PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfredo Wild (ranked 449 p4p, 409 weight class) and Captain Gonza (ranked 59 p4p, 51 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wild might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Trouble. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wild
vs
Gonza

189 cm
38
187
34 - 17 - 2

192 cm
38
187
31 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Wild!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Captain Gonza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wild lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonza backwards.
Wild lands a body shot.
Wild misses with some punches.
Gonza wants to take the fight to the mat but Wild manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gonza wants a takedown.
Wild definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonza.
Wild has a couple of punches blocked by Gonza.
A nice left hand lands by Wild.
Gonza lands a hook that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Gonza is trying to maintain a safe position but Wild gets an underhook and turns Gonza into the cage.

Wild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wild connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonza throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Wilfredo Wild has been cut.
Wild takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Wild cracks Gonza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wild takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gonza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonza drops his hands momentarily and Wild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild connects with a crisp jab.
Gonza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wild lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wild moves out of range as Gonza strikes.
Wild ducks under a wild hook from Gonza.
Gonza shoots for a double leg takedown but Wild sprawls well. He's pushed Gonza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilfredo Wild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Captain Gonza.
Gonza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wild.
Wild swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wild loads up on a big right hand but Gonza slips the punch.
Wild fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonza.
Wild stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonza is looking to clinch.
Gonza tries to clinch but Wild is having none of it.

Gonza has Wild up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonza told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gonza wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.

Gonza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild lands a slapping body shot.
Gonza misses with a low kick.
Gonza misses with a hook. Wild ducked under it nicely.
Gonza lands with a kick to the temple. Wild shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wild scores with a nice right hand.
Wild misses with a wild combination.
Gonza fails to land the takedown.
Gonza checks a low kick from Wild.
Gonza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wild moves out of range as Gonza strikes.
Wild lands a nice shot that snaps Gonza's head back.
Gonza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonza moves out of range as Wild strikes.
Gonza tries to clinch but Wild moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wild takes a swing at Gonza's ribcage but misses.
Wild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wilfredo Wild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wild misses with a body punch

and Gonza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonza.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wild creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wild struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Gonza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wild prevents a body shot from Gonza.

Gonza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wild smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Wild catches Gonza right on the button with a cross.
Wild's corner calls for a 1-2. Wild obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Gonza pushes Wild up against the cage in a clinch.
Wild struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild pushes Gonza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonza slows down the pace here.
Gonza wants a takedown but no success here.
Wild lands a right hand.
Gonza blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wild.
Gonza blocks a body shot from Wild.
Wild misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wild is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gonza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wild throws a head punch that misses.
Wild is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gonza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonza.
Wild misses with a few strikes there.
Gonza is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wild with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfredo Wild dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gonza has managed to clinch.
Gonza jumps guard but Wild turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wild has a couple of punches blocked by Gonza.
Wild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wild prevents a body shot from Gonza.
Wild stops a takedown attempt from Gonza.
Wild scores with a shot to the side of Gonza's head.

Wild manages to break the clinch.

Gonza shoots in and gets a takedown into Wild's guard.
Gonza wants to pass the guard but Wild is keeping the position.
Wild wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonza tries to free his leg and advance position but Wild is retaining full guard.

Gonza stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild takes a swing at Gonza's ribcage but misses.
Gonza wants to counter with a clinch but Wild pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Gonza.
Gonza doesn't manage to clinch there - Wild circles away.
Wilfredo Wild is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonza shoots in looking for a takedown but Wild manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilfredo Wild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Captain Gonza.
Wild scores with a nice head shot.
Wild comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wild 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.
Captain Gonza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gonza closes the distance and clinches.
Wild struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonza controls his hands.
Gonza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wild just stands there and leans against the cage.

Wild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wild sprawls well. Wild wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonza gets slowly back to his feet.
Wild looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonza is just out of range.
Gonza moves out of range as Wild strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild throws a looping overhand right but Gonza ducks down to avoid it.
Wild digs a good body shot into Gonza's ribs.
Gonza darts in looking for a takedown but Wild gets double underhooks and turns Gonza into the cage.
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!
Wild throws a body punch but Gonza moves out of range.
Wild bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gonza throws a head kick that misses.
Gonza has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wild finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonza's head.
Wild jabs at Gonza's body.
Gonza tries to close the distance and clinch but Wild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wild with a nice cross.
Wild throws out a loose jab but Gonza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonza throws a head kick but Wild moves out of range.
Gonza is looking to clinch but Wild is avoiding it.
Gonza avoids the body shot from Wild.
Gonza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wild counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wild connects with the punch.
Gonza ducks right into an uppercut from Wild.
Gonza tries to move into range but Wild moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonza can do to turn this around?
Gonza tries to clinch but Wild is having none of it.
Gonza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wild misses with a wild body shot.
Wild connects with a solid leg kick.
Wild takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wild lands with a shot to the 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!
Gonza throws a body kick that misses.
Wild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wild cracks Gonza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wild moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonza was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Wild looks for the body kick but Gonza saw that one coming.
Wild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonza.
Wild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonza momentarily.
Gonza throws a nice head kick!
Gonza swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wild.
Jab, jab by Wild - just one landing.
Wild misses with a hook.
Wild has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wild slips under a jab from Gonza.
Wild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wild misses the jab.
Wild just misses with a punch to the body.
Wild scores with a jab.
Gonza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wild.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wild counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Gonza.
Gonza is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfredo Wild dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wild tries to keep at a distance but Gonza has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonza.
Wild lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonza backwards.
Wild misses with some punches.

Wild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Wild catches Gonza right on the button with a cross.
Wild throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonza on the side of the head.
Gonza throws an overhand right that lands on Wild's shoulder, as Wild tries to avoid the shot.
Wild blocks a head kick by Gonza.
Wild throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Wild finds it's way through Gonza's defenses.
Gonza misses with a takedown
and Wild counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wild was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonza takes a swing at Wild's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wild.
Wild misses with a hook to the body
and Gonza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wild counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Wild does it's job there.
Wild throws a shot from downtown. Gonza moves away and avoids it.
Gonza throws a head kick but Wild moves out of range.
Gonza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonza throws a head kick that misses.
Gonza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wild misses with an uppercut. Gonza saw that one coming.
Wild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonza momentarily.
Wild avoids the head kick by Gonza.
Wild lands with a cross.

Gonza is rocked!
Wild circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gonza to the canvas! Gonza doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Wild keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilfredo Wild!
Wilfredo Wild retains his middleweight title!
Wilfredo Wild decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.