PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zion Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston comes into the arena with Carol of the Bells blaring out of the sound system. Gonzalez has chosen St. Anger by Metallica as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Preston
vs
Gonzalez

190 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zion Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Preston just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Preston, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice cross by Preston.
Preston lands with an overhand left.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Preston scores with a body shot.
John Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Preston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzalez at a distance.
Preston scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Preston.
Preston sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Preston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Preston scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Preston jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a head shot.
Preston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Preston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Preston clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Preston scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed
and Preston counters with a stiff right hand.
John Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Gonzalez.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a few strikes there.
Preston works the jab nicely.
Preston connects with a single shot there.
Preston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Preston.
Preston lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Preston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Preston scores with a nice strike.
Preston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzalez backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Preston scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Preston jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Preston connects with the punch.
Preston looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Preston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Preston is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gonzalez.
Preston lands with a cross.
Preston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Preston tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Preston feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Preston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Preston digs a good body shot into Gonzalez's ribs.
Preston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
Preston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Preston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Preston with a hook.
Preston throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Preston scores with a four punch combination!
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Preston circles away easily
and Preston counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
John Preston is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Preston connects with a jab.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Preston thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Preston with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Preston connects with a looping right hand.
Preston cracks Gonzalez with a good jab.
Preston lands a slapping body shot.
Preston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzalez.
Preston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzalez at a distance.
Preston wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Preston lands with a shot to the body.
Preston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
John Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zion Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Preston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Preston throws a body kick.
Preston scores with the left hand. Gonzalez knows he should have avoided that one.
Preston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Preston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Preston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet.
Preston cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Preston scores with the left hand. Gonzalez knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez with a poor takedown
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
John Preston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Gonzalez.
Preston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Preston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Preston misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gonzalez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Preston has got the better of the exchanges.
Preston just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Preston.
Preston cracks Gonzalez with a good jab.
Gonzalez with a poor takedown
and Preston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Preston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Preston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Preston connects with a crisp jab.
Preston lands a slapping body shot.
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Preston lands with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Preston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston misses with a kick to the body.
Preston lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Preston stalks Gonzalez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gonzalez's face. Gonzalez staggers backwards, shaken.
Preston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonzalez moves forwards but Preston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Preston lands with a nice body punch.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Preston punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Preston.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Preston misses with the combination.
Preston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decent striking displayed by Preston there.
Preston lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Preston lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Preston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Preston 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Preston!