PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by El Party Me Llama. Hale has chosen Dead Sara - Weatherman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gonzalez
vs
Hale

179 cm
33
175 lbs
16 - 13 - 2

174 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Hale!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hale.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Hale avoids it.
A combination from Hale does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez 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 Hale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Hale throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Hale is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
Hale misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gonzalez counters with a head kick that drops Hale - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Hale slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Hale is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez trying to control but Hale is working from the bottom.
Hale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Our spies down at at ELITE GYM 40CAP inform us that Hale has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gonzalez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Hale blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hale holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hale's knee momentarily.
Hale throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Hale avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Brandon Hale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hale checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hale misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Hale throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hale is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hale misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Hale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandon Hale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hale.
Hale misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a low kick, right behind Hale 's knee.
Hale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Hale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gonzalez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hale is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hale swinging wildly here.

Hale moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hale.
Hale keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hale.
Hale is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hale lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hale fails to land.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Hale has control.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brandon Hale will probably get the nod.
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.

Hale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eulalio Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hale, as that shot connected.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a one-two to the body.

Hale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hale lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Hale.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Hale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzalez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but Hale checks it.
Hale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gonzalez counters with a thumping low kick.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
Hale throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hale looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Hale down.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hale misses with a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Hale misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Hale misses with a wild combination.
Hale blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hale.
Hale lands an overhand right.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Brandon Hale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Hale's shoulder, as Hale tries to avoid the shot.

Gonzalez clinches up with Hale and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez is looking to control Hale's arms but Hale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hale.
A nice left hand lands by Hale.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Hale tries to tie him up.
Hale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with some punches.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hale.

Hale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gonzalez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hale was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonzalez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gonzalez stays in close to Hale's body and controls the position.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hale is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez is fighting to break Hale's control of his arms but Hale is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Hale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hale lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hale slips under a jab from Gonzalez.

Hale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hale misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale just leaning against Gonzalez, taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Hale - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Hale's head.
Gonzalez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but Hale has him pressed against the cage.
Hale looking to stall.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brandon Hale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Hale.
Gonzalez jumps guard but Hale turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eulalio Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hale lands with a left to the head.
Hale lands with a short shot to the head.
Hale has Gonzalez pushed against the cage.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Hale.
Hale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hale smiles and moves away.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Hale moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
A combination from Hale does no damage.
Hale tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Hale.
A combination from Hale does no damage.
Hale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hale fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Hale.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Hale slips the punch.
Hale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hale.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez cracks Hale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hale!

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hale winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
Brandon Hale decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.