PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Thrill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jesus Gonzalez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jong Thrill
vs
Gonzalez

166 cm
28
146 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

150 cm
26
141 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kim Jong Thrill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thrill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thrill scores with a jab to the head.
Thrill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thrill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thrill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez tests Thrill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thrill.
Thrill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gonzalez stalks Thrill and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thrill's face. Thrill staggers backwards, shaken.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown attempt from Thrill. Thrill gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrill looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Thrill is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez wants to slow Thrill down by chopping away at his legs.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thrill manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thrill at a distance.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Thrill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzalez.
Thrill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Thrill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.

Gonzalez drops Thrill with a right and a left! Gonzalez comes rushing in but Thrill regains his composure and manages to keep Gonzalez in guard.

Thrill is rocked!
Gonzalez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oh Thrill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thrill seems to have got his legs back now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jesus Gonzalez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Thrill slips the punch.
Good work by Thrill as he checks the leg kick.
Thrill shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Thrill's body.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Thrill's ribcage but misses.

Gonzalez forces Thrill back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gonzalez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thrill's brow.
Gonzalez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thrill takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrill or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Thrill pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Thrill blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrill's elbow.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thrill backwards.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thrill's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thrill.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thrill backwards.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.

Thrill is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gonzalez can't fight it off and eventually Thrill manages to take the fight to the floor. Gonzalez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thrill!
Gonzalez controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gonzalez controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gonzalez dominated that round.
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.

Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Thrill on that attempt.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.
Thrill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrill avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but Thrill moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thrill shoots for a takedown but Gonzalez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Thrill's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kim Jong Thrill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thrill if he has to take too many more of those.
Thrill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrill shoots in for a double leg but Gonzalez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Thrill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gonzalez. That's going to slow Thrill down.
Thrill blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Thrill moves out of range.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thrill was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thrill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gonzalez. That one must have hurt.
Thrill ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzalez.
Thrill ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Jesus Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Thrill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Thrill didn't see that one coming.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez throws a push kick but Thrill slaps the foot to one side.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Thrill's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Thrill ducked under it nicely.
Thrill checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swinging wildly here.
Thrill walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thrill's head.
Thrill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thrill ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Thrill moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Thrill moves out of range.
Gonzalez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thrill has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Thrill saw that one coming.
Gonzalez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thrill ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thrill rather than just go for the knockout.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Thrill moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thrill momentarily.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Thrill moves out of range.
Thrill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Thrill's midsection.
Thrill throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Thrill moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thrill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thrill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thrill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thrill doesn't seem bothered though.
Thrill 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 thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Thrill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez tries to score with a low kick but Thrill moves his leg out of the way.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez tests Thrill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thrill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Thrill moves out of range.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thrill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Thrill shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Thrill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Thrill avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrill.
Thrill throws a right hand that Gonzalez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalez also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thrill is out of range.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thrill.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thrill.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Thrill slips the punch.
Thrill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrill.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Thrill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.

Thrill scores with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Thrill preventing the sweep.
Gonzalez controls Thrill momentarily but Thrill frees himself.
Gonzalez pulls Thrill in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesus Gonzalez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gonzalez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzalez cracks Thrill with an open hand slap.
Thrill fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thrill avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzalez.
Thrill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzalez throws a chopping leg kick but Thrill manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Gonzalez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzalez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thrill shoots and misses

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Thrill 's eye.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrill blocks an elbow strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thrill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez works on Thrill's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Thrill blocks an elbow strike.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.

Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Thrill dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez prevents the takedown attempt.
Thrill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thrill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Thrill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gonzalez forces Thrill back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thrill or not.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thrill.
Thrill dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrill managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Thrill is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Kim Jong Thrill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking to throw knees to the head but Thrill is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzalez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Gonzalez!