PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Lund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class).

Gonya
vs
Lund

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of , fighting out of , Aaron Lund!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lund throws an overhand right that lands on Gonya's shoulder, as Gonya tries to avoid the shot.
Lund lands a head kick!
Lund motions for Gonya to come forward. Lund throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonya drops his hands momentarily and Lund takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonya.
A swing and a miss from Gonya.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lund moves in looking to clinch but Gonya pushes him off.
Gonya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lund has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gonya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lund tries to clinch but Gonya is having none of it.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lund throws the kick towards the body but Gonya avoids it.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Gonya catches Lund right on the button with a cross.
Lund goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonya misses with an attempted mid kick.

Lund closes the distance and pushes Gonya back into the cage.

Gonya is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lund can't fight it off and eventually Gonya manages to take the fight to the floor. Lund looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lund is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lund is keeping the position for now.
Gonya is working hard here to advance position.
Gonya postures up.
Gonya throws a big elbow that misses.
Gonya looking to pass the guard.
Gonya trying to control but Lund is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lund utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonya wants to control from the top but Lund keeps moving.
Gonya wants to stand but Lund has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gonya digs a good body shot into Lund's ribs.

Lund has Gonya up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonya wants a takedown.
Lund lands an elbow just above Gonya 's eye.

Gonya breaks from the clinch.
Lund lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonya is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lund is looking to clinch.
Lund doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonya circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lund.
Lund throws a looping overhand right but Gonya ducks down to avoid it.
Lund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonya. That did some damage!
Lund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lund tries to clinch but Gonya moves out of range.
Gonya keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonya cracks a nice hook into Lund's ribs.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Gonya with that takedown attempt.
Lund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonya moves out of range of the body kick from Lund.
Gonya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lund tries to clinch but Gonya is having none of it.

Lund clinches.
Lund tries to work over Gonya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonya works on Lund's body with a couple of short punches.
Lund lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonya backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lund to keep the fight standing.
Lund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lund gets through Gonya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonya taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lund lands a shoulder strike.
Lund lands a nice shot to the body.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lund is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Lund.
Nice elbow from Lund.
Lund is pushing Gonya up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonya is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gonya throws a wild body kick that Lund sees coming a mile off.
Lund scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonya should have avoided that one.
Gonya shoots in but Lund avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lund connects with an inside leg kick.
Lund lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Lund.
Lund throws a nice head kick!
Gonya walks into a straight right hand from Lund.
Lund throws a shot to the body.
Lund tries to clinch up but Gonya circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonya misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lund.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund blocks a head kick by Gonya.
Lund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonya.
Lund wants to clinch up but Gonya keeps it at a distance.
Gonya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lund.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund connects with a nice looking jab.
Gonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonya blocks the leg kick.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonya lands with a good body shot.
Gonya throws a big shot that misses.
Lund thumps Gonya with a low kick.
Lund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonya has time to react.
Lund goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lund tries to clinch but Gonya moves out of range.
Lund stuffs the takedown.
Lund blocks the body kick.

Gonya tries to keep at a distance but Lund has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonya tries a knee to the head but Lund blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonya controls his hands.
Lund is pushing Gonya up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonya changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lund fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund scores with a kick to the body.
Lund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonya throws a sloppy head kick and Lund moves out of range easily.
Lund is looking to clinch but Gonya is avoiding it.
Lund tries to clinch there but Gonya circles away.
Gonya throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Gonya misses.
Lund wants to clinch.
Lund moves in looking to clinch but Gonya pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lund is looking to clinch but Gonya is avoiding it.
Aaron Lund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gonya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Gonya.
Lund misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lund's knee momentarily.
Lund wants to clinch.
Lund doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonya circles away.
Lund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonya misses with a body shot.
Lund lands the left hand.
Lund wants to clinch.
Lund stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonya shoots in but Lund avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya swats away the attempt to clinch by Lund.
Lund throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lund tries to clinch up but Gonya circles away and keeps his distance.
Lund has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lund uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonya has time to react.
Gonya shoots in for a takedown but Lund shows good takedown defense.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Lund.
Lund displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lund's waist but Lund gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonya off to one side.
Nice body kick there by Gonya.
Lund is looking to clinch but Gonya is avoiding it.
Lund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aaron Lund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lund.
Lund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonya throws a head kick but Lund moves out of range.
Lund turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lund wants to clinch up but Gonya keeps it at a distance.
Lund tries to clinch there but Gonya circles away.
Lund lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Gonya misses.

Lund closes the distance and clinches.
Lund gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lund lands an elbow that stopped Gonya in his tracks for a moment.
Gonya tries for a takedown but Lund manages to get underhooks.
Gonya misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lund lands with a light punch inside.
Gonya is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lund lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ronaldo Gonya has been cut.
Lund looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonya has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lund is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lund blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lund comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gonya is rocked!
Gonya fails to pull guard.
Oh Gonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lund lands an elbow inside.
Lund lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Lund.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lund misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lund leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lund digs a right hand underneath Gonya's ribcage. Gonya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gonya takes an elbow to the temple.
Lund lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lund is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonya is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonya obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund lands an uppercut.
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!
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonya controls his hands.
Lund struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonya controls his hands.
Gonya tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lund just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aaron Lund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Gonya wants the takedown. Lund is fighting it off but Gonya persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lund's guard against the cage.
Gonya seems to have got his legs back now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonya 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.
Lund controls Gonya momentarily but Gonya frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lund can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gonya is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lund swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund keeping moving, preventing Gonya from controlling successfully.
Aaron Lund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonya wants to pass the guard but Lund is keeping the position.

Gonya drops back looking for a leg! Lund is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lund manages to kick Gonya off! Gonya jumps back into Lund's guard.
Gonya wanted to stand there but Lund had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronaldo Gonya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lund catches Gonya with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lund lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lund connects with a looping right hand.
Gonya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lund but Lund pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonya tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Lund clinches up against the cage.
Lund lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lund content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lund is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lund scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonya misses with a body punch.
Gonya throws a punch but it's blocked by Lund.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lund 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Lund!