PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 719 p4p, 100 weight class) and Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 775 p4p, 119 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Heikkinen
vs
Gonzalez

190 cm
39
185 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

178 cm
37
180 lbs
31 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kaino Heikkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range and Gonzalez settles back down.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Heikkinen moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Heikkinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Heikkinen with a hook.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute 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.
Heikkinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heikkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Heikkinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a good low kick that Gonzalez was not able to check.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Heikkinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heikkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heikkinen lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Heikkinen misses the target.
Heikkinen connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Heikkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Heikkinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heikkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Heikkinen avoids the punch easily.
Heikkinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heikkinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Heikkinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heikkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heikkinen swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gonzalez has time to react.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heikkinen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzalez blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
Heikkinen walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heikkinen slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Heikkinen backing up. Heikkinen nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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 Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Heikkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gonzalez cracks Heikkinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Heikkinen motions for Gonzalez to come forward. Heikkinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heikkinen's sensitive parts.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heikkinen thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Heikkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick.
Heikkinen backing away here, and Gonzalez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Heikkinen sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikkinen throws a low kick but Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez tries a quick counter leg kick but Heikkinen is wise to it.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Heikkinen lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heikkinen - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heikkinen. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Heikkinen clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain a safe position but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Gonzalez pushes Heikkinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen staying out of range there.
Heikkinen wants to slow Gonzalez down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
Heikkinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Heikkinen misses with a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right that stings Heikkinen.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Heikkinen settles back down.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heikkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heikkinen moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to clinch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Heikkinen lands with a hook. Gonzalez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Heikkinen lands with a good body shot.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heikkinen thuds his right hand into Gonzalez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gonzalez's sensitive parts.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick nicely.
Heikkinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heikkinen scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Heikkinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 Kaino Heikkinen will probably get the nod.
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!

Heikkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heikkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Heikkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez unleashes a big counter combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heikkinen throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
A lazy left from Heikkinen finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Heikkinen lands the left hand.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Heikkinen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heikkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
A shot to the body from Heikkinen misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
Heikkinen misses the jab.
Heikkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Heikkinen misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heikkinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Heikkinen takes one to the chin there.
Heikkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gonzalez walks into a left hand.
Heikkinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Heikkinen moves out of range.
A head kick by Gonzalez misses
and Heikkinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Heikkinen does it's job there.
Heikkinen takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaino Heikkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heikkinen blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Heikkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gonzalez doesn't seem bothered though.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
Heikkinen blocks a jab.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heikkinen is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Heikkinen. Beautiful body shot.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heikkinen counters with a solid body kick.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Heikkinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Gonzalez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Heikkinen. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen backing away here, and Gonzalez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heikkinen.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Heikkinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heikkinen scores with a jab.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heikkinen has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaino Heikkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heikkinen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anthony Gonzalez!
In his post fight interview, Anthony Gonzalez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.