PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isto Benson Simomaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Benson Simomaa
vs
Gonzalez

180 cm
23
283 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
230 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isto Benson Simomaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez shoots in for a double leg but Simomaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simomaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Simomaa.
Simomaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Simomaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Simomaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Simomaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simomaa wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simomaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Isto Benson Simomaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Simomaa is just out of range.
Isto Benson Simomaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simomaa blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simomaa. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Simomaa misses with a wild body shot.
Simomaa throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Simomaa misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Simomaa is just out of range.
Simomaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Simomaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simomaa.

Simomaa pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez dodges an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Simomaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Simomaa.
Gonzalez avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Raul Gonzalez has been cut.
Come on Simomaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Simomaa.
Simomaa lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzalez avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
Simomaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Simomaa has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Simomaa.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Simomaa improves position.
Simomaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Raul Gonzalez's cut even more.
Simomaa stalls.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike.
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simomaa throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez avoids the elbow strike from Simomaa, against the cage.
Simomaa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isto Benson Simomaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! Simomaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simomaa lands with a shot to the body.
Simomaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
Simomaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez cracks Simomaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gonzalez with a nice cross.
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Simomaa throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Simomaa's head but Simomaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simomaa has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simomaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simomaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Simomaa is struggling to control the position.
Simomaa seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Simomaa gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Simomaa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Simomaa keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simomaa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Simomaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Simomaa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simomaa misses with an elbow strike.
Simomaa prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzalez taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Simomaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Simomaa.
Simomaa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simomaa stalling against the cage.
Simomaa lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike from Simomaa.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simomaa pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Simomaa.

The cut above Raul Gonzalez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa misses with an elbow over the top.
Simomaa lands an elbow inside that Gonzalez shrugs off.
Come on Simomaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Simomaa throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gonzalez tries to score a body lock takedown but Simomaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Isto Benson Simomaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Simomaa.
Simomaa lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isto Benson Simomaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raul Gonzalez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Simomaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simomaa throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simomaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Simomaa.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simomaa circles away.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simomaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Simomaa moves out of range.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simomaa throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Simomaa's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Isto Benson Simomaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Gonzalez.
A big right from Simomaa misses.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simomaa is looking to clinch.
Simomaa staying out of range there.
A jab from Simomaa finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Simomaa throws a big shot that misses.
Simomaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simomaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gonzalez!
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simomaa misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Simomaa.
Simomaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Simomaa.
Simomaa misses the shot to the body.
Simomaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Simomaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Simomaa moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Simomaa avoids them all with ease.
Simomaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Raul Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simomaa avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Simomaa is looking to wear down Gonzalez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Simomaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simomaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gonzalez has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simomaa misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simomaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simomaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Simomaa's ribcage but misses.
Simomaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Simomaa's head but Simomaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Simomaa.
Isto Benson Simomaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Simomaa defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raul Gonzalez.
I think Simomaa 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isto Benson Simomaa!