PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Handly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You Dropped a bomb on me. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Handly
vs
Gonzo

173 cm
32
159 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

167 cm
31
142 lbs
28 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzo backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Handly scores with a four punch combination!
Gonzo throws a lazy head kick
and Handly counters with a series of strikes. Gonzo will be more careful next time no doubt.

Gonzo is rocked!
Gonzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Handly finish him?
Charles Handly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Handly misses with a straight right.
Gonzo seems to have recovered his senses.
Handly lands a head shot.
Gonzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Handly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Handly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Handly throws a left that rocks Gonzo and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Handly dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gonzo regain composure!
Gonzo is not content to let Handly control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Handly.
Gonzo is looking for a sweep.
Handly in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Handly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Handly landing a few strikes.
Handly misses with the ground and pound.
Handly tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gonzo is not content to let Handly control the position.

Handly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gonzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Handly tries to score with some ground and pound. Gonzo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly throwing strikes but Gonzo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Handly keeps Gonzo under control for a moment.
Handly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Handly is trying to work for a sweep but Gonzo has mounted him!
Gonzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handly is working to get back to half guard.
Gonzo tries to control but Handly wriggling away.
Gonzo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo throwing strikes here but Handly is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gonzo avoids the attempt from Handly to control.
Handly is looking to improve his position but Gonzo isn't that keen on the idea.
Handly is working hard here to advance position.
Gonzo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gonzo controlling from mount.
Gonzo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Handly hang on?
Gonzo tries to control but Handly wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly is looking to improve his position but Gonzo isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Gonzo.
Gonzo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Handly is looking to escape.
Gonzo controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzo throwing strikes here but Handly is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Handly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzo raining down shots from the mount!
Gonzo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Handly dominated that round.
That's time! Handly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Handly misses with a left hand

and Gonzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gonzo controlling the pace.
Handly wants to improve his position but Gonzo is controlling well.
Gonzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Handly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gonzo is working away from the top position though.
Handly is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzo trying to control from half guard but Handly is working away.
Gonzo prevents Handly from improving his position.
Handly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gonzo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gonzo's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handly punches the canvas rather than the man.

Gonzo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Gonzo staying busy and making it hard for Handly to control.
Handly throwing sloppy strikes.
Handly throwing sloppy strikes.

Handly patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Handly misses with a punch to the head.
Handly throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly has the hooks in. Gonzo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Gonzo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gonzo trying to control but not successfully.
Handly throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Handly missing with strikes.
Handly throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gonzo could be in trouble here!
Charles Handly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Handly throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gonzo!
Handly lands punches and elbows.
Handly misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handly is looking to control Gonzo but Gonzo is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Gonzo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Handly's arms.
I really don't envy Gonzo right now.
Handly struggling to land strikes to the head as Gonzo covers up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Handly's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Handly missing with strikes.
Handly is landing with strikes from the back.
Gonzo wants to control his opponent's hands but Handly gets his hands free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly throwing sloppy strikes.
Gonzo trying to control but not successfully.
Gonzo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Handly.
Handly missing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Handly manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gonzo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Handly gets his way!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Handly dominated that second 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.

Handly throws a series of punches but Gonzo avoids them all with ease.
Gonzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handly.
Handly lands with a nice combination. Gonzo backs away looking to recover.
Gonzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Handly.
Handly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handly. Gonzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gonzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Charles Handly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Handly in the body.
Gonzo lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Handly throws an off balance right hand

and Gonzo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gonzo preventing the sweep.
Gonzo postures up in Handly's guard and throws a big left but Handly blocks it.
Gonzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo trying to control but Handly is working from the bottom.
Handly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzo preventing the sweep.
Gonzo postures up.
Handly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Handly trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Handly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decent striking displayed by Handly there.
Gonzo is looking to land body kicks.
Handly misses with a series of wild punches.
Handly throws a hook but Gonzo avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo walks into a left hand.
Gonzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Handly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Handly works the jab nicely.
Handly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gonzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo preventing the sweep.
Handly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Handly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Handly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzo controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonzo is working Handly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gonzo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Handly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzo's guard.
Handly connects with a couple of short punches.
Handly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Handly throws a strike but Gonzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Handly controls Gonzo momentarily but Gonzo frees himself.
Gonzo sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly has momentary wrist control but Gonzo slips an elbow through the middle.
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!
Gonzo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Handly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handly 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Gonzo really 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.

Handly instigates a clinch.
Handly lands an elbow that stopped Gonzo in his tracks for a moment.

Gonzo pulls Handly into guard.
Handly trying to control but Gonzo is working from the bottom.
Handly throws a strike but Gonzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Handly looking for a sweep. Not yet Handly, not yet.

Handly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzo defends well.
Gonzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gonzo throwing strikes from guard but Handly blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Handly keeps moving.
Handly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gonzo throws a strike but Handly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Handly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Handly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Handly throws a strike but Gonzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzo postures up.
Gonzo stops Handly from standing up.
Gonzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Handly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handly is trying to control the position but Gonzo postures up.
Gonzo looking to pass the guard.
Gonzo lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzo throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Handly keeps moving.
Gonzo postures up in Handly's guard and throws a big left but Handly blocks it.
Handly can't keep his opponent in guard - Gonzo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Handly is trying to maintain the position but Gonzo is very close to passing his half guard.
Handly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gonzo wants to pass the guard but Handly is keeping the position.

Handly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo trying to control but Handly is working from the bottom.
Gonzo passes Handly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Handly tries to roll over but Gonzo keeps him under control.
Handly won't allow Gonzo to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzo is looking to take a break and control but Handly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Handly trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Dr Gonzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Handly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handly gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzo.
Handly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Handly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Handly working the head and body with strikes.
Handly is thwarting Gonzo's attempts to control the position.
Gonzo tries to get to full guard but Handly has control of the leg.
Handly drops an elbow to the side of Gonzo's head.
Gonzo is trying to control but can't.
Handly is nestled in close to Gonzo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzo's head.
Handly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzo keeps working.

Handly wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gonzo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Handly.
Gonzo taking some punishment here, with Handly in his half guard.
Handly thows a huge punch but Gonzo dodges it nicely.
Gonzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Handly.
Handly is trying to control. Gonzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzo's head.

Handly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonzo sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzo is pressing down on Handly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Handly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Handly stops Gonzo from standing up.
Gonzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Gonzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gonzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Handly.
Handly wants to pass the guard but Gonzo is keeping the position.
Handly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Handly trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Handly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Handly connects with a couple of short punches.
Handly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly wants to control from the top but Gonzo keeps moving.
Gonzo has Handly pulled in close to control his posture.
Handly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzo has momentary wrist control but Handly slips an elbow through the middle.
Handly works over Gonzo with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Handly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Handly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Handly!
Charles Handly retains his lightweight title!
Charles Handly really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.