PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between HP Levenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). HP Levenstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Levenstein
vs
De Gonzales

180 cm
19
194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, HP Levenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior De Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gonzales stalks Levenstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Levenstein's face. Levenstein staggers backwards, shaken.

De Gonzales moves into the clinch.
De Gonzales leaning against his opponent.
Levenstein is trying to maintain a safe position but De Gonzales gets an underhook and turns Levenstein into the cage.

De Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Levenstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Levenstein throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Gonzales counters with a low kick, right behind Levenstein 's knee.
Levenstein throws a nice looking combination but De Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Levenstein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Gonzales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Levenstein doesn't seem bothered though.
De Gonzales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Gonzales with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Levenstein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for De Gonzales.
Levenstein being controlled against the cage.
De Gonzales scores with a shot to the side of Levenstein's head.
Levenstein takes a shot to the head.
De Gonzales is leaning against Levenstein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gonzales lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Gonzales lands a hook that snaps the head of Levenstein backwards.
De Gonzales gets through Levenstein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Levenstein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Gonzales missing with knees to the body.
Levenstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Gonzales.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Gonzales.
Levenstein trying to stall but De Gonzales improves his position.
De Gonzales is pushing Levenstein up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Gonzales is working Levenstein over against the cage.
Levenstein displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Gonzales up against the cage.
De Gonzales lands with a light punch inside.
Levenstein blocks an elbow strike.
De Gonzales lands with a short shot to the head.
Levenstein avoids a wild elbow strike from De Gonzales.

De Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales scores with a nice head shot.
De Gonzales scores with the left hand. Levenstein knows he should have avoided that one.
Levenstein keeps the fight on the outside.
Levenstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Gonzales counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Gonzales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Gonzales moves out of range as Levenstein strikes.
De Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Levenstein circles away.
Levenstein walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Gonzales ducks under a wild hook from Levenstein.
Levenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

De Gonzales moves into the clinch.
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!
De Gonzales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

De Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Gonzales clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levenstein being controlled against the cage.
Levenstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Gonzales.
Levenstein takes a shot to the head.
De Gonzales stalling the fight.
De Gonzales scores with a nice hook to the head.
Levenstein misses with a punch on the inside.
Levenstein working hard to break the clinch.
De Gonzales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for De Gonzales to work.
De Gonzales lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Gonzales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Levenstein backwards.
De Gonzales lands a body shot.
De Gonzales lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levenstein wants to get back to striking at distance but De Gonzales won't allow it.
Levenstein is trying to break the clinch but De Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
De Gonzales working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Gonzales with a knee to the head.
De Gonzales stalling against the cage.
De Gonzales avoiding damage as Levenstein throws knees to the body.
Levenstein letting De Gonzales take a breather here.
De Gonzales lands with a left to the head.
Levenstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Gonzales lands an elbow that stopped Levenstein in his tracks for a moment.
Levenstein misses with some punches.
De Gonzales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Levenstein avoids it.
De Gonzales lands an elbow inside that Levenstein shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Gonzales effectively controlling the action here.
De Gonzales pushes Levenstein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Gonzales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Levenstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Gonzales dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Gonzales tries to clinch but Levenstein is having none of it.
De Gonzales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Levenstein.
Levenstein throws a body punch but De Gonzales moves out of range.
Levenstein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
HP Levenstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

De Gonzales clinches up against the cage.
De Gonzales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Gonzales stalling the fight.
Levenstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.

De Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Levenstein.
Levenstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Levenstein clobbers De Gonzales with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Levenstein swings and misses with a shot to the body

and De Gonzales counters by clinching up.
De Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Gonzales avoids the elbow strike from Levenstein, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levenstein throws a punch but it's blocked by De Gonzales.

De Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
Levenstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Levenstein.
Nice defenses there by De Gonzales.
Levenstein throws a nice looking combination but De Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but Levenstein pushes him off.
Levenstein falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Gonzales misses with a series of wild punches.
Levenstein keeps the fight on the outside.
De Gonzales throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Levenstein to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Gonzales.
Levenstein throws a left and a right that both miss

and De Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Gonzales.
De Gonzales lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
De Gonzales gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Gonzales effectively controlling the action here.

De Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Junior De Gonzales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Gonzales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Levenstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Levenstein tries to bum rush De Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but De Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Levenstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting De Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Levenstein misses with a wild body shot.
De Gonzales moves out of range as Levenstein strikes.
Levenstein falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and De Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levenstein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Gonzales tries to clinch up but Levenstein circles away and keeps his distance.
De Gonzales tries to clinch up but Levenstein circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales cracks Levenstein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Gonzales wants to clinch up but Levenstein keeps it at a distance.
Levenstein misses with a body shot.
De Gonzales slips under a jab from Levenstein.
De Gonzales moves into range and connects with a jab.
Levenstein lands a nice looking body shot.
De Gonzales with a nice cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Gonzales.
De Gonzales cracks a nice hook into Levenstein's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Gonzales misses with a series of wild punches.
Levenstein throws a sloppy body shot
and De Gonzales counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Gonzales throws a right and a left that Levenstein avoids nicely.
Levenstein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

De Gonzales moves into the clinch successfully.
Levenstein has De Gonzales pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levenstein throws a knee to the head but misses.

De Gonzales manages to break the clinch.
De Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levenstein.
De Gonzales fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Levenstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Gonzales moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Gonzales swinging wildly here.
De Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but Levenstein pushes him off.

De Gonzales clinches up with Levenstein and pushes him back against the cage.

De Gonzales breaks the clinch.
Levenstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levenstein avoids the head kick by De Gonzales.
De Gonzales comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Levenstein misses with a double jab
and De Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior De Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

De Gonzales punishes Levenstein's body with a nice straight punch.
De Gonzales cracks Levenstein with an open hand slap.
Levenstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

De Gonzales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Levenstein, pushing him back against the cage.

De Gonzales escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Levenstein misses with a hook.
A low kick from Levenstein misses
and De Gonzales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

De Gonzales rushes Levenstein and presses him up against the cage.
Levenstein takes an elbow to the temple.
De Gonzales content to slow the pace in the clinch.
De Gonzales trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Gonzales.

De Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Levenstein throws a combination that misses
and De Gonzales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Levenstein misses with a combination
and De Gonzales counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levenstein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and De Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Gonzales.
De Gonzales lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Gonzales as Levenstein tries to tie him up.
De Gonzales leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Gonzales lands with a left to the head.

De Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Levenstein circles away.
De Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Levenstein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from De Gonzales.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Levenstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levenstein avoids the head kick by De Gonzales.

That's two 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.
Levenstein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Levenstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Levenstein throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Gonzales counters with a thumping low kick.

De Gonzales drives through and clinches with Levenstein against the cage.
De Gonzales digs a right hand into Levenstein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Levenstein's gas tank.
Junior De Gonzales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

De Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
Levenstein misses with a wild combination.

De Gonzales rushes Levenstein and presses him up against the cage.
De Gonzales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Gonzales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Levensteins head.
De Gonzales blocks an uppercut.
De Gonzales is stalling here.
De Gonzales misses with an elbow over the top.
Levenstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Gonzales scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Levenstein is defending well for now.
A short right from De Gonzales on the inside.
De Gonzales controlling the action here for a moment.
De Gonzales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

De Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
HP Levenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levenstein throws a body punch but De Gonzales moves out of range.
Levenstein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Gonzales.
Levenstein misses with a looping right.
Levenstein looks to land a combination but De Gonzales avoids it well.
De Gonzales closes the distance but Levenstein moves to the side
and Levenstein counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Junior De Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by De Gonzales. Beautiful body shot.
De Gonzales works Levenstein's body with a nice hook.
De Gonzales scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Gonzales tries to clinch up but Levenstein circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by De Gonzales as he checks the leg kick.
Levenstein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Levenstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Gonzales wants to clinch.
De Gonzales scores with a head kick.
De Gonzales wants to clinch.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but Levenstein moves away
and Levenstein counters with a right hand to the body.
De Gonzales tries to clinch but Levenstein moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levenstein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by De Gonzales as he connects with a hook.
Junior De Gonzales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Levenstein on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior De Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Gonzales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior De Gonzales!