PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 1983 p4p, 2111 weight class) and Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 259 p4p, 278 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gonzalez
vs
Gonzalez

178 cm
41
180
35 - 28 - 0

187 cm
29
185
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 35 - 28 - 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poseidon Gonzalez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Anthony Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poseidon Gonzalez backwards.
Anthony Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Poseidon Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Poseidon Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anthony Gonzalez backwards.
Our sources have told us that Anthony Gonzalez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Poseidon Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Anthony Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Poseidon Gonzalez blocks a body shot from Anthony Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez lands a damaging elbow.
Anthony Gonzalez landing knees to the head.

Anthony Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poseidon Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Anthony Gonzalez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Anthony Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Poseidon Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Anthony Gonzalez backs up against the cage.

Poseidon Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Anthony Gonzalez against the cage.
Poseidon Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poseidon Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anthony Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anthony Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.

Poseidon Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poseidon Gonzalez.
A head punch on the inside from Poseidon Gonzalez fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Poseidon Gonzalez.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthony Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anthony Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Anthony Gonzalez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poseidon Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poseidon Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez digs a right hand underneath Poseidon Gonzalez's ribcage. Poseidon Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poseidon Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Anthony Gonzalez.
Poseidon Gonzalez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anthony Gonzalez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poseidon Gonzalez can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but Poseidon Gonzalez won't allow it.
Anthony Gonzalez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Anthony Gonzalez tries a body shot but Poseidon Gonzalez blocks it.
Poseidon Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Anthony Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Poseidon Gonzalez improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anthony Gonzalez.

Anthony Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Anthony Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poseidon Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anthony Gonzalez.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anthony Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anthony Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to counter punch.
Poseidon Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poseidon Gonzalez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poseidon Gonzalez lands with a nice combination. Anthony Gonzalez backs away looking to recover.

Poseidon Gonzalez pushes Anthony Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Anthony Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Poseidon Gonzalez controls the action.
Anthony Gonzalez taking a breather.
Anthony Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Poseidon Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anthony Gonzalez.
A short uppercut from Anthony Gonzalez.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Anthony Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez digs a right hand into Poseidon Gonzalez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poseidon Gonzalez's gas tank.
Anthony Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Poseidon Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Poseidon Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Anthony Gonzalez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poseidon Gonzalez.

Anthony Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Anthony Gonzalez is avoiding it.

Poseidon Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthony Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony Gonzalez blocking some punches.
A short right from Anthony Gonzalez on the inside.
Anthony Gonzalez is trying to push Poseidon Gonzalez away but Poseidon Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Poseidon Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anthony Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Poseidon Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Anthony Gonzalez works on Poseidon Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Anthony Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Poseidon Gonzalez.

Anthony Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poseidon Gonzalez moves to clinch but Anthony Gonzalez breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries to clinch but Anthony Gonzalez is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony Gonzalez.
Poseidon Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poseidon Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Anthony Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Poseidon Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.

Oooooh!!! Poseidon Gonzalez has knocked Anthony Gonzalez down with a huge combo! Poseidon Gonzalez steps away and waves a wobbly Anthony Gonzalez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Anthony Gonzalez has been cut.
Anthony Gonzalez punishes Poseidon Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.

Poseidon Gonzalez pushes Anthony Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Poseidon Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Anthony Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anthony Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poseidon Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Anthony Gonzalez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anthony Gonzalez scores with a jab to the head.
Anthony Gonzalez throws a nice head kick!
Anthony Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anthony Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthony Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Anthony Gonzalez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Poseidon Gonzalez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Anthony Gonzalez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Poseidon Gonzalez is in Anthony Gonzalez's guard.
Anthony Gonzalez has control of Poseidon Gonzalez's left arm, preventing Poseidon Gonzalez from doing any damage.

Poseidon Gonzalez stands up and waves to Anthony Gonzalez to follow him.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poseidon Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Anthony Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Anthony Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Anthony Gonzalez moves out of range.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Anthony Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Poseidon Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws a jab when Anthony Gonzalez was well out of range.
Poseidon Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anthony Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anthony Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Poseidon Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poseidon Gonzalez throws the left hand but Anthony Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Poseidon Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Poseidon Gonzalez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Anthony Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Poseidon Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Poseidon Gonzalez stalks Anthony Gonzalez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anthony Gonzalez's face. Anthony Gonzalez staggers backwards, shaken.
Poseidon Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poseidon Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Anthony Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Anthony Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from Poseidon Gonzalez.
Poseidon Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Anthony Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anthony Gonzalez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anthony Gonzalez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Poseidon Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez throws a push kick but Poseidon Gonzalez slaps the foot to one side.

Poseidon Gonzalez darts in and clinches Anthony Gonzalez up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anthony Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Anthony Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries to clinch but Anthony Gonzalez moves out of range.
Anthony Gonzalez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anthony Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Anthony Gonzalez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anthony Gonzalez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poseidon Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.

Poseidon Gonzalez lands a left and a right that send Anthony Gonzalez crashing to the mat, dazed. Poseidon Gonzalez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Anthony Gonzalez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Anthony Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poseidon Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Poseidon Gonzalez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Poseidon Gonzalez moves into range and clinches up with Anthony Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Poseidon Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anthony Gonzalez backwards.
Anthony Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anthony Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthony Gonzalez seems to have got his legs back now.
Poseidon Gonzalez 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poseidon Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Poseidon Gonzalez.

Oooooh!!! Poseidon Gonzalez has knocked Anthony Gonzalez down with a huge combo! Poseidon Gonzalez steps away and waves a wobbly Anthony Gonzalez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Poseidon Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Anthony Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poseidon Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthony Gonzalez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anthony Gonzalez throws a hook but Poseidon Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Anthony Gonzalez.

Poseidon Gonzalez rushes Anthony Gonzalez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony Gonzalez tries to circle away but Poseidon Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Anthony Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Anthony Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Poseidon Gonzalez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poseidon Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Gonzalez'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. This is the final round!

Anthony Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Poseidon Gonzalez should have avoided that one.

Poseidon Gonzalez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poseidon Gonzalez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poseidon Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthony Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Anthony Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anthony Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Anthony Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anthony Gonzalez lands a left hand.

Poseidon Gonzalez is rocked!
Poseidon Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poseidon Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthony Gonzalez finish him?
Poseidon Gonzalez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poseidon Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Anthony Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Anthony Gonzalez connects with a knee right up the middle! Poseidon Gonzalez tumbles to the floor and Anthony Gonzalez stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Anthony Gonzalez!
Anthony Gonzalez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.