PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michel Colucci (ranked 975 p4p, 2391 weight class) and Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 129 p4p, 308 weight class). Colucci comes to the cage accompanied by Drake ft Kanye - Glow. Michel Colucci has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Colucci
vs
Gonzalez

176 cm
31
193
19 - 9 - 0

187 cm
30
185
11 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michel Colucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Colucci on the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a series of strikes that have Colucci backpedaling.

It looks like Michel Colucci has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Colucci shakes it off.
Colucci avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Colucci keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Colucci eats them both and turns towards Gonzalez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Colucci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Colucci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Colucci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Colucci dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.

Oooooh!!! Gonzalez has knocked Colucci down with a huge combo! Gonzalez steps away and waves a wobbly Colucci back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Colucci tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Michel Colucci's cut is getting worse.

Colucci drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Colucci stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Colucci scoring with some ground and pound.
Colucci landing some decent shots from guard.
Colucci is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Colucci controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Colucci isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colucci scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Colucci prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Colucci loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez pushes Colucci off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colucci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Colucci has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Colucci is avoiding it.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Colucci counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Colucci throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.

Gonzalez rushes Colucci and presses him up against the cage.
Colucci stalling against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colucci lands a left hand.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Colucci has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Colucci lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Colucci misses with a punch on the inside.
Colucci blocking some punches.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Colucci fails to land.
Colucci lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzalez or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Colucci breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Colucci.

Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gonzalez misses with a combination
and Colucci counters with a big left hand that crumples Gonzalez! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michel Colucci!
An out of breath Michel Colucci thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.