PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Why Cant we Be Friends!. Yang Leiden acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gonzalez
vs
Leiden

196 cm
29
214 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

191 cm
29
218 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Leiden!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Leiden jabs at Gonzalez's body.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Leiden is out of range.
A low kick from Leiden misses
and Gonzalez counters with a low kick, right behind Leiden 's knee.
Leiden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yang Leiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Leiden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up here but Leiden is controlling him well.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Leiden keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control from the bottom.
Leiden wants to take a breather but Gonzalez is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Leiden blocks it.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Leiden is out of range.
Leiden shoots for a takedown but Gonzalez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leiden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leiden blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Leiden.
Leiden thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Yang Leiden has been cut.
Gonzalez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leiden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Leiden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leiden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Leiden was well out of range.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Leiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a left hand
and Leiden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leiden backs up against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Leiden doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Leiden counters with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Leiden.
A clash of legs there as Leiden blocks the low kick.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown attempt from Leiden. Leiden gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yang Leiden.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Leiden was well out of range.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leiden's corner calls for a 1-2. Leiden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leiden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leiden connects with an inside leg kick.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yang Leiden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gonzalez throws a hook but Leiden blocks it.
Gonzalez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Leiden.
Gonzalez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Leiden throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
Leiden throws a leg kick
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leiden thinking.
Leiden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leiden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Leiden.
Leiden misses with the body kick
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leiden.
Gonzalez feints and then cracks Leiden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leiden down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
Leiden throws a series of strikes that have Gonzalez backpedaling.
Leiden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
An inside leg kick lands from Leiden.
Gonzalez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leiden throws the kick towards the body but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Leiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leiden slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Leiden moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Leiden.
Leiden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzalez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leiden can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gonzalez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leiden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gonzalez if he has to take too many more of those.
Leiden is looking to slow Gonzalez down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Leiden counters with a good low kick that Gonzalez was not able to check.
Leiden avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Leiden throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
Leiden throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leiden.
Jesus Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Leiden moves out of range.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leiden.
Leiden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leiden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Gonzalez is predictable there
and Leiden counters with a left and a right that stings Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leiden.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Leiden counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez tries a low kick but Leiden avoids it.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Leiden counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leiden lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Leiden.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leiden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gonzalez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jesus Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yang Leiden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leiden tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Leiden counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gonzalez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Leiden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yang Leiden's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Leiden.
Leiden throws a chopping leg kick but Gonzalez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gonzalez thows a leg kick but Leiden checks it

and Leiden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leiden is just content to waste time from the top position. Gonzalez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Leiden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Leiden tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yang Leiden wasn't active enough on the ground.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Leiden ducked under it nicely.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leiden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Leiden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leiden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leiden blocks a leg kick.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Leiden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leiden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leiden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Leiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Leiden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Leiden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Leiden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gonzalez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leiden off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leiden wants to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Gonzalez.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

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