PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Down with the sickness. Shawn Gonzalez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Super Hero's chin.

Gonzalez
vs
Hero

176 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
164 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Super Hero!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hero.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Hero slips the punch.
Hero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gonzalez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hero on his heels. He'll look to pass Hero's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hero looking for a sweep. Not yet Hero, not yet.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Hero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hero controlling Gonzalez's posture.

Hero pushes Gonzalez off and gets back to his feet.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hero pinned against the cage. Hero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shawn Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalez. Gonzalez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hero throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Hero keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hero throws a leg kick that misses.
Hero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonzalez's knee momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hero. Gonzalez shrugs it off though.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Hero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hero, right into the meat.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a nice looking body kick.
Hero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hero scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hero connects with a high kick.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hero misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hero scores with a spinning back kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Hero lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gonzalez will feel that in the morning.
Hero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Hero moves into the clinch successfully.
Hero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Hero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Hero.
Hero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalez.
Hero looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hero is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gonzalez's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
Hero looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hero thows a huge punch but Gonzalez dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hero.
Gonzalez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hero.
Hero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hero trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Hero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hero.
Hero with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hero slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Super Hero hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters circling a little - Hero finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Hero shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gonzalez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hero trying to control the action but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Hero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hero throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Hero swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Hero wants to slow Gonzalez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez closes the distance but Hero moves to the side
and Hero counters with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gonzalez somewhat.
Hero lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hero. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Hero scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hero misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Hero.
Gonzalez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hero circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gonzalez gets caught napping as Hero dives in and scores a takedown. Gonzalez manages to retain guard.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hero.
Hero landing some decent shots from guard.
Hero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing strikes but missing.
Super Hero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hero wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Hero stops Gonzalez from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hero cracks Gonzalez with a solid left hand.
Hero is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Hero working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hero slips nicely into half guard.
Gonzalez taking some punishment here, with Hero in his half guard.
Hero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hero there.
Hero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hero content to control rather than advance.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hero.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez taking some punishment here, with Hero in his half guard.
Gonzalez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Super Hero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hero 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Super Hero!
A less than humble Super Hero misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.