PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Speedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Diego Gonzales has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gonzales
vs
Speedy

173 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

178 cm
19
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Speedy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Speedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speedy. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speedy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales looks to throw the jab but Speedy is out of range.
Speedy walks into a straight right hand from Gonzales.
Speedy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gonzales throws a right hand that Speedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Speedy also avoids with ease.
Gonzales takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Speedy as he connects with a hook.
Gonzales blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Speedy jabs Gonzales to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Speedy.
Speedy misses with a body punch
and Speedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Speedy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Speedy misses with a body shot.
Speedy misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzales counters with a left to the body.
Speedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzales manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzales moves out of range as Speedy strikes.
A lazy left from Gonzales finds it's target.
Speedy scores with a body shot.
Speedy is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Diego Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speedy misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzales throws a right hand that misses

and Speedy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzales managing to control the position.
Speedy won't allow Gonzales to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedy distracts Gonzales with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzales avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzales wants to sweep but no luck.
Speedy is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzales has wrist control.
Speedy distracts Gonzales with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Speedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Speedy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gonzales 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.
Speedy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Speedy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Speedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Speedy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Speedy looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Speedy takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Speedy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Speedy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Speedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonzales counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzales connects with a looping right hand.
Speedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzales rather than just go for the knockout.

Speedy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Speedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speedy stays in close to Gonzales's body and controls the position.
Gonzales has control of Speedy's left arm, preventing Speedy from doing any damage.
Speedy passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales pushes Speedy off looking to stand but Speedy dives back in and keeps control.
Speedy is controlling the pace.
Gonzales on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzales tries to get out of the position.
Speedy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Speedy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Speedy thows a huge punch but Gonzales dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzales defending well though.
Speedy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Speedy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pete Speedy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Speedy passes to full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Speedy working Gonzales over with strikes here.
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!
Speedy lands with some strikes.
Speedy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Speedy working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedy landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Gonzales that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Diego Gonzales has been cut.
Speedy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Speedy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gonzales is trying to stand up.
Speedy lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzales but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speedy cracks Gonzales with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Speedy controlling the position easily from mount.
Speedy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzales?

Gonzales is rocked!
Speedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is in a horrible position here. Speedy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Diego Gonzales's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Speedy landing strikes from the mount and Gonzales is in trouble!
Speedy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Gonzales is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Diego Gonzales's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Diego Gonzales's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pete Speedy!
After winning the bout, Pete Speedy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.