PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez's entrance music is El party me llama. A fine choice. Eulalio Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzalez
vs
Lunar

179 cm
30
175 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

182 cm
40
178 lbs
37 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Lunar!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunar sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lunar checks a leg kick nicely.
Lunar is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Lunar is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lunar blocks a jab.
Lunar cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Lunar takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Lunar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Lunar counters with a low kick, right behind Gonzalez 's knee.
Gonzalez walks into a straight right hand from Lunar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunar lands with a cross.
Lunar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzalez's calf.
Nice shot by Lunar.
Lunar lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lunar swivels and escapes.
Lunar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lunar stuffs the takedown.
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!
Lunar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Lunar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
enabling Lunar to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Lunar checks it
and Lunar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Lunar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lunar lands a jab.
Lunar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzalez darts in trying to clinch
and Lunar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Lunar counters with a nice uppercut.

Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lunar sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lunar tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Lunar manages to get to full guard.
Gonzalez looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lunar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez trying to control but Lunar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Lunar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Lunar connects with a jab.
Gonzalez throws a lazy head kick
and Lunar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Lunar moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Lunar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lunar.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Lunar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lunar pinned against the ropes. Lunar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Lunar counters with a leg kick.
Lucas Lunar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lunar works the jab nicely.
Lunar cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Lunar moved away.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Lunar avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Lunar's head but Lunar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lunar defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Lunar lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick
and Lunar counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick by Gonzalez misses
and Lunar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Lunar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lunar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lunar circles away.
Lunar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lunar moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Lunar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonzalez. Gonzalez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Lunar counters with a good low kick that Gonzalez was not able to check.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lunar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lunar lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lunar!
Lunar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lunar lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lunar throws a shot to the body.
Lucas Lunar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lunar.
Lunar scores with a spinning back kick!
Lunar thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lunar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar lands a jab to the nose.

Gonzalez is rocked!

Gonzalez darts in and clinches Lunar up against the ropes.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lunar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Lunar manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lunar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lunar lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez is looking to control Lunar's arms but Lunar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the ropes.
Lunar leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lunar lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Lunar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Lunar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eulalio Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez ducks right into an uppercut from Lunar.
A shot to the liver by Lunar. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez throws a chopping leg kick but Lunar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lunar, right into the meat.

Oooh a lovely combination from Lunar sends Gonzalez down but not out. Lunar dives into side control looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lunar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Lunar postures up.

Lunar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzalez, who protects the arm well.
Lunar trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lunar presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lunar tries to control but Gonzalez wriggling away.
Gonzalez prevents Lunar from taking his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez regains half guard.
Lunar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lunar in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Gonzalez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gonzalez is staying active underneath Lunar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lunar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gonzalez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lunar content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lucas Lunar hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunar trying to control but Gonzalez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Lunar really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lunar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Lunar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lunar.
Lunar throws a good cross that connects.

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Lunar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lunar misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Lunar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lunar tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Lunar back against the ropes.
Lunar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Lunar.
Lunar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lunar lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Lunar.
Gonzalez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lunar pushes Gonzalez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lunar.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Lunar.
Lunar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Lunar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lunar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gonzalez up against the ropes.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lunar up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Lunar lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lunar looking to slow down the pace here.
Lunar pushes Gonzalez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lunar lands a nice shot to the body.
Lunar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lunar looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar trying to control the position but instead, Gonzalez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lunar into the ropes.
Lunar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Lunar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lunar lands a jab to the nose.
Lunar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Lunar checks it
and Lunar counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Lunar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lunar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lunar.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
enabling Lunar to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Lunar cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez misses with the body kick
and Lunar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lunar jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lunar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez throws a push kick but Lunar slaps the foot to one side.
Lunar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Lunar dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Lunar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lunar.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lunar counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lunar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Lunar moves his leg out of the way.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lunar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalez scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Lunar.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lunar lands a lovely overhand right.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lunar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Lunar as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Lunar checks it
and Lunar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunar moves away.
Lunar thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.

Lunar lands a head kick that stumbles Gonzalez and the fighters go to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lunar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzalez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lunar has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzalez's legs - danger averted.
Lunar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunar stands and throws Gonzalez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lunar wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Lunar works to advance to full mount. Gonzalez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lunar wants to control the pace but Gonzalez is squirming around nicely.
Gonzalez working to try and regain half guard.
Lunar controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lunar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunar trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Lunar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lunar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Lucas Lunar!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Lucas Lunar!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Lucas Lunar!

Lucas Lunar wins by unanimous decision!
Lucas Lunar is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Lucas Lunar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.