PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 5449 p4p, 534 weight class) and John Slayer (ranked 5270 p4p, 525 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gonya
vs
Slayer

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slayer circles away.
Slayer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonya.
Gonya keeps the fight on the outside.
Slayer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonya circles away.
Gonya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Gonya's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice cross by Gonya.

It looks like John Slayer has been cut.
Slayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonya.
Slayer feints the counter takedown.

Slayer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gonya has hold of one of Slayer's legs. Slayer is fighting the takedown attempt but Gonya gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Slayer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonya controls the pace.
Slayer trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer looking for a sweep. Not yet Slayer, not yet.
Slayer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonya looking to pass the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gonya throws a right hand that Slayer ducks under and follows up with a left that Slayer also avoids with ease.
Slayer doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonya circles away.
Slayer slips a jab and a cross from Gonya.
Gonya just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer dodges the punch combination from Gonya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Gonya lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Slayer sprawling to the canvas. Gonya follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Slayer hang on?

Slayer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonya takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slayer is still in real trouble! Can Gonya finish him?
Gonya has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Slayer seems to have recovered his senses.
Slayer tries to kick Gonya off but Gonya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slayer wants to control but Gonya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slayer is looking for a sweep. Gonya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonya blocks the strikes from Slayer.
Gonya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slayer on the ground.

Slayer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer missing with punches from the bottom.
Gonya not doing much here.
Gonya's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gonya seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slayer for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gonya lands a left and a right that sends Slayer crashing to the canvas! Gonya dives into mount looking to finish!
Slayer can't escape the position.

Gonya wants to finish this one by submission but Slayer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gonya.
Slayer is trying desperately to improve position.
Slayer keeps trying to improve his position.
Gonya throws some wild stikes that Slayer manages to avoid easily.
Gonya tries to control but Slayer wriggling away.
Slayer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonya controlling the position easily from mount.
Slayer tries to hold on but Gonya postures up.
Gonya looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slayer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gonya trying to control the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gonya seems keen to control Slayer's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gonya is working an open guard so Slayer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Slayer ducks under a wild hook from Gonya.

Gonya gets caught napping as Slayer dives in and scores a takedown. Gonya manages to retain guard.
Gonya is looking to sweep but instead, Slayer has passed into half guard.
Slayer wants to pass the guard but Gonya is defending well.
Slayer wants to take a breather but Gonya is having none of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to pass to full mount but Gonya defends it.
Gonya tries to roll over but Slayer keeps him under control.
Gonya trying to control from the bottom.
Gonya is looking for a sweep. Slayer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slayer thows a huge punch but Gonya dodges it nicely.
Slayer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonya keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Slayer is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonya tries to get to full guard but Slayer has control of the leg.
Gonya tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slayer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Slayer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gonya because Slayer loaded up on that one.
Gonya tries to hold on but Slayer pushes him away.
Slayer looking to ground and pound but Gonya is blocking nicely.
Slayer looking to control but Gonya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slayer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gonya is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Slayer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gonya is surviving well by controlling Slayer's body position as best he can.
Slayer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonya tries to reverse the position but Slayer maintains control.
Gonya holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slayer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gonya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Gonya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Slayer's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Slayer looks to clinch
letting Gonya counter with a right hand.
Slayer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Slayer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slayer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonya misses with a takedown attempt - Slayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slayer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonya keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonya clobbers Slayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Slayer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gonya's half guard.
Gonya scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Slayer manages to mount him!
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!
Slayer throwing strikes here but Gonya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonya's face.
Gonya is squirming around, avoiding Slayer's attempts to control the action.
Slayer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonya looks a forlorn figure.
Slayer looking to finish with strikes here!
Slayer avoids the attempt from Gonya to control.
Slayer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gonya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Slayer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gonya has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Slayer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slayer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gonya squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Slayer wants to control the pace but Gonya is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slayer.
Slayer thowing shots but they're missing.
Slayer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonya wants to hold on but Slayer pushes him away.
Slayer prevents Gonya from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is working hard here to advance position.
Slayer trying to control but Gonya is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Slayer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonya is looking to escape.
Slayer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
John Slayer has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Slayer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slayer thowing shots but they're missing.
Gonya is squirming around, avoiding Slayer's attempts to control the action.
Slayer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gonya is trying desperately to improve position.
Slayer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonya is looking to escape.

Gonya tries to improve his position but Slayer has taken his back! Slayer has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Gonya tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Slayer pushes Gonya away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Slayer!