PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Plisken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snake Plisken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzalez
vs
Plisken

204 cm
18
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Nordic Battle Gear
Einherjer RAW Nutrition

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 Las Vegas, Marcello Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snake Plisken!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Plisken looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Plisken misses with a hook.
Plisken throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
A slow jab from Plisken misses its intended target.
Plisken misses the jab.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plisken.
Plisken lands with a shot to the body.
Plisken throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plisken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzalez thows a huge punch but Plisken dodges it nicely.
Plisken avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzalez.
Plisken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Plisken pushes Gonzalez off looking to stand but Gonzalez dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plisken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Plisken tries to roll over but Gonzalez keeps him under control.

Gonzalez is working for a submission of some sort.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Plisken misses with a double jab.
Plisken waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.

Plisken gets caught flat footed, as Gonzalez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plisken tries to strike from the bottom.
Plisken looking for a sweep. Not yet Plisken, not yet.
Gonzalez throws and elbow that misses. Plisken uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gonzalez's guard. Nice move by Plisken!

Gonzalez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Plisken controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzalez 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plisken postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Plisken makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzalez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Plisken seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plisken tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plisken working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Plisken stands and steps away. Gonzalez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Plisken swinging wilding here.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plisken.
Plisken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Plisken throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Plisken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plisken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Plisken's guard.
Plisken lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzalez!
Plisken raining down shots from the mount!
Plisken connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like Marcello Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gonzalez taking some punishment here, with Plisken in his half guard.
Plisken tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gonzalez controls his leg.
Plisken trying to control the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plisken prevents Gonzalez from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Plisken there.
Gonzalez punching from the bottom.
Plisken working Gonzalez over with strikes.
Plisken is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gonzalez!
Plisken working Gonzalez over with strikes here.
Gonzalez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Plisken tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gonzalez controls his leg.
Plisken trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Plisken there.
Plisken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plisken winds up and cracks Gonzalez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Plisken.
Gonzalez has hold of Plisken's hands but Plisken slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Plisken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Gonzalez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Plisken circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plisken.
Plisken throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Plisken throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Plisken throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Plisken.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plisken pinned against the cage. Plisken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Plisken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plisken throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plisken waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Plisken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Plisken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plisken might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plisken as he jumps to the side.
Plisken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plisken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plisken stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Plisken.
Plisken misses with a body shot.
Plisken throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Plisken swivels and escapes.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plisken.
Plisken looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Plisken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Marcello Gonzalez's cut is getting worse.
Plisken connects with a looping right hand.

Gonzalez is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez defending well as Plisken loads up on a big left hand.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Plisken throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Plisken.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Plisken.
Plisken loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Plisken.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plisken throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Plisken.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Plisken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plisken jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Plisken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plisken misses the jab.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plisken stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalez. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet.
Plisken misses with a straight left.
Plisken fails to land with a series of punches.
Plisken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plisken throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plisken fails to land with a series of punches.

Gonzalez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Plisken's guard.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez stops Plisken from standing up.
Gonzalez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Plisken tries to improve position but can't.
Plisken manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez prevents Plisken from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Plisken can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzalez trying to advance position but Plisken counters by regaining guard.
Plisken is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gonzalez actively working from the bottom here.
Plisken slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
Plisken controlling the action here.
Plisken working Gonzalez over with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plisken sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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. Plisken connects with a nice short shot to Gonzalez's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snake Plisken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcello Gonzalez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Plisken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plisken loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plisken.
A swing and a miss from Plisken.
Plisken misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Plisken throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Plisken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Plisken missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plisken throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Plisken misses with a looping left.
Plisken misses the jab.
Plisken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plisken loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Plisken misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Plisken.
Plisken looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Plisken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plisken.
Plisken keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Plisken.
Plisken swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Plisken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plisken as he avoids it easily.
Plisken misses the jab.
Plisken throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Plisken throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Snake Plisken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Plisken saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plisken throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Plisken throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Plisken looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Plisken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Plisken sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Plisken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Plisken lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into rage.
Plisken scores with the left hand. Gonzalez knows he should have avoided that one.

Marcello Gonzalez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gonzalez defending well as Plisken loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Plisken circles away.
Snake Plisken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plisken lands the left hand.
A jab from Plisken finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Plisken throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Plisken swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Plisken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Plisken misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Plisken.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Plisken misses with a body shot.
Plisken looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Plisken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Plisken misses with a hook.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Plisken pushes him off.
Plisken throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plisken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Plisken throws a combination. Gonzalez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Jeez, Marcello Gonzalez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Plisken takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.

Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Plisken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Plisken lands an uppercut.

Plisken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Plisken throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Plisken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Plisken throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Plisken misses.
Marcello Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Plisken avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Plisken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plisken 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Plisken!