PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 13761 p4p, 666 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 3664 p4p, 374 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Norris Jr
vs
Gonzalez

178 cm
38
180 lbs
35 - 13 - 2

178 cm
32
180 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Heavy handed

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 35 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Jab from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr tries to land a front kick but Gonzalez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris Jr misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that Gonzalez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Norris Jr connects with a jab.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Norris Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Norris Jr lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Norris Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Gonzalez throws a body kick.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a head kick.
Norris Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Norris Jr blocks it.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Norris Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norris Jr throws out the jab.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norris Jr.
Gonzalez replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Norris Jr blocks it well.
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Norris Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Norris Jr blocks it.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris Jr moves away.
Norris Jr throws a wild body kick that Gonzalez sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris Jr.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Norris Jr's head but Norris Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
Gonzalez is looking for the big counter here.
Norris Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gonzalez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris Jr.
Gonzalez throws a low kick, looking for Norris Jr's leg but Norris Jr calmly moves out of range.

Norris Jr rushes Gonzalez and presses him up against the ropes.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Norris Jr back against the ropes.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Norris Jr throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Norris Jr has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Norris Jr works Gonzalez's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norris Jr cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norris Jr works Gonzalez's body with a nice hook.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Norris Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris Jr.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
It looked like Norris Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Norris Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?
Norris Jr takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Norris Jr misses.
Norris Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris Jr throws the kick towards the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
Norris Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gonzalez will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Norris Jr moved out of range nicely.
Norris Jr defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Norris Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norris Jr moves away.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Norris Jr seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.

Norris Jr instigates a clinch.
Norris Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris Jr presses Gonzalez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris Jr avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Norris Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gonzalez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anthony Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norris Jr.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Norris Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Norris Jr jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Norris Jr lands with a right hand.
Norris Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the ropes and back into range.
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norris Jr 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.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Norris Jr.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norris Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr moves in looking to clinch but Gonzalez pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris Jr cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That kick from Norris Jr tenderised Gonzalez's leg. Gonzalez is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Norris Jr cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norris Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Norris Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Norris Jr tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Norris Jr.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
Norris Jr clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Norris Jr avoids it easily.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Norris Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norris Jr avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Gonzalez's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Norris Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
Chuck Norris Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.