PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Debaditya Pal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Gonzales is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pal
vs
Gonzales

170 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Debaditya Pal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Pal moves out of range.
Gonzales scores with a sloppy right hand. Pal should have avoided that one.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Pal avoids the punch easily.
Pal is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Gonzales throws a lazy right hand but Pal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzales scores with a hook to the body. Pal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Pal forces Gonzales back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Pal has the dominant position.
Gonzales works on Pal's body with a couple of short punches.
Pal trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales is looking to break free of the clinch but Pal has double underhooks.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Pal has the dominant position.
Gonzales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Pal.
Pal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from Pal.
Gonzales lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pal.
Gonzales wants to break free but Pal has control.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Pal is controlling the position.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pal prevents Gonzales from breaking the clinch.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Pal won't allow it.
Pal tries a body shot but Gonzales blocks it.
Gonzales wants to get back to striking at distance but Pal won't allow it.
Pal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzales's elbow.
Gonzales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Gonzales pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzales. Those never looked like landing.
Pal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pal tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pal tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Pal misses with a body shot.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pal is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Diego Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gonzales does it's job there.
Pal wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pal blocks a low kick nicely.
Pal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pal blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the head.
Pal moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Pal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales feints a jab promting Pal to slip. Gonzales then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pal slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pal moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Pal moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Pal.
Pal tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Pal closes the distance but Gonzales moves to the side
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzales looks to land a left hand but Pal moved out of range nicely.
Pal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales misses with a straight right.
Pal walks into a jab.
Pal tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Gonzales does no damage.
Pal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales digs a good body shot into Pal's ribs.
Pal is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Pal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzales circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Pal. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzales throws a shot to the body.
Pal is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Pal. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzales scores with a one two! Pal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Gonzales.
A lazy left from Gonzales finds it's target.
Pal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gonzales bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pal tries to clinch
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Pal wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales lands a jab to Pal's midsection.
Pal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pal takes one to the side of the head.
Gonzales looks to land a combination but Pal avoids it well.
Gonzales pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pal back to the cage. Gonzales follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gonzales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzales.
Pal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pal wants to clinch.
Gonzales cracks Pal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzales misses with a low kick.
Pal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales digs a good hook to Pal's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales cracks Pal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzales misses with a wild combination.
Diego Gonzales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzales misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Pal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pal is looking to clinch.
Pal doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Pal moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
A jab lands there for Gonzales.
Gonzales lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Pal. Those never looked like landing.
Pal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pal takes one to the side of the head.
Gonzales scores with a nice right hand.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pal tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales lands a jab to the nose.
Debaditya Pal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Gonzales.
Pal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pal checks a low kick from Gonzales.
Gonzales connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Gonzales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Pal staying out of range there.
Gonzales's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzales lands a nice hook to Pal's body. Pal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pal tries to clinch up.
Pal walks into a straight right hand from Gonzales.
Pal tries to clinch up.
Gonzales misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pal wants to clinch.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzales swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales connects with a single shot there.
Pal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Pal moves out of range of the strikes.
Pal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.
Pal tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Pal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pal wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales lands with a shot to the body.
Pal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pal stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzales. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.

Pal has managed to clinch.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Pal is controlling him.
Pal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pal lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Still in the clinch, Pal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pal lands an elbow that stopped Gonzales in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Diego Gonzales has been cut.
Pal connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pal lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Diego Gonzales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Gonzales's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzales.
Pal is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Pal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzales misses with a low kick.
Pal tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Pal wants to clinch.
Gonzales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pal tries to clinch up.
Pal is looking to clinch.
Pal doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Pal wants to clinch.
Pal tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Pal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Gonzales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pal wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Pal moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Pal doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Pal avoids them all with ease.
Debaditya Pal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pal tries to sprawl but Gonzales drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gonzales trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Diego Gonzales.
Pal tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
Pal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzales there.
Pal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pal tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Pal.
Pal stuffs the takedown.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pal.
Gonzales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gonzales will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzales throws a combination that misses
and Pal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pal.
Pal tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pal wants to clinch.
Pal tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Pal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pal tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Pal tries to clinch but Gonzales moves away
and Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut. Pal saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pal tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Pal tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Pal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pal wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Pal tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Pal wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pal as he avoids it easily.
Debaditya Pal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Gonzales.
Gonzales looks to land a left hand but Pal moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzales manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Debaditya Pal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzales swinging wildly here.
Gonzales lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzales.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Debaditya Pal.
I think Gonzales 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Gonzales!