PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzalez
vs
Lewis

204 cm
19
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcello Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lewis's head.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Lewis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gonzalez seems to be working for a kimura but Lewis defends the submission attempt.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzalez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzalez's back!
Gonzalez tries to roll but Lewis sticks to his back.
Lewis lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Gonzalez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Lewis decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis lands an overhand right.

It looks like Marcello Gonzalez has been cut.
Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Daniel Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Lewis looks gassed!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.

Gonzalez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lewis taking a bit of punishment here - Gonzalez scoring with strikes.
Lewis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gonzalez.

Gonzalez is trying to get an arm triangle but Lewis is defending well.
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!
Lewis dodges the ground and pound from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez cracks Lewis with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez grinds an elbow into Lewis's temple.
Lewis wants to control but Gonzalez postures up.

Gonzalez tries for a kimura but Lewis is defending well.
Gonzalez prevents Lewis from escaping the position.
Gonzalez tries to score with some ground and pound. Lewis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis isn't going anywhere.
Lewis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gonzalez connects with a decent elbow.
Lewis is looking to reverse the position.
Gonzalez lands a nice forearm strike.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Gonzalez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands an elbow.
Lewis tries to buck Gonzalez off but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Gonzalez scoring with punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Gonzalez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Gonzalez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Gonzalez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gonzalez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lewis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Gonzalez misses with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Gonzalez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcello Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Daniel Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Lewis tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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

Gonzalez is rocked!
Marcello Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Marcello Gonzalez's cut is getting worse.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but instead, Lewis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gonzalez into the cage.

Lewis breaks the clinch.

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lewis trying to hold on to Gonzalez's head to control him but Gonzalez postures up.
Gonzalez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis trying to control here.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gonzalez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.

Gonzalez has gone for a leg lock! Lewis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gonzalez's guard.
Lewis is looking to stand up but Gonzalez won't let him.

Gonzalez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lewis stacks Gonzalez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lewis!
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.

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.

Lewis stands up and beckons Gonzalez to his feet.
Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalez. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lewis drops Gonzalez with a beautiful combination! Gonzalez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lewis is looking for the KO!
Lewis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcello Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lewis drops Gonzalez with a beautiful combination! Gonzalez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lewis is looking for the KO!

Marcello Gonzalez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Gonzalez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lewis's half guard.
Gonzalez thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewis defending well though.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lewis to regain full guard.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lewis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.

Gonzalez clinches.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gonzalez takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Gonzalez tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Lewis.

Jeez, Marcello Gonzalez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The is referee keeping an eye on Lewis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez controlling the action here for a moment.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Gonzalez successfully pulls guard.

Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Gonzalez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lewis defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez is working an open guard so Lewis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Lewis.
Daniel Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Lewis keeps it at a distance.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.

Gonzalez rushes Lewis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lewis walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lewis wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Lewis misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lewis leaves Gonzalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Lewis.

Gonzalez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.

Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but Lewis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzalez to get the leverage.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.

Gonzalez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lewis sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcello Gonzalez.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcello Gonzalez!