PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mooses Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spede Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales comes to the ring accompanied by Liehuva Liekinvarsi. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Spede Show acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Gonzales
vs
Show

175 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Crashforce Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mooses Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spede Show!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Show lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Show looks gassed!
Show misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
Gonzales throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Gonzales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Show doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzales lands a really nice looking cross but Show seems unphased.
Gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Show was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzales.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzales as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Gonzales tenderised Show's leg. Show is trying to keep his angry face on.
Show takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzales scores with a jab.
Show misses with a body shot
and Show takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzales instigates a clinch.
Gonzales lands an uppercut.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Show.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gonzales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Show backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzales.
Gonzales lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Show missing with knees to the body.
Show takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzales.
Show is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Show throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Gonzales.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzales as Show tries to tie him up.
A short body shot lands from Gonzales as the two fighters clinch.
Show blocks an uppercut.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the temple.
Show misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonzales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Show wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Show is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzales is keeping busy.
Show wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzales won't allow it.
Show blocking some punches.
Gonzales avoids the elbow strike from Show, against the ropes.
Gonzales is leaning against Show and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzales keeps control of Show as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzales.
Gonzales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Show backwards.
Gonzales lands a right hand.
Gonzales is working Show over against the ropes.
Gonzales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Gonzales.
Gonzales lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales gets through Show's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales avoids a wild elbow strike from Show.
Gonzales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mooses Gonzales dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Show throws a looping overhand right but Gonzales ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Gonzales.
Show swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Show ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
Gonzales scores with the left hand. Show knows he should have avoided that one.
Show tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Show misses
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Show throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Show.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Show throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Show.
Gonzales throws a poor cross that misses
and Show connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzales misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Show throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Show misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
Show keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzales.
Show slips under a jab from Gonzales.
Spede Show seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales looks to land a combination but Show avoids it well.
Show fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzales on the side of the head.
Gonzales is looking to slow Show down with leg kicks.
Show misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Show throws a low kick but Gonzales avoids it.
Gonzales misses the jab.
Gonzales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Show looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzales connects with the punch.
Gonzales connects with a crisp jab.
Show connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut
and Show counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Show there.
Show moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Show throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzales. That's going to slow Show down.
Show throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Show misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzales makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Show tries to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a nice low kick that buckles Show's knee momentarily.
Gonzales takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gonzales fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Show finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Show thuds a left hand into Gonzales's body.
Show moves forwards but Gonzales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Show.
Show misses with a left hand
enabling Gonzales to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzales checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzales lands a jab to Show's midsection.
Show misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Show lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Show misses with a hook
and Gonzales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Show misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Show.
Show tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Show.
Show throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzales counters with a good low kick that Show was not able to check.
Gonzales throws a lazy right hand but Show sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Show lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzales's head.
Show lands with an overhand left.
Gonzales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Show tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Show.
Show throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzales.
Show moves to clinch but Gonzales breaks away
and Gonzales counters with a leg kick.
Show throws a combination that misses
and Gonzales counters with a lovely shot to the body.

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.
Gonzales throws a chopping leg kick but Show manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Show tries to clinch up.
Show throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Show scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Show tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Show.

Show gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with some punches.
Show wants to stall.
Gonzales blocks an elbow strike from Show.
Show misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Gonzales.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Show throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
Gonzales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Show backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mooses Gonzales.
Well Gonzales has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Mooses Gonzales!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Mooses Gonzales!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Mooses Gonzales!

Mooses Gonzales wins by unanimous decision!