PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mata Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon has chosen Bodies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Leon has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gonzales
vs
Leon

178 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants
[JMFC] Club Tops 'n' Hot Pants

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Speedy Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mata Leon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales leaves Leon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leon looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Gonzales.
Gonzales attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzales with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzales throws a leg kick but Leon moved away.
Gonzales tries to work over Leon's front leg with a kick but Leon checks it.
Gonzales finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzales looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzales throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzales moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gonzales lands a big head kick that sends Leon tumbling to the mat! Gonzales takes a step backwards and waves Leon back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Leon is rocked!

It looks like Mata Leon has been cut.
Gonzales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leon is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzales finish him?
Leon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gonzales moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzales lands with a nice body kick.
Gonzales lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales thows a body kick. Leon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leon seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzales. No joy for Leon on that attempt.
Leon avoids the head kick by Gonzales.

Leon feints and as Gonzales raises his hands in defense, Leon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leon wants to stand but Gonzales has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gonzales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leon wants to get up but he can't break Gonzales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gonzales pulls Leon in close to prevent any damage.
Gonzales has a closed guard, preventing Leon from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gonzales has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon wants to stand but Gonzales is controlling his posture from full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leon checks a low kick from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gonzales throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gonzales walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gonzales, right into the meat.
Gonzales swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leon moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzales.
Gonzales lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzales can pounce on him.
Leon blocks a head kick by Gonzales.
Gonzales looks to land a body kick but Leon moved away.
Leon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gonzales sprawls well. Gonzales wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leon gets slowly back to his feet.
Speedy Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mata Leon.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gonzales.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzales sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leon somewhat.
Gonzales misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Gonzales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mata Leon'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.

Leon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzales tries to land a leg kick but Leon saw it coming and moves away.
Gonzales explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gonzales misses with a body kick.
Gonzales thumps Leon with a low kick.
Gonzales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzales tries to land a leg kick but Leon saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Gonzales.
Speedy Gonzales is winning the standup battle so far.
Leon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leon off to one side.
Leon blocks the body kick.
Gonzales is looking to land body kicks.
Speedy Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leon.

Leon feints and as Gonzales raises his hands in defense, Leon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leon wants to get up but he can't break Gonzales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leon stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzales.
Leon wants to stand but Gonzales is controlling his posture from full guard.
Leon wants to stand and escape but instead Gonzales has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzales slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Leon wants to stand up but Gonzales is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leon can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leon keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Leon wants to stand up but Gonzales is controlling him.
Gonzales slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gonzales wants to pass the guard but Leon is keeping the position.

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.
Leon keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Gonzales trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzales can pounce on him.
Gonzales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzales but Gonzales pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Speedy Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mata Leon.
Gonzales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales throws a head kick but Leon moves out of range.
Gonzales throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gonzales throws out a leg kick but Leon moves out of range and Gonzales only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Gonzales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mata Leon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gonzales scores with a leg kick.
Leon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leon fails with the takedown.
Gonzales scores with a leg kick.
Gonzales lands a big head kick that sends Leon to the canvas! Gonzales follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Speedy Gonzales!