PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 1404 p4p, 140 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 1698 p4p, 201 weight class). Sanchez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Where is My Mind? by Pixies. This should be a great matchup!

Gonzalez
vs
Sanchez

167 cm
24
154 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
158 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Fast

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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 12 - 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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Sanchez. Beautiful body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steve Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez 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.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.

Sanchez clinches.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez looks to throw a body kick
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks.
Gonzalez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gonzalez defends it well.
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Sanchez.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick

and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Gonzalez fights it but they end up in guard.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
Gonzalez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sanchez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Vigorio Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.

Sanchez is rocked!
Gonzalez punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez scores with a hook.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanchez is trying to stall.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gonzalez defends it well.
Sanchez takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Gonzalez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanchez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Gonzalez with a hook.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
A cross from Gonzalez lands.
Gonzalez jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Sanchez moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a big right hand! Oh Sanchez is in trouble here! Gonzalez follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vigorio Gonzalez!
A victorious Vigorio Gonzalez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.