PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aniceto Platanares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neven Gojak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Platanares comes to the cage accompanied by Las Piedras Rodantes (El Tri de Mejico). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Platanares
vs
Gojak

202 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aniceto Platanares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Neven Gojak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Platanares gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Platanares lands a nice short elbow.
Gojak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Platanares looks to land a strike but Gojak avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Platanares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gojak's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Platanares postures up in Gojak's guard and throws a big left but Gojak blocks it.
Platanares content to stall in guard here.
Gojak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Platanares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Platanares wants to control from the top but Gojak keeps moving.
Platanares throws a big right hand that misses.
Gojak wants to stand up but Platanares is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Platanares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gojak is looking to stand up but Platanares isn't so interested in that idea.
Gojak keeping moving, preventing Platanares from controlling successfully.
Platanares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Platanares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Platanares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Platanares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Platanares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Platanares landing with the ground and pound.
Platanares wants to control from the top but Gojak keeps moving.
Platanares postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Platanares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gojak should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Platanares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Platanares throws a big right hand that misses.
Platanares controls from within his opponent's guard.
Platanares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Platanares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Platanares will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Platanares trying to control but Gojak is working from the bottom.
Platanares working some strikes from top position.
Platanares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gojak has momentary wrist control but Platanares slips an elbow through the middle.
Platanares with a nice head shot there.
Gojak looks winded!
Platanares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Platanares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Platanares postures up in Gojak's guard and throws a big left but Gojak blocks it.
Platanares connects with a couple of short punches.

Gojak is rocked!
Platanares loads up on a big left hand. Gojak felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Platanares looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Gojak can't hide his disappointment, as Platanares celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aniceto Platanares!
After the big win, Aniceto Platanares made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.