PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pip Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clean Jaude Damn Vame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damn Vame is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ADVANCED TRAINING. Pip Gonzalez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clean Jaude Damn Vame's chin.

Gonzalez
vs
Jaude Damn Vame

172 cm
25
153 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
158 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pip Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clean Jaude Damn Vame!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Damn Vame's shoulder, as Damn Vame tries to avoid the shot.
Clean Jaude Damn Vame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damn Vame pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Damn Vame fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damn Vame.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Damn Vame!
Gonzalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damn Vame circles away.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Damn Vame avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Damn Vame throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Damn Vame misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damn Vame.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damn Vame as he avoids it easily.
Good work by Damn Vame as he checks the leg kick.

Damn Vame clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damn Vame backwards.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Damn Vame blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Damn Vame swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn Vame can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Damn Vame misses with a body punch.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Damn Vame taking a breather.

Gonzalez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Damn Vame uses from the top position.

Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Damn Vame defends easily.
Damn Vame won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Damn Vame lands a couple of digs.

Gonzalez is looking for a triangle but Damn Vame pushes his legs off easily.
Damn Vame is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damn Vame controlling from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damn Vame manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzalez postures up and lands a big shot to Damn Vame's brow.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Damn Vame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damn Vame pulls Gonzalez in close to prevent any damage.
Damn Vame is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Damn Vame's guard.
Damn Vame is looking to improve his position.
Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Damn Vame is having none of it.
Gonzalez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Damn Vame is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gonzalez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Damn Vame knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damn Vame is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.
Gonzalez drops an elbow to the side of Damn Vame's head.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Damn Vame wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzalez prevents Damn Vame from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez is keen to just control but Damn Vame is a slippery customer.
Damn Vame is pressing down on Gonzalez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Damn Vame is retaining full guard.
Damn Vame looking for a sweep. Not yet Damn Vame, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Damn Vame keeps moving.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damn Vame swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Damn Vame blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pip Gonzalez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Damn Vame gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Damn Vame lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damn Vame misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damn Vame scores a nice knee to the body.
Damn Vame lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damn Vame after a bit of a struggle.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Damn Vame.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Damn Vame.
Damn Vame cracks Gonzalez with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is leaning against Damn Vame and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Damn Vame.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damn Vame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damn Vame throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damn Vame cracks the inside of Gonzalez's front leg.
Damn Vame throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damn Vame's calf.
Damn Vame throws a low kick but Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Damn Vame checks a low kick from Gonzalez.
Damn Vame just misses with a punch to the body.
Damn Vame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Damn Vame at a distance.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Damn Vame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damn Vame tries to clinch up.
Damn Vame misses with the combination.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Damn Vame's body. Damn Vame takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Damn Vame walks into a left hand.
Damn Vame throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.

Gonzalez shoots in and gets a takedown into Damn Vame's guard.
Damn Vame utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
Gonzalez pushing down on Damn Vame's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Damn Vame is trying to control but can't.
Damn Vame is positioning himself well to prevent Gonzalez advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonzalez postures up in Damn Vame's guard and throws a big left but Damn Vame blocks it.
Gonzalez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Damn Vame keeps moving.
Damn Vame not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damn Vame looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Damn Vame keeps moving.
Damn Vame bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez trying to control the position.
Gonzalez pulls Damn Vame in close to prevent any damage.

Pip Gonzalez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damn Vame thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gonzalez if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damn Vame.
Clean Jaude Damn Vame seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damn Vame throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damn Vame tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez throws a leg kick

and Damn Vame counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez digs a right hand into Damn Vame's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damn Vame's gas tank.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Clean Jaude Damn Vame will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damn Vame darts in trying to clinch

and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Damn Vame won't be happy with that.
Gonzalez landing a few strikes.
Damn Vame tries to improve position but can't.
Gonzalez working the body and head with strikes.
Damn Vame managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gonzalez.
Damn Vame is looking to regain half guard here but Gonzalez keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gonzalez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Damn Vame is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn Vame parries the strikes from Gonzalez easily there. Gonzalez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Damn Vame to escape.
Gonzalez wants to control but Damn Vame is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Damn Vame sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Damn Vame tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzalez throws a strike aimed at the side of Damn Vame's head but Damn Vame avoids it well.
Damn Vame is trying to work for a sweep but Gonzalez has mounted him!
Gonzalez punching from mount but Damn Vame doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Gonzalez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonzalez tries to control but Damn Vame wriggling away.
Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damn Vame sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame is looking to improve his position.
Damn Vame moves into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Damn Vame keeps moving.
Pip Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gonzalez is in close to Damn Vame's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Damn Vame keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damn Vame works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Damn Vame manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Damn Vame unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Damn Vame postures up.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Damn Vame keeps him under control.
Damn Vame throwing shots but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn Vame throwing shots but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez works his way to full guard. Good work.

Gonzalez has his foot on Damn Vame's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Damn Vame works his way back into a safe position though.
Damn Vame trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Damn Vame working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Damn Vame got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damn Vame has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gonzalez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damn Vame pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pip Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pip Gonzalez!
Pip Gonzalez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.