PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Troy Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Roman
vs
Gonzalez

175 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roman doesn't seem phased though.
Roman ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Roman avoids the punch easily.
Roman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Roman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roman is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez wants to slow Roman down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Roman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Roman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the body
and Roman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roman misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Roman tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Roman misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've been told by Roman's head coaches at HILITE Fighting Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Roman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Roman lands a head kick!
Roman misses with a looping left.
Gonzalez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roman doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roman rather than just go for the knockout.
Roman chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Roman moves out of range.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Roman.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Roman counters with a head kick. That will keep Gonzalez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick.
Roman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Roman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
and Roman counters with a leg kick.
Roman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Roman ducks down to avoid it.
Roman is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anthony Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Roman moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roman was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Roman is out of range.
Roman throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Troy Roman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roman connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch
and Roman counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Roman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Roman misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roman. That one must have hurt.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roman.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Roman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzalez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Roman's body. Roman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Gonzalez is predictable there
and Roman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Roman.
A head kick misses from Roman.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
enabling Roman to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Roman's ribcage but misses.
Roman throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roman.
Roman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roman - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids a kick to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
and Roman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roman cracks Gonzalez with a good jab.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roman under the eye.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Roman finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman swinging wildly here.
Roman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Roman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Roman throws a head kick that Gonzalez semi-blocks.
Roman moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roman throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roman.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roman.
Roman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Roman lands a head kick!
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Roman.
Roman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Roman saw that one coming.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Roman throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Roman avoids nicely.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Roman scoring well with a low kick there.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Roman moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Roman with a series of wild strikes but Roman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Roman counters with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gonzalez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gonzalez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roman walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roman. That's going to slow Gonzalez down.
Roman connects with a leg kick. Gonzalez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roman.
Roman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Roman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roman manages to avoid it.
Roman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roman defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Roman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Roman uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Troy Roman.
Well Roman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Troy Roman!