PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Chuck Norris Jr (ranked 13541 p4p, 668 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 4019 p4p, 401 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Norris Jr
vs
Gonzalez

178 cm
39
180 lbs
37 - 13 - 2

178 cm
33
180 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Norris Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Norris Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Norris Jr tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Norris Jr is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Norris Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Norris Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norris Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Norris Jr with a series of wild strikes but Norris Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gonzalez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norris Jr scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Norris Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Norris Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norris Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Norris Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Norris Jr avoids it with no problem.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Norris Jr back to the ropes. Gonzalez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez connects with a crisp jab.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Norris Jr misses its target.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Norris Jr.
A left lands for Gonzalez.
Norris Jr lands with a straight right. Gonzalez didn't see that one coming.
Norris Jr catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Norris Jr ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Norris Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norris Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Norris Jr moves to clinch but Gonzalez breaks away
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that Norris Jr semi-blocks.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Norris Jr slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Norris Jr misses with a straight right.
Norris Jr looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzalez 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 Norris Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norris Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norris Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Chuck Norris Jr is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norris Jr drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Norris Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Norris Jr.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris Jr.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Norris Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Norris Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Norris Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Norris Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Norris Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Norris Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norris Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norris Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Gonzalez. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
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 Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gonzalez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norris Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Norris Jr counter with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
Norris Jr throws out a leg kick but Gonzalez moves out of range and Norris Jr only half commits.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Norris Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gonzalez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Norris Jr misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Norris Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Norris Jr counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norris Jr misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez lands with a kick to the temple. Norris Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
A head kick by Gonzalez misses
and Norris Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Norris Jr.
Norris Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Norris Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Norris Jr misses with a hook
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Norris Jr moves out of range.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr misses with a looping left.
And Gonzalez responds with a good body kick, but Norris Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Norris Jr is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr is looking to clinch.
Norris Jr missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez keeps Norris Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Norris Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Norris Jr clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gonzalez avoids a kick to the body.
Norris Jr avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a front kick that sends Gonzalez stumbling back into the ropes.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Norris Jr throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzalez does it's job there.
Norris Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norris Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Norris Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Norris Jr moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norris Jr backwards.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris Jr's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Norris Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norris Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Norris Jr back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Norris Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norris Jr prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
Norris Jr tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Norris Jr back against the ropes.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Norris Jr is controlling the position.
Norris Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Norris Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Norris Jr lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.

It looks like Anthony Gonzalez has been cut.
Norris Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Norris Jr lands a body punch.
Norris Jr has Gonzalez pressed against the ropes, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Gonzalez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Norris Jr misses the jab.
Anthony Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Crunch! Norris Jr slams his shin into Gonzalez's torso.
Norris Jr ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.

Norris Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gonzalez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norris Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzalez can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez looking to stall.
Norris Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzalez or not.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez is trying to force a seperation but Norris Jr has the dominant position.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris Jr.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Gonzalez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norris Jr catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Norris Jr.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Norris Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norris Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris Jr!
Chuck Norris Jr retains his welterweight title!
Chuck Norris Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.