PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kirk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to That Heavenly Glory. James Kirk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Gonzalez's chin.

Kirk
vs
Gonzalez

189 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
300 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP
STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Kirk with a series of wild strikes but Kirk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a nice leg kick.
Kirk thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it

and Gonzalez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Gonzalez seems to be working for a kimura but Kirk defends the submission attempt.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirk defending well though.
Kirk is trying to maintain the position but Gonzalez is very close to passing his half guard.
Kirk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kirk manages to get to full guard.
Kirk is trying to keep Gonzalez in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez won't allow Kirk to sweep him here.
Gonzalez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kirk keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Kirk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez passes Kirk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez is keen to just control but Kirk is a slippery customer.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kirk's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Gonzalez is working for a kimura but Kirk is defending it quite comfortably.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Kirk is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Kirk is having none of it.
Kirk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four 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.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kirk's head.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gonzalez prevents Kirk from improving his position.
Kirk is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Kirk is blocking nicely.
Kirk is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
Kirk has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Gonzalez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gonzalez misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Kirk is predictable there

and Gonzalez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzalez.
Kirk controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.

Gonzalez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kirk dives on top into guard.

Gonzalez working for a triangle but Kirk defends it easily.

Kirk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kirk has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.

Kirk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kirk passes into side control.
Gonzalez regains half guard.

Gonzalez actively working from the bottom here.
Kirk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonzalez scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kirk manages to mount him!

Kirk working for a guillotine from mount but Gonzalez is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gonzalez is working to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Kirk tightening his grip on Gonzalez, looking for the choke.
Gonzalez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kirk swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gonzalez is now in Kirk's guard. A big mistake from Kirk there, giving up the dominant position!
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gonzalez drops back looking for a leg! Kirk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kirk manages to kick Gonzalez off! Gonzalez jumps back into Kirk's guard.
Kirk keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez passes Kirk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kirk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like James Kirk has been cut.
A low kick from Kirk misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kirk thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it

and Gonzalez counters with a shoot takedown. Kirk fights it but they end up in guard.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pete Gonzalez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirk thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it

and Gonzalez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kirk's guard.
Gonzalez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Gonzalez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kirk thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirk misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Kirk misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirk thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it

and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Gonzalez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirk defending well though.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
James Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Kirk is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez drops an elbow to the side of Kirk's head.
Gonzalez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Gonzalez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kirk defends it well.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Kirk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Gonzalez seems to be working for a kimura but Kirk defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gonzalez lands a nice short elbow.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez passes to side control.
Gonzalez in side control, throwing shots but Kirk defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Gonzalez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirk moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Pete Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Kirk misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirk throws a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

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