PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger The Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gonzales
vs
The Bear

201 cm
18
214 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger The Bear!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Bear is trying to force a seperation but Gonzales has the dominant position.
Gonzales is looking for a takedown.
The Bear has Gonzales pushed against the cage.
Gonzales has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Bear after a bit of a struggle.
The Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzales controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on The Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonzales fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales jumps guard but The Bear stands there with Gonzales around his waist. Gonzales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A hook to the body from The Bear.
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!
Gonzales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Bear.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bear misses with a punch to the body.
The Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Billy Gonzales has been cut.

The Bear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Bear wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
The Bear swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Bear looks to clinch
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
The Bear fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Bear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Bear moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzales.
Roger The Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bear misses with a wild combination.
The Bear moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
The Bear tries to clinch but Gonzales moves away
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Bear wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side
and Gonzales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Bear thinking.
The Bear moves to clinch but Gonzales breaks away
and Gonzales counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Bear wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side
and Gonzales counters with a solid body kick.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Bear falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
The Bear looks winded!
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!
The Bear tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
The Bear tries to clinch up
and Gonzales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bear wants to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
The Bear moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzales lands the left hand.
The Bear tries to clinch up
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Bear tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzales is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

The Bear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gonzales is working for takedown but The Bear is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gonzales on the inside.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but The Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzales drops back down to his feet.

The Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Bear darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzales punishes The Bear's body with a nice straight punch.
The Bear tries to clinch up
and Gonzales counters with a left to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger The Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Gonzales's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gonzales lands a body shot.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Bear misses with a double jab.
The Bear darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a body kick.
The Bear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Bear tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
The Bear closes the distance but Gonzales moves to the side
and The Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Bear tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Bear thinking.
The Bear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzales counters with a one-two to the body.
Roger The Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bear takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The Bear ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzales.

The Bear clinches with his opponent.
Gonzales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Bear smiles and moves away.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonzales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Bear is breathing heavily.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but The Bear is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzales is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by The Bear.
The Bear darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Bear manages to avoid it.
The Bear tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
The Bear darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Bear throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roger The Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzales connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bear tries to clinch but Gonzales moves away
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Bear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzales connects with a looping right hand.
The Bear closes the distance but Gonzales moves to the side
and Gonzales counters with a left to the body.
The Bear misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzales. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzales.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzales, as that shot connected.

Gonzales takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but The Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzales drops back down to his feet.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but The Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzales drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Bear leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Bear tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzales shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Bear smiles and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bear moves to clinch but Gonzales breaks away
and Gonzales counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Gonzales misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Gonzales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gonzales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Bear lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Bear crunches a lovely knee into Gonzales's ribcage.
The Bear digs a right hand into Gonzales's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzales's gas tank.
The Bear misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Bear is trying to pull guard but Gonzales turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from The Bear.
Nice body punch from The Bear.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Bear breaks from the clinch.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Bear tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzales counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bear moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.

The Bear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzales avoids a wild elbow strike from The Bear.
The Bear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzales's elbow.
The Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Bear taking a breather.
Gonzales blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but The Bear won't allow it.
The Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bear is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns The Bear into the cage.
The Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Bear jumps guard but Gonzales stands there with The Bear around his waist. The Bear gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Bear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gonzales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gonzales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales tries to land knees in the clinch but The Bear avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzales blocks a body shot from The Bear.

Gonzales jumps guard and drags The Bear to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The Bear is working Gonzales over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales pushes The Bear off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The Bear on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Gonzales moves into range and clinches up with The Bear.
The Bear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzales.
Gonzales lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Gonzales gets control of The Bear's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gonzales will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The Bear throws an elbow that misses. Gonzales uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Bear's guard. Nice move by Gonzales!

Gonzales drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gonzales as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! The Bear screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gonzales! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Billy Gonzales!