PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neesum Mo (ranked 2319 p4p, 2326 weight class) and Shaun Gonzalez (ranked 336 p4p, 337 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mo
vs
Gonzalez

188 cm
22
206
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
205
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neesum Mo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Mo seems unphased.
Mo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Mo misses.
Mo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Mo throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
A big left from Mo misses.
Gonzalez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Mo's body.
A lazy body kick from Mo
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Mo's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Mo's head back.
Mo throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mo.
Mo misses with a hook.
Gonzalez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mo swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez catches Mo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mo counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mo misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez digs a good hook to Mo's body.
Mo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A combination from Mo does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Mo lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Mo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gonzalez.
Mo throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mo ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
A quick step to the side and Mo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mo.
Donk. Mo catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mo is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mo.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Mo's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Mo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Mo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Mo.
Nice uppercut there from Mo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Mo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Mo avoids nicely.
Mo throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mo swings widly with a right hand

and Gonzalez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mo throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Mo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mo.
Mo blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mo dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mo misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mo.
Mo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Mo.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mo misses with some punches.
Mo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mo looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Neesum Mo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mo stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Mo looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Mo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mo misses with some punches.
Mo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez is leaning against Mo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez avoiding damage.
Mo lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Mo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mo fails to land.
Mo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mo dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Mo.
Mo misses with some punches.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Mo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Mo.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mo working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mo misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mo working aggressively here.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Mo.
Mo takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Neesum Mo has been cut.
Mo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mo avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Mo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mo throws a head punch that misses.
Mo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mo takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Neesum Mo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neesum Mo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mo needs to keep his hands up - Gonzalez had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mo tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Mo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mo misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mo with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Mo - just one landing.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mo takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Mo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mo throws a leg kick but Gonzalez moved away.
Mo loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mo back to the cage. Gonzalez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gonzalez connects with a jab.
Mo scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Mo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Mo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mo lands with a good body shot.
Mo fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mo.
Gonzalez looks to clinch
and Mo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neesum Mo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mo takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Mo sets himself, and Gonzalez steps forward looking for the clinch! Mo avoids it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neesum Mo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mo 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neesum Mo!
A very excited looking Neesum Mo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.