PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Silversun Pickups - Comeback Kid. Gonzales comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gladiator Suite - Zimmer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clark
vs
Gonzales

173 cm
22
164 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
A punch combination from Clark misses.

Clark lands a left and a right that send Gonzales crashing to the mat, dazed. Clark thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Mike Gonzales has been cut.
Clark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Gonzales moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales wants to break free but Clark has control.
Clark can't break the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Clark is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clark tries to break free but Gonzales pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Gonzales prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark pushes Gonzales away with a front kick.
A good leg kick by Clark.
Gonzales looks gassed!
Clark tries to clinch up.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales shows good takedown defense.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
Clark swinging wilding here.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.

Gonzales has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
Clark tries to circle away but Gonzales has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.

Gonzales breaks the clinch.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark avoids the head kick by Gonzales.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Clark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Gonzales catches Clark right on the button with a cross.
Gonzales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clark looks to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a good, hard body kick but Clark shrugs it off.
Gonzales stalks Clark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clark's face. Clark staggers backwards, shaken.
Clark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gonzales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales cracks Clark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gonzales has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzales avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.
Gonzales lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Clark won't allow it.

Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Gonzales misses.
Clark ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzales.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales lands a shot to the body.

Gonzales breaks from the clinch.

Gonzales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Clark.
Clark takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Gonzales rushes Clark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzales.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gonzales clinches up against the cage.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Clark is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzales.

Gonzales drives through and clinches with Clark against the cage.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling him.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Clark won't allow it.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Clark has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Josh Clark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Gonzales'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.

Clark stalks Gonzales and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gonzales's face. Gonzales staggers backwards, shaken.

Gonzales shoots in and bounces Clark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzales scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonzales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Clark working for a triangle but Gonzales defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonzales sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzales's head.
Gonzales trying to hold on to Clark's head to control him but Clark postures up.

Clark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Clark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzales keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gonzales keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzales moves into full guard.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Gonzales has Clark pulled in close to control his posture.
Gonzales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clark.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Gonzales pulls Clark in close to prevent any damage.
Gonzales wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark misses with a combination
and Gonzales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzales shoots for a double leg takedown but Clark sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Gonzales forces Clark back against the cage and clinches.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Clark throws a low kick, looking for Gonzales's leg but Gonzales calmly moves out of range.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gonzales takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzales lands a nice shot to the body.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Clark throws a combination that misses

and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Gonzales's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzales throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Josh Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark misses with a combination
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzales, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes Gonzales against the cage but Gonzales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzales sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clark somewhat.
Gonzales tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzales lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Gonzales.

Gonzales has managed to clinch.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzales throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clark's head.
Gonzales lands with a nice combination. Clark backs away looking to recover.

Gonzales clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales has Clark pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clark manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzales tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Gonzales.
Gonzales scores with a three punch combo!
Gonzales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzales bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clark tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.

Gonzales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzales smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzales.
Gonzales stalks Clark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Clark's face. Clark staggers backwards, shaken.
Clark swinging wilding here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzales.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales scores with a three punch combo!

Gonzales clinches.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling him.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Clark is controlling him.
Gonzales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clark walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gonzales throws a series of strikes that have Clark backpedaling.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzales scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
Gonzales's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gonzales duly obliges.

Gonzales rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Clark closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzales, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes Gonzales against the cage but Gonzales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Josh Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzales misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Gonzales lands but Clark takes it in his stride.
A nice combination there by Gonzales.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.
Clark blocks a head kick by Gonzales.
Gonzales scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzales works over Clark's head and body with a nice combination.
Clark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clark.
Clark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzales counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzales lands a head kick!
Clark tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Gonzales coming out on top.
Clark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Clark.
Nice shot lands for Gonzales.

Gonzales clinches up against the cage.

Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonzales throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice combination there by Gonzales.
Clark misses with a leg kick

and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzales.

Gonzales breaks from the clinch.

Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Clark is controlling him.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Clark has him pressed against the cage.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Gonzales lands but Clark takes it in his stride.

Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Clark has him pinned against the cage.
Clark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Clark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzales is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gonzales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clark.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzales has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Mike Gonzales!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Mike Gonzales!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Mike Gonzales!

Mike Gonzales wins by unanimous decision!