PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon (ranked 230 p4p, 32 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 519 p4p, 79 weight class). Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Gonzalez's chin.

Fernandez De Calderon
vs
Gonzalez

182 cm
25
182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

178 cm
37
180 lbs
31 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fernandez De Calderon.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Fernandez De Calderon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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.
Fernandez De Calderon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernandez De Calderon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a low kick, right behind Fernandez De Calderon 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Fernandez De Calderon.
Fernandez De Calderon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez throws a big counter head kick but Fernandez De Calderon avoids it with no problem.
Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez De Calderon digs a good hook to Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Fernandez De Calderon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernandez De Calderon clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Fernandez De Calderon off the cage and back into range.
Gonzalez with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Fernandez De Calderon moves out of range.
Fernandez De Calderon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Fernandez De Calderon takes it in his stride.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fernandez De Calderon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fernandez De Calderon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernandez De Calderon.
Fernandez De Calderon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Fernandez De Calderon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
enabling Fernandez De Calderon to counter with a crisp jab.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a body shot
and Fernandez De Calderon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernandez De Calderon scores with a nice strike.
Fernandez De Calderon slips a jab from Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Fernandez De Calderon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Basement in the buildup to the fight.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a hook.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a combination. Gonzalez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Fernandez De Calderon gets the takedown into side control.
Fernandez De Calderon scoring with punches from side control.
Fernandez De Calderon working away.
Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fernandez De Calderon scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez taking a bit of punishment here - Fernandez De Calderon scoring with strikes.
Fernandez De Calderon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gonzalez can't do much from the bottom here.
Fernandez De Calderon scoring with punches and elbows.
Gonzalez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fernandez De Calderon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gonzalez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gonzalez manages to get to full guard.
Fernandez De Calderon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fernandez De Calderon cracks Gonzalez with a solid left hand.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.

Fernandez De Calderon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez has his foot on Fernandez De Calderon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fernandez De Calderon works his way back into a safe position though.
Fernandez De Calderon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fernandez De Calderon trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Fernandez De Calderon postures up in Gonzalez's guard and throws a big left but Gonzalez blocks it.
Fernandez De Calderon distracts Gonzalez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fernandez De Calderon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fernandez De Calderon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fernandez De Calderon trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Fernandez De Calderon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
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 Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon 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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fernandez De Calderon.
Fernandez De Calderon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez De Calderon misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez defending well as Fernandez De Calderon loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Gonzalez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a straight right.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez De Calderon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Fernandez De Calderon shoots for a takedown but Gonzalez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fernandez De Calderon cracks Gonzalez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fernandez De Calderon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fernandez De Calderon there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from Fernandez De Calderon misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Fernandez De Calderon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fernandez De Calderon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Fernandez De Calderon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Fernandez De Calderon's defenses.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Gonzalez drops Fernandez De Calderon with a beautiful combination! Fernandez De Calderon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gonzalez is looking for the KO!

Fernandez De Calderon is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez drops his hands momentarily and Fernandez De Calderon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Fernandez De Calderon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandez De Calderon seems to have got his legs back now.
Fernandez De Calderon connects with the punch.
Fernandez De Calderon avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Fernandez De Calderon throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandez De Calderon missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernandez De Calderon swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a body kick.
Fernandez De Calderon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Fernandez De Calderon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fernandez De Calderon loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
A lazy body kick from Gonzalez
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernandez De Calderon stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Fernandez De Calderon tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gonzalez wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gonzalez duly obliges.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Fernandez De Calderon avoids it well.
Gonzalez lands a nice hook to Fernandez De Calderon's body. Fernandez De Calderon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernandez De Calderon slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Fernandez De Calderon connects with a single shot there.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Fernandez De Calderon backs off Gonzalez throws a huge counter combo but Fernandez De Calderon manages to avoid it all.
Sloppy strikes from Fernandez De Calderon. Those never looked like landing.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Fernandez De Calderon misses.
A big right from Fernandez De Calderon misses.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Fernandez De Calderon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Fernandez De Calderon misses.
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!
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fernandez De Calderon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
As Fernandez De Calderon backs off Gonzalez throws a huge counter combo but Fernandez De Calderon manages to avoid it all.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Fernandez De Calderon darts in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets double underhooks and turns Fernandez De Calderon into the cage.
Despite the aggression on Gonzalez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Fernandez De Calderon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gonzalez! But no joy.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandez De Calderon staying out of range there.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fernandez De Calderon with a jab.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernandez De Calderon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fernandez De Calderon slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Fernandez De Calderon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzalez punishes Fernandez De Calderon's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Fernandez De Calderon with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez De Calderon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Fernandez De Calderon does no damage.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandez De Calderon manages to avoid it.
Fernandez De Calderon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Fernandez De Calderon slips the punch.
Fernandez De Calderon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez De Calderon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Fernandez De Calderon shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Fernandez De Calderon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Fernandez De Calderon with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez De Calderon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Fernandez De Calderon catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Fernandez De Calderon avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Gonzalez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fernandez De Calderon lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Gonzalez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fernandez De Calderon's head.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fernandez De Calderon looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a good, hard body kick but Fernandez De Calderon shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Fernandez De Calderon.
Fernandez De Calderon misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Fernandez De Calderon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fernandez De Calderon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fernandez De Calderon throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandez De Calderon slips a jab and a cross from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Fernandez De Calderon.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Fernandez De Calderon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand

so Fernandez De Calderon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fernandez De Calderon throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Fernandez De Calderon is keeping the position.
Fernandez De Calderon wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez trying to control but Fernandez De Calderon is working from the bottom.
Fernandez De Calderon looking for a sweep. Not yet Fernandez De Calderon, not yet.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Fernandez De Calderon keeps moving.
Fernandez De Calderon is trying to control the position but Gonzalez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Fernandez De Calderon is keeping the position.
Fernandez De Calderon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Gonzalez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fernandez De Calderon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonzalez has Fernandez De Calderon in his guard.

Fernandez De Calderon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fernandez De Calderon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

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 Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon.
I think Fernandez De Calderon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon!
During a confident post fight interview, Alvaro Fernandez De Calderon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.