PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Priest (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.

Gonzales
vs
Priest

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Priest!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Priest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzales crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Priest - the referee stops the clock and Gonzales gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Priest. Gonzales manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Priest misses.
Priest throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzales moves out of range of the body kick.
Priest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Priest is avoiding it.
Priest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Priest dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzales. That did some damage!
Priest throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Priest throws a leg kick which misses Gonzales's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzales tries to avoid it.
Gonzales looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gonzales takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Priest paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Priest has closed the distance and engaged Gonzales in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest just leaning against Gonzales, taking a breather.
Priest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Priest throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzales.
A short left from Priest.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzales fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Priest avoids it really well and circles away.

Priest has managed to clinch.
Priest gets through Gonzales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Priest.
Priest lands a left hand.
Priest lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Priest lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzales can't find room to land a body shot as Priest controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying to pull guard but Priest has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Priest lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priest lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzales wants a takedown.
Priest lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Priest scores with a shot to the side of Gonzales's head.
Gonzales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Priest avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
Priest lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Priest holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzales drops back down to his feet.
Gonzales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Priest lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Priest just leaning against Gonzales, taking a breather.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales takes a jab right on the kisser.
Priest lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Priest avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Gonzales darts in looking for a takedown but Priest gets double underhooks and turns Gonzales into the cage.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses.
Priest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Priest misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzales has his takedown stuffed
and Priest counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Gonzales is rocked!
Priest lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Priest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Priest landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzales fails to land.
Priest makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales jumps guard but Priest stands there with Gonzales around his waist. Gonzales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Priest cracks Gonzales with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest works on Gonzales's body with a couple of short punches.
Priest is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Priest.
Priest stalling the fight.
Priest lands with a left to the head.
Gonzales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzales takes a shot to the head.
Priest lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Priest slowing the pace effectively.
Priest softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Priest lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Priest.
A nice left hand lands by Priest.
Oh Gonzales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priest lands a hook to the side of the head.
Priest dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Priest dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Priest gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gonzales seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzales wants to take the fight to the mat but Priest manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Gonzales breaks from the clinch.
Priest scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Gonzales misses.
Priest lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzales slips under a jab from Priest.

Priest closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Priest lands an uppercut.
Priest with a knee to the head.
Priest slows down the pace here.
Gonzales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Priest smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzales throws a right hand that Priest ducks under and follows up with a left that Priest also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Priest circles away.
Priest throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Priest is having none of it.
Priest lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzales off the cage and back into range.
Priest lands a body shot.
Priest lunges at Gonzales with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzales's hand.
Priest scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Priest cracks Gonzales with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gonzales falls to his knees and Priest doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Priest!