PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gonzo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo Gonzalez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gonzalez
vs
Kuznetsov

196 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

TNT Nutrition

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez stalls.

Kuznetsov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gonzalez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kuznetsov defends it nicely.

Gonzalez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kuznetsov can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.

Gonzalez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuznetsov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez slips a nice elbow through Kuznetsov's hands, connecting with Kuznetsov's forehead.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Kuznetsov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez is nestled in close to Kuznetsov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gonzalez drops an elbow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Gonzalez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Gonzalez is working for a kimura but Kuznetsov is defending it quite comfortably.
Kuznetsov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Gonzalez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kuznetsov is trying to stand back up but Gonzalez is controlling him
Gonzalez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gonzalez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gonzalez lands strikes from half guard.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Kuznetsov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Kuznetsov looks winded!
Kuznetsov taking some punishment here, with Gonzalez in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Kuznetsov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gonzalez working Kuznetsov over with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've been informed that Kuznetsov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gonzalez not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gonzo Gonzalez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gonzalez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuznetsov can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzalez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gonzo Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gonzalez looking to score a takedown here. Kuznetsov is defending well but Gonzalez drives through and ends up in Kuznetsov's guard.
Kuznetsov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez preventing the sweep.
Kuznetsov has momentary wrist control but Gonzalez slips an elbow through the middle.
Gonzo Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzalez passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Gonzalez has hold of Kuznetsov's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kuznetsov tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gonzalez cranks the arm and Kuznetsov screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kuznetsov, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gonzo Gonzalez!
In defeat, Ivan Kuznetsov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks God!'.