PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Gonzales (ranked 4043 p4p, 420 weight class) and Evil Dead (ranked 3265 p4p, 359 weight class). Evil Dead is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gonzales
vs
Dead

185 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Dead!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead lunges at Gonzales with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzales's hand.
Gonzales throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dead counters by clinching up.
Dead misses with some punches.
Gonzales digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales lands a body shot.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Gonzales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dead fails to land.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
A short right from Dead.
Dead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Gonzales on the inside.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Dead.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzales definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonzales scores with a hook to the body.
Dead with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dead misses with a knee strike.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Dead landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzales swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Dead as the two fighters clinch.
Dead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
A short right from Gonzales.
Gonzales trying to stall but Dead improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dead blocking some punches.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzales takes a shot to the head.
Dead working aggressively here.
Gonzales digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
Gonzales misses with a punch on the inside.
Dead lands a nice uppercut.
Dead trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzales avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Gonzales.
Gonzales blocks an uppercut.
Gonzales blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead avoiding damage as Gonzales throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with some punches.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Dead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dead swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzales tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Gonzales back against the cage.
Dead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzales is keeping busy.
Gonzales cracks Dead with a nice body shot.
Dead lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzales working aggressively here.
Dead works on Gonzales's body with a couple of short punches.
Dead misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead lands a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dead just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzales's brow.
Dead blocking some punches.
Dead lands a hook that snaps the head of Gonzales backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzales leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Dead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Dead finds it's target.
Gonzales misses with a shot to the body
and Dead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dead throws the left hand but Gonzales avoids the punch easily.
Gonzales throws a looping overhand right but Dead ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzales just misses with a punch to the body.
Dead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales wants to clinch but Dead slips to the side
and Dead counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice shot lands for Dead.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales working aggressively here.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Dead.
Dead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dead fails to land.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales misses with the head strike.
Dead can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzales controls the action.
Dead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dead misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Dead.
Gonzales misses with a punch on the inside.
Evil Dead seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead tries to throw a body punch but Gonzales avoids it by throwing Dead back against the cage.
Gonzales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzales trying to control the position but instead, Dead has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gonzales into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzales lands with a light punch inside.
Dead lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzales.
Dead softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
Dead throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dead is working Gonzales over against the cage.
Dead slowing the pace effectively.
Dead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Dead misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dead 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.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dead stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dead.
Dead has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dead cracks Gonzales with a nice body shot.
Dead lands a left hand.

Gonzales is rocked!
A short uppercut from Dead.
Oh Gonzales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dead throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dead unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gonzales! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dead is unloading with more strikes now! Gonzales drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Dead!
A less than humble Evil Dead misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.