PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 107 p4p, 128 weight class) and Captain Gonza (ranked 16 p4p, 21 weight class). Gonza is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Many Men. Captain Gonza acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mfer
vs
Gonza

181 cm
30
186
16 - 8 - 0

192 cm
33
185
26 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Captain Gonza!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mfer throws out a leg kick but Gonza moves out of range and Mfer only half commits.
Gonza lands a right hook to the body.
Gonza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonza.
Gonza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer throws a leg kick which misses Gonza's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonza tries to avoid it.
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mfer checks it well.
Gonza lands a jab to the nose.
Gonza checks a leg kick.
Gonza misses with a straight right.
Gonza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonza throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonza moves out of range of the body kick from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonza.
Gonza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Gonza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mfer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonza counters with an outside leg kick.
Gonza lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mfer's sensitive parts.
Mfer throws a low kick but Gonza avoids it.
Jab, jab by Mfer - just one landing.
Captain Gonza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gonza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonza lands with a good body shot.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonza throws out the jab.
Gonza thumps Mfer with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonza misses the target.
Gonza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonza slips a jab from Mfer.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gonza is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mfer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Captain Gonza has been cut.
Gonza throws out a leg kick but Mfer moves out of range and Gonza only half commits.
Gonza defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Gonza throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mfer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonza scrambles back to his feet.
Mfer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonza slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gonza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid body kick from Mfer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gonza.
The crowd cheers as Mfer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonza doesn't seem phased though.
Mfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonza with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonza cracks Mfer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer lands a front kick.

Mfer clinches up against the cage.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonza lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Mfer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonza misses with some punches.

Gonza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonza checks a leg kick.
Gonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Gonza counters with an outside leg kick.
Gonza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mfer at a distance.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Gonza counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mfer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gonza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Gonza slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonza! But no joy.
Gonza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonza throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer is looking to counter punch.
Gonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer throws a hook but Gonza blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonza.
Gonza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Gonza is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Captain Gonza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Captain Gonza's cut.
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.

Mfer scores with a hook to the body. Gonza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mfer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonza throws a body kick that misses.
Gonza slips under a jab.
Mfer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mfer takes a swing at Gonza's ribcage but misses.
Gonza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Captain Gonza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mfer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonza throws a leg kick which misses Mfer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mfer tries to avoid it.
Gonza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonza.
Mfer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonza misses with a body shot
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mfer at a distance.
Gonza throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Mfer misses its target.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Gonza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonza tries a quick counter leg kick but Mfer is wise to it.
Gonza looks to land a right hand but Mfer moved out of range.
Mfer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonza with a nice cross.
A big right from Gonza misses.
Gonza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer tries to score with a low kick but Gonza moves his leg out of the way.
Gonza is looking to score with low kicks.
Gonza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gonza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonza with the inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Mfer.
Gonza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonza.
Gonza lands with a right hand.
Mfer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mfer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonza throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Gonza is rocked!
Mfer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonza is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Gonza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gonza drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mfer swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gonza's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.