PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by El party me llama. Marco North will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gonzalez
vs
North

179 cm
28
175 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

181 cm
26
170 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco North!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but North swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez stalls.
Gonzalez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from North.
North blocks a punch to the side of the head.
North looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as North tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
North scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
North is trying to stall.
North misses with some punches.
North swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Gonzalez to work.

North breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and North counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but North swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but North paws at him with a jab and circles away.
North bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from North, right into the meat.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but North keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Gonzalez.

It looks like Marco North has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but North is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
North keeps the fight on the outside.
North avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
North scores with a nice body kick.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but North keeps it at a distance.
North misses the shot to the body.
Eulalio Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
North ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but North moves away
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
North misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but North moves away
enabling North to counter with a crisp jab.
North buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by North.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and North counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
North cracks Gonzalez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez looks to clinch
and North makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and North connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
North connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
North moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gonzalez displaying some good clinch control by pressing North up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as North tries to tie him up.
North misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from North both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
North throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and North only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and North counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
North with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
North getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco North dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco North's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gonzalez is trying hard to land a takedown here. North sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gonzalez looks to clinch
and North counters with a left to the body.
North is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
North pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and North settles back down.

North gets tackled into the cage by Gonzalez. Gonzalez maintains the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but North has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez just leaning against North, taking a breather.
The referee calls for North to work.
North fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by North as Gonzalez tries to tie him up.
Gonzalez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
North throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
North lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
North avoiding damage.
Gonzalez wants to break the clinch but can't.
North managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
North looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but North won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Gonzalez has North pressed against the cage, preventing North from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
North blocking some punches.
Come on Gonzalez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
North has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from North fails to land.
North taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to pull guard.
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!
North is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez is pushing North up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
North lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
North wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eulalio Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez stalling against the cage.

North has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gonzalez regains guard immediately.
North tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
North pushing down on Gonzalez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has his hands clasped together around North's back. He's all about the action.
North is keen to just control but Gonzalez is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Gonzalez gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
North controls from within his opponent's guard.
North must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
North wants to stand but Gonzalez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marco North will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marco North's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

North thows a body kick. Gonzalez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. North manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marco North seems to be getting the better of the standup.
North slips under a jab.
North ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
North scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but North keeps it at a distance.
North swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - North circles away.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
North has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
North throws the kick towards the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
North lands with a cross.

Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
North is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.

North breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

North tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez wants to take the fight to the mat but North manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
North is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but North won't allow it.
Gonzalez trying to stall but North improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from North.

North pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
North throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
North connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but North keeps it at a distance.
North throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and North counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
North dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
North with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
North with a hook.
North staying out of range there.
North just misses with a punch to the body.
North lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from North.
North lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
North cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - North had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez darts in trying to clinch
and North counters with a thumping low kick.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez closes the distance but North moves to the side
and North cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Gonzalez.
North with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.

North breaks the clinch.

Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Marco North is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
North blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco North comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got North winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco North!
An out of breath Marco North thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.