PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamsha Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harper
vs
Gonzales

177 cm
27
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
136 lbs
5 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamsha Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harper scores with a three punch combo!
Harper defending well as Gonzales loads up on a big left hand.
Josh Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
Gonzales misses with a two punch combination.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzales has a takedown stuffed.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown but Harper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harper stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzales. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Josh Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamsha Gonzales.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
Gonzales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harper misses with a series of wild punches.
Harper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzales.
Harper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Gonzales scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Gonzales stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harper.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a takedown. Harper tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from Harper.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harper but Harper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Gonzales tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzales on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper misses with a double jab.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales fails to land the takedown.
Harper lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gonzales swings for the body but Harper moves out of range.
Harper looks for the body kick but Gonzales saw that one coming.
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Harper leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
A punch combination from Harper misses.
Gonzales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales misses with a takedown
and Harper counters with an inside leg kick.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Gonzales's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzales tries to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzales crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harper - the referee stops the clock and Gonzales gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harper. Gonzales manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gonzales fails to land the takedown.
Gonzales looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Harper thows a body kick. Gonzales tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gonzales.
Gonzales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales avoids a kick to the body.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Gonzales is trying desperately to land a takedown but Harper is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Harper avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Harper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harper lands a jab.
Gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzales misses with a few strikes there.
Harper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzales throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Gonzales.
Harper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Gonzales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a takedown but Harper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Gonzales misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper lands with a nice combination. Gonzales backs away looking to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
Harper misses with a few strikes there.
Harper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a series of strikes. Harper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzales is defended easily by Harper.
Josh Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamsha Gonzales.
Gonzales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper fakes the leg kick and cracks Gonzales in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzales. Harper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harper.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper connects with a high kick.
Gonzales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harper can pounce on him.
Harper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzales circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Harper.
Harper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab by Harper.
Harper ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzales.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzales's head.
Harper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzales looks to land a combination. Harper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gonzales's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harper chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Harper finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Harper misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Harper tenderised Gonzales's leg. Gonzales is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
Harper tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonzales lands with a good body shot.
Harper connects with a solid leg kick.
Gonzales shoots for a double leg takedown but Harper sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harper defends it nicely.
Gonzales fails to land the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Harper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Josh Harper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzales tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Harper dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Gonzales. That snapped Harper's head back.
Harper misses with a double jab.
That kick from Harper tenderised Gonzales's leg. Gonzales is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harper throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzales will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gonzales tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harper swivels and escapes.
Josh Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamsha Gonzales.
Harper scores with a leg kick.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper lands a head kick. Gonzales smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Josh Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzales.
Josh Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper misses with a wild combination.
Gonzales takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzales shoots in but Harper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harper connects with an inside leg kick.
Harper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzales has time to react.
Gonzales moves out of range as Harper throws a body kick.
Harper tries to land a front kick but Gonzales steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Josh Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales dodges the punch combination from Harper.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harper.
Harper fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harper leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harper swinging wildly here.
Harper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzales has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harper misses with a double jab.
Harper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzales counters with a left to the body.
Harper throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzales counters with a three punch combo that has Harper backing up. Harper nods at Gonzales to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harper but Harper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Harper does no damage.
Harper misses with a few strikes there.
Harper throws a low kick, looking for Gonzales's leg but Gonzales calmly moves out of range.
Harper misses with a right hand
and Gonzales counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzales throws a good cross that connects.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzales checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harper.
Harper throws a hook to the side of Gonzales's head but Gonzales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for Gonzales on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper throws a nice head kick!
Gonzales showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harper as he avoids it easily.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzales walks into a straight right hand from Harper.
Harper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jamsha Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gonzales will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales walks into a jab.
Gonzales chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harper can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Gonzales or perhaps it was just good defense by Harper which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Harper!
Josh Harper very nearly forgot to thank Wolfpack Threadz amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.