PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Knox will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fernando Gonzalez
vs
Knox

183 cm
21
177 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Knox!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Knox misses.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Knox is staying active underneath Gonzalez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but Knox defending well.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knox trying to control here.
Gonzalez stops Knox from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez scores with a jab.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.

That's two 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.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Glen Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Knox tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a wild combination.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
Knox throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Knox misses with a body shot.

Knox gets caught flat footed, as Gonzalez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzalez trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Knox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Knox throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Knox looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Fernando Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Knox throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glen Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Knox.
Knox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzalez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzalez.

Gonzalez feints and as Knox raises his hands in defense, Gonzalez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knox trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzalez is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knox looking to control.
Knox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gonzalez throws a big right hand that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knox misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Gonzalez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez prevents Knox from improving his position.
Gonzalez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knox trying to control from the bottom.
Gonzalez uses his free foot to push down on Knox's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Knox.
Gonzalez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gonzalez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzalez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Knox's face.
Gonzalez looking to control but Knox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Gonzalez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonzalez with good strikes from the mount here!
Knox is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gonzalez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Knox tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Gonzalez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gonzalez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Knox hang on?
Knox 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.
Knox tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
Knox is in a horrible position here. Gonzalez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Knox holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gonzalez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Fernando Gonzalez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knox.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knox looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Knox looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knox throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Knox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knox falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gonzalez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knox's guard now.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Gonzalez is stalling in the full guard.
Gonzalez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Knox for as long as he can get away with.
Glen Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Knox looking to control.
Gonzalez throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzalez controlling from the top position.
Knox wants to stand up but Gonzalez is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Knox keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Knox wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Knox looking for a sweep. Not yet Knox, not yet.
Gonzalez passes Knox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gonzalez thows a huge punch but Knox dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Gonzalez seems content to control.
Knox has hold of Gonzalez's hands but Gonzalez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knox tries to roll over but Gonzalez keeps him under control.
Knox is looking to get back to is feet but Gonzalez passes into side control.
Knox is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!