PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between J K (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio Gonzalez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

K
vs
Gonzalez

150 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

162 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, J K!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
K is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
K takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
K could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
K shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Gonzalez connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like J K has been cut.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
K is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Gonzalez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Gonzalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Gonzalez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and K defends it well.
Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
K really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Gonzalez wants to free his trapped foot but K is holding on for dear life with his legs.
K might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzalez passes to side control.
Gonzalez landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez controls the position from side control.
Gonzalez lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Gonzalez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
K tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Gonzalez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gonzalez scoring with punches from side control.
K is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt K will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gonzalez working the head with strikes.
K tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
K tries to improve position but can't.
Gonzalez lands some shots froms side control.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but K is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Gonzalez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Gonzalez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonzalez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
K manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gonzalez's best efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzalez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
K is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
Well, if Gonzalez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
K is looking to improve his position.

K looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
K on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gonzalez in particular looking to stall.

That's four 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Helio Gonzalez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
K gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for J K. That's going to take a lot out of him.
K misses with a takedown

and Gonzalez counters with a takedown into side control.
K tries to bench press Gonzalez off him but Gonzalez keeps the position.
Gonzalez scores with punches from side control.
Gonzalez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt K will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gonzalez looks up at the clock and then as K takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonzalez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gonzalez staying calm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but K is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
K is letting Gonzalez control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
K has his takedown stuffed

and Gonzalez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonzalez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

K looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed K's guard.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.

K actively working from the bottom here.
Gonzalez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Helio Gonzalez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
K has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with an outside leg kick.
J K seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
K avoids a punch combination nicely.
K misses with a takedown

and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for J K. That's going to take a lot out of him.
K has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for K!
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
K is working to get back to half guard.
Helio Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
K in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gonzalez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
K is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gonzalez content just to control the position here.
K is in a horrible position here. Gonzalez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gonzalez cracks K with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
K is desperately trying to improve his position but Gonzalez has a good base and remains in mount.
Gonzalez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
K working to try and regain half guard.
Gonzalez content just to control the position here.
Gonzalez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Helio Gonzalez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
K has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for K. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. K shakes it off.
Gonzalez stalks K and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into K's face. K staggers backwards, shaken.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Gonzalez slams his shin into K's torso.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes but K is staying in there.
Gonzalez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. K can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

K is rocked!
K in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh K is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have K scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gonzalez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gonzalez stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Gonzalez!