PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudeboy Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Gonzales has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gonzales
vs
Alonso

201 cm
18
214 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

188 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 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, Rudeboy Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzales takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales keeps control of Alonso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alonso looking for a takedown.

Alonso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Gonzales.
Alonso is looking to land body kicks.
Alonso fails with the takedown
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Gonzales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alonso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Alonso moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzales wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonzales prevents it.
Billy Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudeboy Alonso.
Alonso tries to pull guard but Gonzales forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to push Alonso away but Alonso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alonso goes for a takedown attempt but Gonzales pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alonso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales darts in trying to clinch
and Alonso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Alonso.
Alonso dives in and grabs Gonzales's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzales pushes down on Alonso's head and hops out.
Alonso tries to clinch but Gonzales moves away
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Gonzales looks to clinch
and Alonso counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzales is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gonzales has managed to clinch.
Gonzales fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alonso wants to break free but Gonzales has control.

Alonso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales darts in trying to clinch
and Alonso counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alonso takes the fight into the clinch.
Alonso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzales smiles and moves away.
Alonso closes the distance but Gonzales moves to the side
and Gonzales counters with a nice body shot.
Alonso fails with the takedown
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alonso looks winded!
Alonso avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a lazy head kick
and Alonso makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gonzales really felt that one!
Rudeboy Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alonso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alonso wants to clinch but Gonzales slips to the side
and Gonzales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales throws a low kick but Alonso moves out of range easily.
Alonso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzales.
Alonso doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Alonso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzales pinned against the cage. Gonzales gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rudeboy Alonso will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Alonso slips under a jab.
Gonzales throws a sloppy head kick and Alonso moves out of range easily.
Gonzales comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alonso takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Gonzales has closed the distance and engaged Alonso in a clinch.
Gonzales is defending well against a takedown 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.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Alonso forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alonso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzales is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alonso is looking for a takedown.
Billy Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudeboy Alonso.
Alonso is breathing heavily.

Alonso manages to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Gonzales gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzales feints a jab promting Alonso to slip. Gonzales then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alonso slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gonzales is looking to wear down Alonso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alonso moves to clinch but Gonzales breaks away
and Alonso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rudeboy Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Alonso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Alonso doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales swings for the body but Alonso moves out of range.
Alonso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alonso thinking.
Billy Gonzales is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso moves forwards but Gonzales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzales lands the left hand.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzales wants to clinch up but Alonso keeps it at a distance.
Alonso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gonzales closes the distance and pushes Alonso back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alonso is trying to pull guard but Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.

Gonzales pulls guard.
Gonzales wants to stand up but Alonso is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzales is on top in guard.
Alonso controlling Gonzales's posture.
Gonzales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzales has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alonso is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is trying to control the position but Gonzales postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rudeboy Alonso wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales leaves Alonso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Billy Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alonso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alonso thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gonzales dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gonzales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alonso, pushing him back against the cage.

Gonzales manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alonso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alonso looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rudeboy Alonso hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alonso fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Alonso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gonzales doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzales misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alonso counters with a two punch combo.

Gonzales clinches with his opponent.
Gonzales is working Alonso over against the cage.
Gonzales changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alonso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alonso tests Gonzales's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alonso shoots in but Gonzales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alonso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alonso tries for a takedown but Gonzales circles away easily
and Gonzales counters with a nice uppercut.
Alonso misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billy Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudeboy Alonso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alonso tries for a takedown but Gonzales circles away easily
and Gonzales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gonzales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alonso, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzales is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzales digs a right hand underneath Alonso's ribcage. Alonso let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Gonzales jumps into guard, dragging Alonso to the mat.
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet but Alonso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alonso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzales managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzales wants to clinch
and Alonso counters with a left to the body.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales punishes Alonso's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gonzales clinches up against the cage.
Gonzales throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gonzales jumps guard and drags Alonso to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso won't allow Gonzales to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzales 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28

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