PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 2026 p4p, 217 weight class) and Johny Vargas (ranked 1351 p4p, 159 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vargas's choice of entrance music: Drake - Trophies. 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.

Gonzalez
vs
Vargas

167 cm
24
154 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

174 cm
30
157 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vigorio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johny Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vargas has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez cracks Vargas with an open hand slap.
Vargas avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Vargas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Johny Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzalez pinned against the cage. Gonzalez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vargas.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses its target.

Vargas manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gonzalez on his heels. He'll look to pass Gonzalez's guard now, I'm sure.
Gonzalez managing to control the position.
Vargas wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gonzalez holds on and takes a little breather.
Vargas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Vargas throws an elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vargas's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!

Gonzalez stands and steps away. Vargas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez punishes Vargas's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Vargas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vargas wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez cracks Vargas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vargas tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Vargas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vargas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Vigorio Gonzalez has been cut.
Vargas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vigorio Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Vargas.
Vargas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez slaps away a takedown attempt from Vargas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
Gonzalez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
Vargas tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vargas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Vargas tries for a takedown but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vargas fails with a takedown attempt.

Vargas clinches up with Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vargas misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Vargas wants to clinch.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gonzalez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vargas back to the cage. Gonzalez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vargas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.

Vargas closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Vargas keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Vargas is controlling the position.
Vargas throws an elbow but it misses.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vargas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vargas can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Vargas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Vargas wants to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vargas misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.

Vargas is rocked!
Johny Vargas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Gonzalez.
Vargas is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?

Vargas pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vargas seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Vargas has Gonzalez pressed against the cage, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Vargas fails to land.
Gonzalez is looking to break free of the clinch but Vargas has double underhooks.
Vargas missing with knees to the body.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Vargas looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Vargas takes one on the button.
Vargas is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Vargas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vargas shoots in but Gonzalez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vigorio Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Vargas.
Vargas is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vargas tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Vargas tries to clinch up
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vargas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vargas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vargas has time to react.

Vargas has managed to clinch.
Vargas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vargas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gonzalez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vargas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vargas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vigorio Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vargas.

Vargas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vargas wants to take a breather but Gonzalez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Vargas.
Gonzalez wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vargas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Vargas from controlling successfully.
Vargas looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzalez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vargas looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vargas throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vargas tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses its target.
Gonzalez throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vargas's head backwards.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Vargas instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Vargas.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Vargas has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vargas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Vargas fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.

Vargas 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.

Gonzalez kicks Vargas off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vargas fails with the takedown
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Vargas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vargas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vigorio Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Vargas.
Vargas moves to clinch but Gonzalez breaks away
and Vargas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vargas darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Vargas doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Vargas moved out of range.
Vargas moves to clinch but Gonzalez breaks away
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez steps in with a hook that catches Vargas right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gonzalez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Vargas looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vigorio Gonzalez!
After winning the bout, Vigorio Gonzalez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.