PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigante Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzaga has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Rodrigo Gonzaga will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Grande
vs
Gonzaga

225 cm
20
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
272 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gigante Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grande really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzaga looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gonzaga tries to clinch but Grande is having none of it.
Gonzaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Grande.
Grande fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Gonzaga.
A head kick misses from Grande.
Grande misses with a double jab.
Gonzaga wants to clinch but Grande slips to the side
and Grande counters with an outside leg kick.
Gonzaga avoids the head kick by Grande.
Gonzaga circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzaga counters with a solid body kick.
Grande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Grande gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Grande has Gonzaga up against the cage in a clinch.

Grande breaks from the clinch.
Grande swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Grande.
Grande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grande fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grande tries for a takedown but Gonzaga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grande is looking to clinch but Gonzaga is avoiding it.
Grande fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gigante Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grande throws a head kick that misses.

Gonzaga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grande is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzaga gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Grande breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzaga 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.
Gonzaga takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gigante Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzaga as he avoids it easily.
Grande throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gonzaga moves into range and clinches up with Grande.
Gonzaga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gonzaga tries to score a body lock takedown but Grande shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Grande's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande tries a head kick but it misses.
Grande wants to clinch but Gonzaga slips to the side

and Gonzaga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzaga.
Grande working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Grande drags the fight down to the ground.

Grande throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzaga wanted to stand there but Grande had control of the position.
Grande trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grande wants to stand up but Gonzaga is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grande keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.

Gonzaga drops back looking for a leg! Grande is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grande manages to kick Gonzaga off! Gonzaga jumps back into Grande's guard.

Grande isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gonzaga stacks Grande 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 Gonzaga!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gonzaga in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Grande is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Gonzaga!