PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales has chosen Crazy as his entrance music. Ricardo Gonzales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Malapitan
vs
Gonzales

168 cm
35
130 lbs
11 - 23 - 0

165 cm
30
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raje Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
A swing and a miss from Malapitan.
Malapitan misses with a wild body shot.
Malapitan slips a jab from Gonzales.
Malapitan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
Malapitan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Malapitan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Malapitan defending well as Gonzales loads up on a big left hand.
Malapitan ducks right into an uppercut from Gonzales.
Gonzales looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gonzales's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malapitan under the eye.
Malapitan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzales.
Malapitan staying out of range there.
Malapitan ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Malapitan lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzales scores with a nice head shot.

Malapitan is rocked!
Gonzales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oh Malapitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Malapitan slips the punch.
Ricardo Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales looks to land a right hand but Malapitan moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Malapitan.
Malapitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzales.
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Malapitan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malapitan moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malapitan defending well as Gonzales loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Malapitan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzales throws a hook but Malapitan avoids it easily.
Malapitan blocks a jab.
Gonzales throws a hook but Malapitan blocks it.
Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut. Malapitan saw that one coming.
Malapitan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzales throws out the jab.
Malapitan moves out of range as Gonzales strikes.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut. Malapitan saw that one coming.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Malapitan ducked under it nicely.
Malapitan slips a jab from Gonzales.
Malapitan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzales 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.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Malapitan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzales.
Gonzales misses the jab.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzales misses with a hook.
Malapitan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzales looks winded!
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzales.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzales misses with a hook. Malapitan ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.

Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Malapitan.
Malapitan blocks an uppercut.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzales.
Gonzales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malapitan seems to have got his legs back now.

Malapitan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Malapitan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan catches Gonzales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzales moves out of range as Malapitan strikes.
Gonzales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzales misses with a hook.
Malapitan ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Malapitan looks to throw the jab but Gonzales is out of range.
Gonzales closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Malapitan! Gonzales dives in looking to finish! Malapitan is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Gonzales!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Gonzales thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.