PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Elvis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto. Diego Elvis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Gonzalez's chin.

Elvis
vs
Gonzalez

166 cm
29
140 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

150 cm
28
141 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Elvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Elvis misses.
Elvis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Elvis tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elvis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Elvis circles away and keeps his distance.
Elvis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzalez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elvis somewhat.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elvis.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Elvis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Elvis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elvis avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elvis at a distance.
Elvis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elvis jabs at Gonzalez's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elvis checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis checks a leg kick.

Elvis pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Elvis is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Elvis misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Elvis controls the action.
Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elvis is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Elvis blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Elvis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elvis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gonzalez up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Elvis taking a breather.
Elvis misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elvis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Elvis blocking some punches.
Gonzalez is looking to break free of the clinch but Elvis has double underhooks.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Elvis.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Elvis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Elvis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Elvis.
Elvis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gonzalez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gonzalez thuds his right hand into Elvis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Elvis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Elvis's shoulder, as Elvis tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Elvis.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elvis moves away.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Elvis.
Gonzalez throws a low kick, looking for Elvis's leg but Elvis calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Elvis.
Elvis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Elvis counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Elvis swinging wildly here.
Elvis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elvis.
Elvis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Elvis avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Elvis cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Elvis swinging wildly here.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elvis scores with a one two! Gonzalez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesus Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Elvis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Elvis moves out of range.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elvis ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Elvis moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Elvis moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Elvis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Elvis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diego Elvis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elvis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elvis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elvis looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Elvis to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elvis blocks a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that misses.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Elvis does it's job there.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Elvis moves out of range.
Elvis looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Elvis moves out of range.
Elvis misses with a looping left.
Elvis looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elvis moves away.
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 is looking to score with low kicks.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Elvis lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Elvis jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Elvis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elvis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elvis misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elvis scores with a nice head shot.
Elvis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elvis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Elvis is out of range.
Elvis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elvis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elvis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Elvis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elvis tries for a takedown but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Elvis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Elvis throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Elvis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elvis moves away.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elvis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Elvis fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Elvis 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.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elvis moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elvis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elvis shoots in for a double leg but Gonzalez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elvis rather than just go for the knockout.
Elvis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Elvis misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Elvis's midsection.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but Elvis saw that one coming.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Elvis counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Elvis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Elvis avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Elvis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Elvis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Elvis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Elvis.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elvis circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Elvis moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis fails to land the takedown.
Gonzalez throws a front kick aimed at Elvis's knee but Elvis avoids it well.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elvis manages to avoid it.
Elvis lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Elvis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Elvis connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Elvis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Elvis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elvis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez gets caught flat footed, as Elvis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez prevents Elvis from improving his position.
Diego Elvis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
Elvis is looking to control Gonzalez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Elvis avoid being mounted?
Elvis is looking to improve his position.
Elvis is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elvis is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gonzalez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Elvis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to land a leg kick but Elvis is out of range.
Gonzalez wants to slow Elvis down by chopping away at his legs.
Elvis looks for a takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Elvis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Elvis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elvis tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Elvis misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Elvis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Elvis moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

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