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brian circles away.
Karl Brian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipa Gonzalaz.
Gonzalaz looks gassed!
Gonzalaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brian but Brian pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Brian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brian lands some shots froms side control.
Brian lands a few punches from side control.
Brian landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brian in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gonzalaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzalaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brian stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Brian feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brian passes into half guard.
Brian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Gonzalaz looking for submissions off his back.
Brian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brian 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.

Gonzalaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brian wants to take a breather but Gonzalaz is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Brian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalaz taking some punishment here, with Brian in his half guard.
Gonzalaz is looking for a sweep. Brian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzalaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brian closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gonzalaz is looking for a sweep.
Brian cracks Gonzalaz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gonzalaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Brian scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brian moves into full mount!
Gonzalaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gonzalaz hang on?
Brian prevents Gonzalaz from getting the reversal.
Brian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gonzalaz working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Brian.

Brian wants to finish this one by submission but Gonzalaz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brian.
Gonzalaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Brian with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brian breaks from Gonzalaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brian cracks Gonzalaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gonzalaz gets back to half guard.
Brian prevents Gonzalaz from improving his position.
Gonzalaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brian stands and throws Gonzalaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Brian dominated that round.
That's time! Brian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gonzalaz has his takedown stuffed

and Brian counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gonzalaz's guard now.
Karl Brian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gonzalaz is looking for a triangle but Brian pushes his legs off easily.
Brian postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzalaz's brow.

Gonzalaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brian passes into side control.
Brian trying to control the action but Gonzalaz is working from the bottom.
Gonzalaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brian working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brian moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalaz working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Gonzalaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gonzalaz is bucking up trying to escape but Brian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Brian.
Gonzalaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brian working the ground and pound effectively.
Brian postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonzalaz looks a forlorn figure.
Gonzalaz is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brian is landing with some decent strikes but Gonzalaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzalaz's face.
Brian breaks from Gonzalaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brian lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzalaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brian dominating with strikes here.
Brian landing strikes from the mount.
Gonzalaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzalaz is desperately trying to improve his position but Brian has a good base and remains in mount.
Brian landing strikes from the mount and Gonzalaz is in trouble!
Gonzalaz is working to get back to half guard.
Brian with shots to the head and body - Gonzalaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gonzalaz can't escape the position.
Brian landing punches.
Brian landing strikes from the mount and Gonzalaz is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian landing strikes from the mount and Gonzalaz is in trouble!
Gonzalaz is looking to improve his position but Brian isn't that keen on the idea.
Brian working the ground and pound effectively.
Brian unloading with bombs!
Brian scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalaz?
Gonzalaz gets back to half guard.
Brian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Gonzalaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gonzalaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gonzalaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brian lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Brian there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalaz misses with a takedown

and Brian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gonzalaz's guard.

Gonzalaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brian connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gonzalaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gonzalaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brian passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Brian dominated that second round.
That's time! Brian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gonzalaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brian.
Brian scoring with some ground and pound.

Gonzalaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Brian stacks Gonzalaz 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 Brian!
Brian works to advance to full mount. Gonzalaz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gonzalaz can't escape the position.
Gonzalaz is bucking up trying to escape but Brian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gonzalaz can't escape the position.
Brian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brian with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brian lands a heavy elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalaz tries to reverse the position but Brian maintains control.
Brian with shots to the head and body - Gonzalaz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brian scoring with strikes but Gonzalaz is staying in there.
Gonzalaz is trying to escape the mount.
Gonzalaz is in a horrible position here. Brian smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Brian is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gonzalaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brian landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gonzalaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brian lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzalaz's face.
Brian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gonzalaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gonzalaz working to try and regain half guard.
Brian lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzalaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Brian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Gonzalaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gonzalaz wants to get back to full guard.
Brian lands strikes from half guard.
Brian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Gonzalaz actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalaz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Brian pulls his head out easily.
Brian wants to pass to mount but Gonzalaz is defending the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalaz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Brian counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gonzalaz's guard now.
Gonzalaz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brian!
Gonzalaz blocks Brian's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gonzalaz prevents Brian from getting the reversal.
Brian gets back to half guard.

Gonzalaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzalaz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brian!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brian is looking to improve his position but Gonzalaz isn't that keen on the idea.

Gonzalaz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Gonzalaz wants to finish this one by submission but Brian is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gonzalaz.

Gonzalaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brian has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brian is wriggling around trying to escape.

Gonzalaz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brian can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Brian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Brian!