PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamsha Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Issac Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Issac Oliver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gonzales
vs
Oliver

180 cm
27
136 lbs
5 - 16 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamsha Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Issac Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales works the jab nicely.
Oliver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oliver looks to clinch
enabling Gonzales to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliver leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oliver is looking to clinch.

Gonzales gets tackled into the cage by Oliver. Oliver maintains the clinch.
Gonzales is looking to control Oliver's arms but Oliver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzales has his back to the cage.
Gonzales has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oliver is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gonzales is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oliver is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamsha Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Oliver breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzales.
Oliver tries to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Oliver.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliver.
Gonzales moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gonzales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliver at a distance.

Oliver moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oliver.

Oliver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jamsha Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales cracks Oliver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Oliver moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver slows down the pace here.

Oliver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oliver avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzales scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Oliver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzales can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oliver obliges.
Oliver lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliver crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Gonzales jumps guard but Oliver turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oliver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzales tries for a takedown but Oliver manages to get underhooks.

Oliver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzales throws a lazy right hand but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzales shoots and misses

and Oliver counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oliver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oliver lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Oliver holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzales drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Oliver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Oliver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Issac Oliver dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Oliver instigates a clinch.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.

Oliver breaks from the clinch.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliver is just out of range.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Oliver tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Oliver wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side
and Gonzales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliver tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Jamsha Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales misses with a double jab.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales fails with the takedown

and Oliver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gonzales tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gonzales blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oliver just leaning against Gonzales, taking a breather.
Oliver avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
Gonzales is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oliver to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamsha Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oliver taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oliver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzales counters with a left to the body.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzales tries for a takedown but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliver.
Nice sprawl there from Oliver as Gonzales shoots in.
Oliver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliver is looking to clinch.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Oliver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Oliver has one foot on Gonzales's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Oliver moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.

Oliver takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzales drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oliver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oliver wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oliver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliver has managed to clinch.
Oliver landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Oliver manages to break the clinch.
Gonzales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Oliver moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliver lands a nice knee to the body.
Oliver tries to throw a body punch but Gonzales avoids it by throwing Oliver back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliver leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Issac Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gonzales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Oliver closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliver avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales wants a takedown but no success here.
Oliver crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
Oliver is pushing Gonzales up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonzales jumps guard but Oliver stands there with Gonzales around his waist. Gonzales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oliver stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Oliver forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamsha Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales letting Oliver take a breather here.
Oliver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzales's defenses.
Oliver landing knees to the head.
Oliver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Oliver breaks from the clinch.
Oliver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliver doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Oliver is looking to clinch.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown but Oliver shows good takedown defense.
Gonzales shoots in for a double leg but Oliver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliver.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oliver tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oliver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzales.
Oliver wants to clinch.
Gonzales scores with a body shot.
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Issac Oliver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oliver doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Oliver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzales counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzales shoots for a takedown but Oliver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliver tries to clinch up.
Oliver tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales shoots for a takedown but Oliver saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jamsha Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oliver clinches up with Gonzales and pushes him back against the cage.
Oliver keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliver lands a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Issac Oliver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliver 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Issac Oliver!