PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 2991 p4p, 344 weight class) and Cliff Rigano (ranked 2774 p4p, 323 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gonzalez
vs
Rigano

178 cm
32
180 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

188 cm
33
184 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cliff Rigano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Rigano.
Rigano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
Rigano is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez moves forwards but Rigano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rigano misses with a lunging right hand
and Rigano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rigano throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Rigano misses the body punch
and Gonzalez counters with a head kick.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Rigano avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Gonzalez staggers Rigano with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Rigano looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Rigano is rocked!
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Rigano.
Rigano is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Rigano looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Rigano seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Rigano.
Cliff Rigano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez scores with a nice strike.
Gonzalez cracks Rigano with an open hand slap.
Rigano avoids a kick to the body.
Rigano appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rigano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Rigano throws a head kick that Gonzalez semi-blocks.
Rigano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzalez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Rigano moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Rigano.
Rigano misses with a hook.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rigano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rigano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigano.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Gonzalez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rigano.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Rigano had a free shot at his head there.
Rigano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gonzalez is looking for a counter combo.
Rigano slips a jab from Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Gonzalez should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gonzalez lands with a nice combination. Rigano backs away looking to recover.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rigano throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rigano just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut

and Rigano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Rigano throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Rigano avoids nicely.
Rigano misses the jab.
Rigano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rigano throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rigano takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzalez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Rigano strikes.
Rigano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Rigano moves out of range of the body kick from Gonzalez.
A good leg kick by Gonzalez.
Rigano 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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rigano.
Rigano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rigano can do to turn this around?
Rigano connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Gonzalez does no damage.
Rigano raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Rigano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Rigano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Gonzalez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Rigano moves away and avoids it.
Rigano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rigano avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez punishes Rigano's body with a nice straight punch.
Gonzalez thows a body kick. Rigano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gonzalez!
Rigano missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Rigano ducks under and follows up with a left that Rigano also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rigano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rigano with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rigano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gonzalez cracks Rigano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Rigano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rigano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cliff Rigano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez tests Rigano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rigano.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rigano.
Good shot there by Gonzalez.
Rigano slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rigano.
Anthony Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigano swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rigano tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rigano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigano throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Rigano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Gonzalez both land. Nice combination.
Rigano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Gonzalez.
A slow jab from Rigano misses its intended target.
Gonzalez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gonzalez.
Rigano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Rigano off balance momentarily.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Rigano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigano throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rigano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gonzalez - that will leave a mark!
Rigano misses with a straight left.
Rigano misses with a straight right.
Rigano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rigano scrambles back to his feet.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Rigano.
Rigano jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Gonzalez!
Anthony Gonzalez made sure to mention his sponsor, Cartel Elite Supps in his post fight interview.