PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Gonzales (ranked 23830 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Hoohuli (ranked 8683 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Hoohuli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzales
vs
Hoohuli

211 cm
26
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Hoohuli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoohuli throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
A jab from Hoohuli misses.
Hoohuli misses with a combination

and Gonzales counters with a shoot takedown. Hoohuli fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoohuli is wriggling around but Gonzales manages to pass to half guard.

Hoohuli tries to kick Gonzales off in order to stand up. Gonzales Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hoohuli is trying to buck Gonzales off.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoohuli wants to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Gonzales politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gonzales prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoohuli for as long as he can get away with.

Gonzales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonzales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoohuli pushes Gonzales away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gonzales gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hoohuli is being controlled here.
Hoohuli tries to bench press Gonzales off him but Gonzales keeps the position.
Gonzales is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hoohuli will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Gonzales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales taking a breather here.
Gonzales continues to stall.
Check out the look on Gonzales's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gonzales is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales is trying to get an arm triangle but Hoohuli is defending well.
Gonzales is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hoohuli will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've been informed that Hoohuli has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzales is working Hoohuli over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hoohuli is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzales is controlling him well.
Hoohuli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gonzales controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Gonzales dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hoohuli falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Gonzales has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hoohuli after a bit of a struggle.

Hoohuli breaks the clinch.
Hoohuli looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.
Hoohuli tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hoohuli throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.

Gonzales shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzales showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzales is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoohuli wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gonzales thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzales is taking a breather. Hoohuli says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Gonzales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hoohuli has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hoohuli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christopher Gonzales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gonzales controlling the action here.
Hoohuli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzales trying to control the pace.
Gonzales has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoohuli throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.

Hoohuli looking to score a takedown here. Gonzales is defending well but Hoohuli drives through and ends up in Gonzales's guard.
Hoohuli wants to get up but he can't break Gonzales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gonzales wants to sweep here but Hoohuli controlling him for the moment.
Hoohuli trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Hoohuli wants to stand but Gonzales is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gonzales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hoohuli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzales.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoohuli wants to improve his position but Gonzales is controlling well.
Hoohuli trying to hold on to Gonzales's head to control him but Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
More hug and hope from Gonzales.
Gonzales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoohuli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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 Christopher Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gonzales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Hoohuli.

Hoohuli feints and as Gonzales raises his hands in defense, Hoohuli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Gonzales manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Gonzales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoohuli.

Hoohuli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Hoohuli.
Gonzales is looking to counter the offense by Hoohuli and move into the clinch.
Hoohuli fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoohuli can do to turn this around?
Hoohuli misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoohuli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gonzales counters by clinching up.

Gonzales works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Hoohuli manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hoohuli misses.
Hoohuli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoohuli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoohuli.
As Hoohuli tries to get set, Gonzales tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoohuli manages to avoid the attempt.
Hoohuli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Gonzales scores with a takedown into Hoohuli's guard.
Gonzales makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoohuli's head.
Gonzales prevents Hoohuli from getting back to his feet.
Gonzales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzales controlling from the top position.
Hoohuli controls Gonzales momentarily but Gonzales frees himself.
Gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hoohuli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hoohuli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoohuli misses with a double jab
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christopher Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoohuli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoohuli misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoohuli looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gonzales.
Hoohuli is being controlled here.

Gonzales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoohuli has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here.
Hoohuli is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzales is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales staying calm.
Hoohuli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Liam Hoohuli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gonzales wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hoohuli, who protects the arm well.
Gonzales cracks Hoohuli with a big right hand but Hoohuli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christopher Gonzales.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzales, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Gonzales!