PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Gonzales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzales
vs
Daniel

177 cm
26
164 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

KaotiK

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramon Gonzales!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jasper Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daniel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzales scores with a nice right hand.
Daniel misses with a straight left.
Daniel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniel.
Gonzales lands with a cross.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.
Daniel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzales counters with a right hand to the body.

Daniel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daniel showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Daniel trying to control from half guard but Gonzales is working away.
Daniel tries to pass to full mount but Gonzales defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel throws a strike but Gonzales avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Daniel trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Daniel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzales as he jumps to the side.
Daniel misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel throws a shot from downtown. Gonzales moves away and avoids it.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzales throws a hook but Daniel blocks it.
Gonzales lands with a cross.
Gonzales defending well as Daniel loads up on a big left hand.
Daniel misses with a right hand
enabling Gonzales to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzales swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzales lands the left hand.
Daniel moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniel misses with the combination.
Gonzales is looking to counter punch.
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniel.
Daniel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Daniel swings for the body but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzales clobbers Daniel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzales connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Daniel avoids the punch easily.
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Daniel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Daniel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Daniel just content to control the position.
Daniel trying to control the action but Gonzales is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonzales!
Daniel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonzales's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel working the ground and pound effectively.
Daniel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Daniel scoring with strikes but Gonzales is staying in there.
Daniel looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jasper Daniel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daniel misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Daniel ducked under it nicely.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel misses with a body punch
and Daniel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramon Gonzales is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
A countering left hand to the body from Daniel misses.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Daniel fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramon Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Daniel.
Daniel throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales lands a really nice looking cross but Daniel seems unphased.
Daniel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniel throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzales throwing a counter right hand but Daniel manages to avoid it.
Ramon Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Daniel with that takedown attempt.
Daniel misses with a double jab
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniel doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniel's head backwards.
Gonzales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daniel drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Daniel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daniel controls the pace.
Gonzales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Daniel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzales swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jasper Daniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Daniel with a nice cross.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Daniel ducked under it nicely.

Daniel gets a double leg takedown into Gonzales's guard.
Daniel wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Jasper Daniel has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel throwing strikes but missing.
Daniel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daniel forces his way into half guard.
Daniel is keen to just control but Gonzales is a slippery customer.
Daniel is looking to stall here but Gonzales recovers full guard.
Daniel pushes down on Gonzales's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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 Ramon Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gonzales takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Gonzales looks to land a left hand but Daniel moved out of range nicely.
Daniel throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
Daniel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzales on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniel was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzales.
Daniel with the counter takedown but Gonzales avoids it easily.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
A swing and a miss from Gonzales.
Daniel feints the counter takedown.
Daniel takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Daniel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniel misses with the ground and pound.
Daniel tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales is looking for a sweep.
Daniel trying to control the action but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Daniel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniel postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daniel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Daniel is trying to get an arm triangle but Gonzales is defending well.

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.
Daniel throwing strikes but Gonzales manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Daniel wants to control but Gonzales postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniel is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daniel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniel pulls Gonzales in to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gonzales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daniel slips a jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniel.
Daniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzales.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Daniel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzales is fending him off so far but Daniel persists. Nope, Gonzales circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzales's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daniel under the eye.
A slow jab from Daniel misses its intended target.
Daniel misses with a double jab
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Daniel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzales there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gonzales clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Daniel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzales manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
Gonzales misses with a straight right.
Daniel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Daniel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Daniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniel drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gonzales defends it well.
Gonzales lands a glancing blow to the side of Daniel's head.

Daniel is rocked!
Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
Daniel is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzales finish him?
Gonzales scores with a hook.
Gonzales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniel feints the counter takedown.
Daniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales misses the jab.
Daniel throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniel throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
Daniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
A big left from Daniel misses.
Gonzales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniel.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
Daniel misses with a body punch
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Daniel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gonzales misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Daniel.
Gonzales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tests Daniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniel throws a looping overhand right but Gonzales ducks down to avoid it.
Daniel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Daniel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonzales misses its target.
Daniel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daniel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzales sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzales takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales scores with a hook to the body. Daniel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gonzales is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daniel misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniel. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzales is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Daniel.
Daniel closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzales, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes Gonzales against the cage but Gonzales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramon Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Daniel.
Gonzales uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Gonzales.

Daniel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gonzales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniel postures up in Gonzales's guard and throws a big left but Gonzales blocks it.
Daniel wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Gonzales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Daniel works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daniel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Daniel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daniel is nestled in close to Gonzales, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gonzales had his way with Jasper Daniel in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Daniel throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzales's shoulder, as Gonzales tries to avoid the shot.
Daniel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonzales defends it nicely.
Gonzales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daniel's head.
Daniel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzales rather than just go for the knockout.
Daniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniel throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Daniel slips the punch.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Daniel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daniel looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.
It looked like Gonzales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzales cracks Daniel with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Daniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Daniel unleashes a big counter combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Daniel throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gonzales counter with a right hand.
Daniel tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzales swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzales as he avoids it easily.
Daniel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Daniel gets the takedown into side control.
Gonzales takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Daniel is looking to take a break and control but Gonzales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniel scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel trying to control the action but Gonzales is working from the bottom.

Daniel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gonzales, who protects the arm well.
Gonzales dodges the ground and pound from Daniel.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzales stops Daniel from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel lands a nice forearm strike.
An elbow from Daniel crashes against the mat.
Daniel cracks Gonzales with a big elbow.
Daniel is putting a hurting on Gonzales here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gonzales prevents Daniel from improving position.
Daniel scoring with punches from side control.
Daniel controlling the position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzales misses the target.
Ramon Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Daniel.
Daniel moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Daniel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales avoids it really well and circles away.
Gonzales is looking to counter punch.
Daniel misses with a two punch combination.
Daniel misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniel throws a combination that misses
and Gonzales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daniel on the side of the head.
Gonzales connects with a body shot.
Jasper Daniel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel misses with a jab to the body
and Gonzales counters with a stiff right hand.

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 Ramon Gonzales.
I think Gonzales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Ramon Gonzales retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!