PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross A Zoo (ranked 729 p4p, 99 weight class) and Sivile Gonya (ranked 1458 p4p, 184 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

A Zoo
vs
Gonya

183 cm
23
179 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
182 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cross A Zoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sivile Gonya!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A Zoo pushes Gonya up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from A Zoo.
A Zoo prevents a body shot from Gonya.
Gonya misses with a knee to the head.
A Zoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gonya tries a body shot but A Zoo blocks it.
Gonya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A Zoo.
Gonya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and A Zoo avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for A Zoo.
A Zoo lands an elbow inside that Gonya shrugs off.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonya tries to break free but A Zoo pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A Zoo lands a nice uppercut.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow.
A Zoo lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Sivile Gonya has been cut.
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!
Gonya is trying to pull guard but A Zoo has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to A Zoo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A Zoo takes a shot to the head.
Gonya is looking to break free of the clinch but A Zoo has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya stalling against the cage.
Gonya looking to throw knees to the head but A Zoo is blocking nicely.
Gonya struggles to land a body shot inside as A Zoo controls his hands.
Gonya scores with a nice hook to the head.
A Zoo stops a takedown attempt from Gonya.
A Zoo misses with an elbow over the top.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow.
A Zoo pushes Gonya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A Zoo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonya backwards.
Gonya taking a breather.
Gonya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but A Zoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A Zoo lands an elbow that stopped Gonya in his tracks for a moment.
Gonya is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonya.
A Zoo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A Zoo lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonya takes an elbow to the temple.

Gonya is rocked!
Gonya misses with the head strike.
Gonya is still on wobbly legs! Can A Zoo finish him?
Gonya tries for a takedown but A Zoo manages to get underhooks.
Gonya seems to have recovered his senses.
Cross A Zoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sivile Gonya.
Gonya is trying to pull guard but A Zoo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A Zoo avoiding damage as Gonya throws knees to the body.
A Zoo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonya swings wildly with an uppercut but A Zoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonya misses with the head strike.
Gonya takes an elbow to the temple.
A Zoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
Gonya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with A Zoo's elbow.
Gonya tries for a takedown but A Zoo manages to get underhooks.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A Zoo scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A Zoo takes a shot to the head.
Gonya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonya blocks the elbow strike.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonya takes an elbow to the forehead.
A Zoo prevents a body shot from Gonya.
Gonya tries to work over A Zoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. A Zoo smiles and moves away.
A Zoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before A Zoo can pounce on him.

A Zoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A Zoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, A Zoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonya's brow.
A Zoo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A Zoo lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonya obliges.
Gonya misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonya.
Gonya missing with knees to the body.
A Zoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonya tries to land knees in the clinch but A Zoo avoids the damage to the body.
Gonya can't break the clinch.
A Zoo blocking some punches.
A Zoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonya throws a punch but it's blocked by A Zoo.
Gonya misses with the head strike.
Gonya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A Zoo.
Gonya lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonya blocks an elbow strike.
Gonya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross A Zoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sivile Gonya's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A Zoo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonya is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gonya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

A Zoo closes the distance and clinches.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonya misses with a hook to the ribs.
A Zoo prevents a body shot from Gonya.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonya.
A Zoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A Zoo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonya backwards.
Gonya misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya displaying some good clinch control by pressing A Zoo up against the cage.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for A Zoo.
Gonya working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A Zoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonya can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A Zoo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from A Zoo.
Gonya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of A Zoo backwards.
Gonya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonya tries to throw a body punch but A Zoo avoids it by throwing Gonya back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by A Zoo.
Gonya blocks an elbow strike from A Zoo.
Gonya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A Zoo throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gonya working aggressively here.
A Zoo lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonya takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Gonya tries to land knees in the clinch but A Zoo avoids the damage to the body.
Gonya pushes A Zoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya tries to score a body lock takedown but A Zoo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonya working aggressively here.
Gonya dodges an elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonya swings wildly with an uppercut but A Zoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonya misses with some punches.
Gonya tries a knee to the head but A Zoo blocks it.
Gonya tries a body shot but A Zoo blocks it.
A Zoo lands an elbow inside.
Gonya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but A Zoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, A Zoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonya's brow.
A Zoo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonya trying to land knees to the body.
A Zoo avoiding damage as Gonya throws knees to the body.
A Zoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from A Zoo.
Gonya lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Zoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A Zoo lands an elbow just above Gonya 's eye.
Gonya tries to throw a body punch but A Zoo avoids it by throwing Gonya back against the cage.
Gonya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonya tries to land knees in the clinch but A Zoo avoids the damage to the body.
Gonya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of A Zoo backwards.
Gonya blocking some punches.
Gonya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonya has a couple of punches blocked by A Zoo.
Gonya misses with some punches.
Gonya pushes A Zoo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonya dodges an elbow strike from A Zoo.
A Zoo lands a nice elbow.
Gonya misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, A Zoo throws an elbow but misses.
Gonya trying to land knees to the body.
Gonya looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonya.
Gonya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A Zoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A Zoo lands an elbow that stopped Gonya in his tracks for a moment.
Gonya blocks an elbow strike.
Gonya can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A Zoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonya leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from A Zoo.
Gonya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cross A Zoo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonya tries to pull guard but A Zoo holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonya drops back down to his feet.
Cross A Zoo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sivile Gonya.
A Zoo lands an elbow inside that Gonya shrugs off.
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 Cross A Zoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sivile Gonya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gonya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. A Zoo tries to avoid it but Gonya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag A Zoo to the ground. A Zoo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

A Zoo closes the distance and clinches.
Gonya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but A Zoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A Zoo throws an elbow that misses.
Gonya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A Zoo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonya takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonya tries a knee to the head but A Zoo blocks it.
A Zoo lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya blocks the elbow strike.
Gonya tries for a takedown but A Zoo manages to get underhooks.
A Zoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A Zoo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gonya! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but A Zoo is unloading with more strikes now! Gonya drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cross A Zoo!
Cross A Zoo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.