PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Church
vs
Gonzalez

195 cm
22
271 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Nordic Battle Gear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orlando Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Church throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Church was well out of range.
Church swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Gonzalez lands a two punch combo.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
Church takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Church motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Church throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Church.

Church fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Church throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Church's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Church tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Church.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Church moves out of range.
Church fails with the takedown.
Church misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Church is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Church blocks a jab.
Church looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Church counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Church scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Church could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Church shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl out of it but Church keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Church avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Church tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Church.
Church ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Church shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Church rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Church pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Church does no damage.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Church connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick from Church.

Church has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.

Church breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez clobbers Church with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Church is out of range.
Church avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
George Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Church lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into rage.
Church misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez throws a one two combo.
Church misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Church on that attempt.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Church misses with a low kick as Gonzalez jumps back.
Gonzalez cracks Church with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Church lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Church fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Church fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Church gets a clinch.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Church.

Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Church avoids nicely.
Church scores with a three punch combo!
Church throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Church misses with a few strikes there.
Church is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Church misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Church misses.
Church throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Church tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzalez swivels and escapes.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Church moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Church displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Church gets a clinch.
Church lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Church just leaning against Gonzalez, taking a breather.
Gonzalez is looking to break free of the clinch but Church has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Church.

Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Church shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Church tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Church with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Church looks for the body kick but Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Church doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Church.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
A combination from Church does no damage.

Church moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.

Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Church.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Church moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Church misses with a body shot.
Church misses with a leg kick.
Gonzalez swinging wilding here.
Church throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Church dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Church, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Church takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Church ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Church's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Church duly obliges.

Church moves into the clinch successfully.

Church breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Church counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Orlando Church is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.

Church has managed to clinch.

Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Church manages to avoid it.
Orlando Church is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.

Church rushes Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Church misses with a wild combination.

Church clinches up against the cage.
Church keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Church uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Church manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Church bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Church. Church obviously looking to wear him down.
Church throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Church misses with a double jab.

Church pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Church works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Church.
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!

Church breaks from the clinch.
Church misses with a double jab.

Church pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Church scores a nice knee to the body.

Church breaks the clinch.

Church takes the fight into the clinch.
Church pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Church breaks from the clinch.

Gonzalez tries to keep at a distance but Church has taken the fight into the clinch.
Church misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.

Church breaks from the clinch.

Church closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Church digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Church manages to break the clinch.
Church throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gonzalez.
Church misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Church instigates a clinch.

Church manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Church blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Church blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.

Church pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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

Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Church keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Church staying out of range there.
Church avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Church moves out of range.
Church looks for a takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well.

Church closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Church's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Church looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Church's shoulder, as Church tries to avoid the shot.
Church tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Church misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Church showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Church looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Church lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Church blocks a jab.

Church closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Church blocks it.
Orlando Church has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.

Church's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Church misses with a jab, cross combination.
Church takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Church, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Church lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Church misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Church walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Church on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Gonzalez lands the left hand.
Church throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Church looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Church avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Church fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Church.
Church misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Church ducks under and follows up with a left that Church also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Church.
Church tries a head kick but it misses.

Church forces Gonzalez back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Church has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Church dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Church clinches.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Church tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Church misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Church misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Church wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Church.
Church looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.

Church drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the cage.
Church drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Church escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick from Church misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Church defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Church looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Church misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Church misses its intended target.

Church fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the cage.

Church breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Church ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Church stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Church misses with a head kick.
Church tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Church showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.

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.

Church gets a clinch.

Church pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Church is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Church lands a nice looking body shot.
Church goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gonzalez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Church.
Church misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Church ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez misses with a combination

and Church holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Church gets control of Gonzalez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Church will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Church pushes Gonzalez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Church cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Church throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Church looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Church has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Church breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Church 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.
Church fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Church scores with a one two! Gonzalez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Church moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Church defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Church misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Church.
George Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Church fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.

Church has managed to clinch.
Church throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzalez can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Church pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Church showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Church tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Church with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Church. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four 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.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Church.
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
Church rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Church throws a series of strikes that have Gonzalez backpedaling.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Church.
A jab lands there for Church.

Church clinches.
Orlando Church is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Church scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Church digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Church breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Church moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Church attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Church has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Church showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Church has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Church!