PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jay Deleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mooses Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Liehuva Liekinvarsi. Jay Deleon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mooses Gonzales's chin.

Deleon
vs
Gonzales

170 cm
22
144 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
144 lbs
14 - 14 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

BioLuvoil

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Deleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mooses Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deleon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales misses with a wild combination.
Gonzales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mooses Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deleon tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.

Gonzales instigates a clinch.
Gonzales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deleon backwards.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzales blocks it with crossed arms.

Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deleon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deleon tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales looks to land a combination. Deleon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deleon wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gonzales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deleon tries to clinch up.
Gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deleon.
Deleon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Deleon tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deleon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deleon slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.
Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Deleon circles away.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Deleon is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deleon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gonzales rushes Deleon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales tries to break free but Deleon pushes him back against the ropes.
Deleon tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Deleon keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleon struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzales controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzales.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Deleon has double underhooks.
Deleon with a knee to the head.
Deleon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzales is keeping busy.
Deleon scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deleon looking to stall.
Deleon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Gonzales breaks the clinch.
Gonzales drops his hands momentarily and Deleon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzales takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Deleon tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales throws a sloppy head kick and Deleon moves out of range easily.
Gonzales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deleon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales moves out of range of the body kick from Deleon.
Deleon is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Deleon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deleon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deleon darts in trying to clinch

and Gonzales counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzales avoids a wild elbow strike from Deleon.
Gonzales blocks an elbow strike.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Deleon clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deleon connects with a knee to the head.

Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deleon avoids the head kick by Gonzales.
Gonzales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzales throws a hook but Deleon avoids it easily.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deleon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Gonzales.
Gonzales wants to clinch.
Deleon avoids the head kick by Gonzales.
Gonzales looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deleon wants to clinch.
Deleon blocks a head kick by Gonzales.
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 Jay Deleon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Deleon tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Deleon tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
Deleon looks to land a left hand but Gonzales moved out of range nicely.
Gonzales throws a sloppy head kick and Deleon moves out of range easily.
Deleon blocks a head kick by Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deleon throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Deleon tries a head kick but it misses.

Deleon moves into the clinch.
Deleon lands a nice knee to the body.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzales is trying to push Deleon away but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Deleon lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deleon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzales wants to break free but Deleon has control.
Deleon prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch but Deleon keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deleon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Deleon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jay Deleon has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Deleon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzales slips a straight right by Deleon.
Deleon tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Deleon wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side
and Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzales throws a head kick that half lands.
Deleon moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales moves out of range of the body kick.
Deleon tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deleon is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Gonzales tries a head kick but it misses.
Deleon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jay Deleon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales scores with a decent looking hook.
Deleon tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
Gonzales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzales plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzales tries a head kick but it misses.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deleon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzales takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Gonzales is rocked!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzales.

Gonzales drives through and clinches with Deleon against the ropes.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Deleon.
Deleon lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deleon has Gonzales pressed against the ropes, preventing Gonzales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gonzales pushes Deleon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Deleon lands a nice uppercut.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales lands a nice uppercut.

Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales ducks under a wild hook from Deleon.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales pushes Deleon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gonzales avoiding damage as Deleon throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales moves out of range of the body kick from Deleon.
Gonzales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deleon fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gonzales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deleon, pushing him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Deleon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deleon is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns Deleon into the ropes.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Deleon is controlling the position.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deleon tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Deleon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzales connects with a high kick.
Deleon tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jay Deleon is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but Deleon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzales plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Deleon misses the target.
Deleon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzales counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Deleon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deleon is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Deleon wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Deleon misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deleon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Deleon.
Deleon blocks a head kick by Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a sloppy head kick and Deleon moves out of range easily.
Deleon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deleon tries to clinch up.

Deleon moves into the clinch.
Gonzales throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deleon blocks it with crossed arms.
Deleon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzales blocks it with crossed arms.
Deleon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzales or not.
Deleon lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Gonzales wants to break free but Deleon has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but Deleon blocks with his arms.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deleon.
A head kick misses from Gonzales.

Gonzales pushes Deleon up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deleon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gonzales's efforts to push away.
Deleon tries to stall but Gonzales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deleon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deleon blocks a head kick by Gonzales.
Deleon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Deleon doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Deleon tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deleon avoids the head kick by Gonzales.
Deleon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Deleon tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deleon backwards.
Deleon pushes Gonzales back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deleon with a knee to the head.
Gonzales working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzales dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon scores with a knee to the head.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzales leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Deleon is controlling him.
Gonzales is trying to push Deleon away but Deleon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
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!

Deleon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzales misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deleon tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Deleon wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Deleon tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales throws a sloppy head kick and Deleon moves out of range easily.
Deleon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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 Jay Deleon.
Well Deleon 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Jay Deleon!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Jay Deleon!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Jay Deleon!

Jay Deleon wins by unanimous decision!