PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Hoetzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teddy Hoetzer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jasper Gonzales's chin.

Gonzales
vs
Hoetzer

174 cm
19
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jasper Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teddy Hoetzer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoetzer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzales takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Jasper Gonzales has been cut.
Gonzales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoetzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Hoetzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoetzer clobbers Gonzales with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jasper Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gonzales shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gonzales throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hoetzer because Gonzales loaded up on that one.
Gonzales avoids the attempt from Hoetzer to control.
Hoetzer is squirming around, avoiding Gonzales's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzales working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Gonzales looking to finish with strikes here!
Gonzales thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gonzales is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hoetzer has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Gonzales with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzales trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoetzer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hoetzer reaches up and holds on to Gonzales to control the position.
Gonzales controlling from the full mount.
Hoetzer tries to hold on but Gonzales pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoetzer is in a horrible position here. Gonzales smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gonzales controlling from the full mount.
Hoetzer blocking the ground and pound.
Gonzales looking to control but Hoetzer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hoetzer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gonzales.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzales thowing shots but they're missing.
Gonzales throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hoetzer because Gonzales loaded up on that one.
Gonzales controlling the pace for now.
Hoetzer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Gonzales there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gonzales wants to take Hoetzer's back but he can't do it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jasper Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jasper Gonzales's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hoetzer stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzales. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzales tries to land a leg kick but Hoetzer saw it coming and moves away.
Hoetzer looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.
Gonzales thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonzales loads up on a big right hand but Hoetzer slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoetzer swings for the body but Gonzales moves out of range.
A big right from Hoetzer misses.
Gonzales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoetzer's waist but Hoetzer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzales off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoetzer leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoetzer misses with a few strikes there.
Teddy Hoetzer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Gonzales or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoetzer which made him look bad.
Hoetzer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Hoetzer misses the shot to the body.
Gonzales throws a body punch but Hoetzer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales swings for the body but Hoetzer moves out of range.
Gonzales throws a right hand that Hoetzer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoetzer also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Hoetzer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoetzer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzales.
Gonzales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoetzer throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzales's shoulder, as Gonzales tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzales slips a straight right by Hoetzer.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown but Hoetzer shows good takedown defense.
Hoetzer misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tries a low kick but Hoetzer avoids it.
Hoetzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hoetzer misses with a low kick.
Gonzales throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoetzer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Gonzales looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hoetzer being controlled here, momentarily.
Gonzales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to pass the guard but Hoetzer is keeping the position.
Gonzales looking to sit in guard and control but Hoetzer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gonzales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoetzer's guard.
Hoetzer looking to control.

Gonzales drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hoetzer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gonzales has Hoetzer in his guard.
Hoetzer stays in close to Gonzales's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Hoetzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jasper Gonzales's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzales shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoetzer defends it nicely.
Gonzales has his takedown stuffed
and Hoetzer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzales is looking to wear down Hoetzer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoetzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoetzer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoetzer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gonzales looks to land a right hand but Hoetzer moved out of range.
Gonzales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales ducks right into an uppercut from Hoetzer.
Hoetzer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoetzer.
Hoetzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Hoetzer misses with a double jab.
Hoetzer ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hoetzer walks into a left hand.
Gonzales is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hoetzer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoetzer as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Gonzales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoetzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teddy Hoetzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoetzer ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a takedown. Hoetzer tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hoetzer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoetzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzales circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoetzer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoetzer takes a swing at Gonzales's ribcage but misses.
Hoetzer misses with a wild combination.
Gonzales throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hoetzer's waist but Hoetzer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzales off to one side.
Gonzales throws out a leg kick but Hoetzer moves out of range and Gonzales only half commits.
Hoetzer throws a looping overhand right but Gonzales ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzales slips a jab and a cross from Hoetzer.
Gonzales misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzales is defended easily by Hoetzer.
Gonzales has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonzales there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoetzer.
Gonzales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzales looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoetzer is fending him off so far but Gonzales persists. Nope, Hoetzer circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzales throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hoetzer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Hoetzer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoetzer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Hoetzer!