PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dog Beta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beta
vs
Gonzalez

178 cm
22
183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Beta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beta throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beta.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Beta keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beta.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Beta is out of range.
Beta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Beta throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez thuds his right hand into Beta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Beta's head back.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Beta saw that one coming.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beta. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Beta lands a head kick!

It looks like Mr Gonzalez has been cut.
Beta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beta shoots in but no luck this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Beta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beta throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Beta misses with a combination
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez cracks Beta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Beta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog Beta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Beta keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beta on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Beta back into the cage.
Gonzalez pushes Beta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzalez has Beta pressed against the cage.
Beta lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beta or not.
Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Beta blocks it.
Gonzalez has Beta pressed against the cage, preventing Beta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez is working Beta over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Beta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gonzalez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Beta goes for a takedown attempt but Gonzalez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a nice cross.
Beta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beta staying out of range there.
Beta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Beta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mr Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Beta.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Beta is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Beta moves out of range.
Dog Beta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from Beta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Beta is having none of it.
Beta misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beta thinking.
Beta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.

Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez digs a right hand into Beta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beta's gas tank.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
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 controlling the action here for a moment.
Beta working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gonzalez has picked Beta up - he's going for a ride! Gonzalez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Beta has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Gonzalez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mr Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beta takes one to the side of the head.
Beta works the jab nicely.
Beta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Beta avoids nicely.
Beta misses with a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Beta slips a jab from Gonzalez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beta misses with a double jab
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Beta throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Beta misses the body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beta momentarily.
Beta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Gonzalez as the two fighters clinch.
Gonzalez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beta is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beta stops a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Dog Beta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Gonzalez.
Beta pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Gonzalez as the two fighters clinch.
Gonzalez slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Beta tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Beta is controlling the position.
Gonzalez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.

Beta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from Beta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Beta's head back.
Beta misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Beta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez punishes Beta's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Beta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Beta shoots and misses

and Gonzalez counters by clinching up.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Beta. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Beta tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beta prevents it.
Gonzalez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dog Beta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to pull guard but Beta won't allow it.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Gonzalez.

Beta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top.
Beta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beta connects with a high kick.
Beta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Beta - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Beta. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Beta connects with a high kick.

Beta looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Gonzalez kicks off Beta and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Beta is having none of it.
Gonzalez jabs at Beta's body.
Beta misses the body punch

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonzalez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beta up against the cage.
Beta prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to work over Beta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Beta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beta.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Beta moves out of range.
Gonzalez stuns Beta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beta throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Beta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Mr Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beta was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beta throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Beta misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Beta misses with a straight right.
Beta digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.

Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beta, pushing him back against the cage.

Beta gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gonzalez regains guard.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Beta is proving a slippery customer.
Dog Beta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Beta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gonzalez!