PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Meighen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Meighen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luiz Fernando Gonzalez's chin.

Meighen
vs
Fernando Gonzalez

175 cm
23
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
177 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Meighen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meighen lands a head kick. Gonzalez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Gonzalez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Meighen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Meighen has his hands on Gonzalez's head, controlling the position.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Meighen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meighen seems keen to control Gonzalez's posture.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Meighen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzalez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meighen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzalez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meighen manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meighen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meighen tries to get out of the position.
Gonzalez controlling from the top position.
Meighen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gonzalez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meighen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Meighen.
Gonzalez trying to control but Meighen is working from the bottom.
Meighen wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Meighen looking to control.
Meighen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gonzalez trying to control but Meighen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gonzalez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Meighen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gonzalez controlling from the top position.
Meighen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez chips away with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Meighen keeps moving.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Meighen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Meighen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luiz Fernando Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
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.

Meighen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Meighen saw that one coming.
Meighen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meighen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meighen wants it to stay on the feet.

Gonzalez shoots in and bounces Meighen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Meighen keeps moving.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Meighen blocks nicely.
Meighen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Meighen wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Meighen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meighen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Meighen wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Meighen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meighen moves into full guard.
Meighen keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Meighen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Meighen keeps moving.

Meighen pushes Gonzalez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A head kick misses from Meighen.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meighen cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meighen.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arthur Meighen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernando Gonzalez.
Meighen stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meighen misses with a body punch

and Gonzalez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meighen's guard.
Meighen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meighen looking for a sweep. Not yet Meighen, not yet.
Meighen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Meighen working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur Meighen will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gonzalez misses with a body shot
and Meighen counters with a head kick. That will keep Gonzalez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Meighen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meighen throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Gonzalez is rocked!

It looks like Luiz Fernando Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Meighen counters with a good low kick that Gonzalez was not able to check.
An inside leg kick from Meighen misses.
Meighen throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Meighen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meighen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Meighen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Meighen avoids them all with ease.
Meighen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Meighen scores with a nice right hand.
Meighen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meighen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed
and Meighen counters with a solid body kick.
Meighen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Meighen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Arthur Meighen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meighen.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meighen.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Meighen avoids nicely.
Meighen lands with a kick to the temple. Gonzalez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arthur Meighen is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meighen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Meighen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Meighen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Meighen settles back down.
Meighen keeps Gonzalez at a distance using the push kick.
Meighen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Meighen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Gonzalez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Meighen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Meighen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Meighen blocks nicely.
Meighen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meighen pulls Gonzalez in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meighen wants to sweep but no luck.
Gonzalez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meighen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Meighen blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meighen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzalez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Arthur Meighen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Fernando Gonzalez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meighen throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Meighen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meighen 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Meighen!