PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uniesky Santaban (ranked 1947 p4p, 2708 weight class) and Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 285 p4p, 381 weight class). Poseidon Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Santaban
vs
Gonzalez

195 cm
27
182
11 - 6 - 0

187 cm
31
185
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uniesky Santaban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez lands with a nice combination. Santaban backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Uniesky Santaban has been cut.
Santaban throws a body shot but no joy.

Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Santaban throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santaban backwards.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Santaban.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Santaban wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Santaban blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
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!

Santaban breaks from the clinch.
Santaban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Gonzalez has closed the distance and engaged Santaban in a clinch.
Santaban tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Santaban has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Santaban.
Santaban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santaban really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Santaban is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.

Santaban manages to break the clinch.

Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santaban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santaban backwards.
Santaban is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Santaban fails to land.
Santaban tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santaban tries to pull guard but Gonzalez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santaban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaban uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaban.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Our sources have told us that Santaban has been working on his elbows in the gym.

Santaban's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez swings for the body but Santaban moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Santaban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santaban was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Santaban fails to land.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Santaban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Santaban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez prevents Santaban from breaking the clinch.

Santaban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santaban.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santaban seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gonzalez can turn it around.
Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Santaban misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaban.
A frustrated look appears on Santaban's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santaban fails to land.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaban uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.

Santaban breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Santaban crashing down! Santaban tries to stagger back to his feet but Gonzalez just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Santaban asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poseidon Gonzalez!
A victorious Poseidon Gonzalez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.