PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sendo Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Takeshi
vs
Gonzalez

178 cm
20
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
159 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BioLuvoil

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sendo Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Takeshi lunges at Gonzalez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzalez's hand.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takeshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Takeshi takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Takeshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takeshi.
Takeshi misses the shot to the body.
Takeshi throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takeshi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Takeshi throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Takeshi misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.

Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Takeshi gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takeshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeshi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takeshi has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.

Takeshi manages to break the clinch.
Takeshi scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Takeshi counters with a straight right hand.
Takeshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Takeshi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Takeshi throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Takeshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Takeshi didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takeshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takeshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takeshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Takeshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takeshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Takeshi throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Takeshi throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Takeshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.

Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.

Takeshi manages to break the clinch.
Takeshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takeshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Takeshi misses with a hook.
Takeshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Takeshi's head but Takeshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking hook.
Takeshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gonzalez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Takeshi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Takeshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Takeshi misses the target.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Takeshi misses with a body shot

and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Takeshi has him pinned against the cage.

Takeshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Takeshi misses
and Takeshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeshi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeshi misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takeshi slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Takeshi digs a good body shot into Gonzalez's ribs.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sendo Takeshi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Takeshi throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Takeshi's hands.
Takeshi throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Takeshi saw that one coming.
Takeshi defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takeshi takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Takeshi.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takeshi.
Takeshi scores with a body shot.
Takeshi throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Takeshi walks into a jab.
Takeshi needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Takeshi moves away and avoids it.
Takeshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Takeshi misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeshi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Takeshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Takeshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeshi misses the body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Sendo Takeshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Takeshi walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Takeshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Takeshi staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Takeshi is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takeshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Takeshi throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Takeshi works the jab nicely.
Jab from Gonzalez.
Takeshi throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Takeshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeshi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takeshi misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takeshi throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takeshi.
Takeshi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Takeshi.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takeshi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Takeshi.
Takeshi slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takeshi ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Takeshi's head but Takeshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Takeshi is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juan Gonzalez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Takeshi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takeshi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takeshi missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takeshi misses with a double jab

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Takeshi fails to land.
Takeshi tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Takeshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takeshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Takeshi.
Gonzalez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takeshi walks into a left hand.
Takeshi walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Takeshi throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeshi thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takeshi throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Takeshi.
Gonzalez cracks Takeshi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Takeshi misses its intended target.
Takeshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Takeshi counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takeshi misses with a looping right.
Takeshi scores with the left hand. Gonzalez knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Takeshi.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takeshi under the eye.
Takeshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Takeshi is avoiding it.
Takeshi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takeshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Takeshi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Takeshi throws a poor cross that misses
and Takeshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeshi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Takeshi moved out of range nicely.
Takeshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Takeshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Takeshi misses.
Takeshi slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Takeshi's head back.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Takeshi ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Takeshi misses with a body shot.
Takeshi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takeshi moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takeshi.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Takeshi strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takeshi throws out the jab.
Takeshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takeshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzalez's hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sendo Takeshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Takeshi 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sendo Takeshi!