PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between MixMaster Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Me comes to the cage accompanied by Digital Animal. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Me
vs
Gonzo

154 cm
29
141 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

167 cm
28
142 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MixMaster Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Me.
Me stuffs the takedown.
Gonzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Me lands with a nice body punch.
Me misses with a head kick.
Me moves in looking to clinch but Gonzo pushes him off.
Gonzo throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gonzo swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Me to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzo misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Me has closed the distance and engaged Gonzo in a clinch.
Come on Me - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Me working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Me is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gonzo jumps guard but Me stands there with Gonzo around his waist. Gonzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
MixMaster Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Gonzo.
Gonzo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Me to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gonzo jumps guard but Me stands there with Gonzo around his waist. Gonzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Me doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Me effectively controlling the action here.
Gonzo is trying to pull guard but Me turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gonzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Me just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gonzo jumps guard but Me stands there with Gonzo around his waist. Gonzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo is trying to pull guard but Me has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzo blocking some punches.
Gonzo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Me.

Me breaks from the clinch.
Gonzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Me as Gonzo shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dr Gonzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzo.
Gonzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
MixMaster Me is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Me throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo swings widly with a right hand
and Me counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Gonzo misses
and Me counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Me misses with a wild body shot.
Me slips under a jab.
Gonzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzo misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gonzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Me slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Me takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Me misses.
Gonzo digs a good body shot into Me's ribs.
Gonzo misses with a body shot
and Me counters with a good low kick that Gonzo was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Gonzo misses
and Me counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzo misses with a low kick as Me jumps back.
Gonzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzo walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzo. Me does a little dance to reset his feet.
Me jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Me throws a right hand that Gonzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzo also avoids with ease.
Me uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzo has time to react.
Me swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Me sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Me throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MixMaster Me dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gonzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Me fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzo manages to avoid it.

Gonzo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Me's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gonzo stops Me from getting back to his feet.
Gonzo is trying to control the action in half guard but Me is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Gonzo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Me sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzo trying to pass the guard but Me defending well.
Me is trying to stand back up but Gonzo is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo slows the pace down in half guard.
Gonzo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Me knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonzo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gonzo throwing shots but Me is blocking nicely.
Gonzo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Me to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Dr Gonzo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gonzo blocks a head kick by Me.
Gonzo misses with a jab to the body
and Me counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Me.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzo manages to avoid it.
Gonzo digs a good hook to Me's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzo is defended easily by Me.

Gonzo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Me is trying to defend but Gonzo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gonzo throwing shots but Me is blocking nicely.
Gonzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me is staying active underneath Gonzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzo trying to pass the guard but Me defending well.
Me is looking to escape.
Me is not content to let Gonzo control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dr Gonzo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gonzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Gonzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Me throws a shot to the body.
Me gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzo.
Me lands a jab to the head.
Gonzo looks to land a combination but Me avoids it well.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Me enables Gonzo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Me manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Me keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo stops Me from standing up.
Gonzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Me can't keep his opponent in guard - Gonzo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gonzo wants to advance to full mount but Me doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gonzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzo looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo stays in close to Me's body and controls the position.
Gonzo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gonzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Me keeps moving.
Gonzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Me swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gonzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzo avoids the head kick by Me.
Gonzo misses with a hook
and Me cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gonzo.
Gonzo taking a break here but Me is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gonzo stalling away here and it's allowed Me to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Me might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Gonzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Gonzo!