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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Gonzalez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryce Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniel circles away.
Daniel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Daniel could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Daniel.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Daniel moves out of range.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Daniel pushes him off.
Daniel attempts a counter takedown but Gonzalez avoids it well and moves away.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniel avoids it.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown but Daniel manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daniel smiles and moves away.
Bryce Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daniel tries to counter by clinching up but Gonzalez breaks away and moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Daniel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel stands up and waves to Gonzalez to follow him.
Gonzalez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniel.
Daniel goes for a double leg but Gonzalez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gonzalez continues to drive forward.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniel prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniel's defenses.
It looks like Bryce Daniel has been cut.
Daniel slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Daniel tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Daniel back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Gonzalez shoots in but Daniel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniel.
Daniel dives in for a single leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a solid leg kick but Daniel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gonzalez.
Daniel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniel pinned against the cage. Daniel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniel circles away.
Daniel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gonzalez.
A head kick from Gonzalez lands but Daniel takes it in his stride.
Daniel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gonzalez. That one must have hurt.
Gonzalez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez rushes Daniel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Daniel being controlled against the cage.
Daniel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Daniel as he avoids it easily.
Daniel is looking to counter the offense by Gonzalez and move into the clinch.
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryce Daniel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Daniel goes for a double leg but Gonzalez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gonzalez continues to drive forward.
Gonzalez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Daniel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez darts in looking for a takedown but Daniel gets double underhooks and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Daniel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez closes the distance but Daniel moves to the side
and Daniel counters with a two punch combo.
Gonzalez scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel shoots in and drives through. Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Daniel pushes him off.
Gonzalez feints and then cracks Daniel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniel down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez forces Daniel back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Daniel controls the action.
Daniel stops a takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Daniel throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Gonzalez to work.
Gonzalez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bryce Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Gonzalez.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brian Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daniel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniel looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Daniel's head.
Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gonzalez pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez is trying to force a seperation but Daniel has the dominant position.
Gonzalez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daniel to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez is working for takedown but Daniel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniel looking to stall.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daniel is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Daniel tries to tie him up.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Daniel regains guard immediately.
Gonzalez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Daniel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzalez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Daniel has Gonzalez in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryce Daniel'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Daniel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez forces Daniel back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez jumps guard but Daniel stands there with Gonzalez around his waist. Gonzalez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gonzalez wants a takedown but no success here.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzalez as he avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Gonzalez coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez scores with a nice body kick.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is pushing Daniel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzalez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bryce Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Gonzalez.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Daniel controls the action.
Daniel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Daniel is rocked!
Gonzalez creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Daniel! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Gonzalez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Gonzalez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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