PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mara Tantor (ranked 1232 p4p, 1419 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 192 p4p, 222 weight class). Gonzalez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tantor
vs
Gonzalez

196 cm
34
220
16 - 10 - 0

190 cm
26
218
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

NARCOS

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mara Tantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Tantor drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tantor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tantor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Tantor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tantor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Tantor's head.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Tantor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonzalez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tantor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
Miguel Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tantor counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Tantor misses the target.
Nice body kick there by Gonzalez.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tantor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Tantor was well out of range.
Tantor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tantor thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gonzalez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the body kick.
Tantor defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Tantor throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tantor misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Mara Tantor has been cut.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Tantor moves out of range.
Tantor throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Tantor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gonzalez jabs Tantor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Tantor avoids the punch easily.
Tantor is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gonzalez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzalez lands with a right hand.
Tantor staying out of range there.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Tantor counters with a left to the body.
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 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tantor doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tantor manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mara Tantor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tantor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gonzalez.
Tantor misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tantor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tantor avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tantor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tantor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tantor moves out of range of the strikes.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Tantor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Tantor throws a hook but Gonzalez blocks it.
Miguel Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tantor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
And Tantor counters with a quick kick to the body but Gonzalez blocks it.
Tantor checks a leg kick.
Tantor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gonzalez stuns Tantor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Tantor with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Tantor counters with a straight right hand.
Tantor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tantor.
Gonzalez throws a lazy body kick

and Tantor moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tantor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to work over Tantor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tantor misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tantor clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Miguel Gonzalez has been cut.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Tantor tried to counter with a leg kick but Gonzalez avoided it.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Tantor moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a jab to the body
and Tantor counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tantor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gonzalez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tantor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gonzalez avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Tantor counters with a crisp right that sends Gonzalez to the canvas! Tantor follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mara Tantor!
Mara Tantor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.