PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Ruddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ruddock
vs
Gonzalez

195 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Fiat NOX

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Razor Ruddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruddock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Ruddock.
Nice sprawl there from Ruddock as Gonzalez shoots in.
Gonzalez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruddock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruddock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Ruddock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez postures up in Ruddock's guard and throws a big left but Ruddock blocks it.
Ruddock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Ruddock blocks nicely.
Ruddock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gonzalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Ruddock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruddock's head.
Ruddock is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from 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.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ruddock's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ruddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruddock cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruddock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruddock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruddock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Razor Ruddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Gonzalez.
Ruddock doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Ruddock.

Gonzalez scores with a takedown into Ruddock's guard.
Gonzalez thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruddock wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruddock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruddock's head.
Gonzalez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonzalez advances position into side control!
Gonzalez landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gonzalez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gonzalez tries to move to mount but Ruddock blocks the move with his legs.
Ruddock avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gonzalez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gonzalez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ruddock some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leonard Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ruddock moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gonzalez is trying to drag Ruddock to the mat but Ruddock just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruddock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ruddock prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruddock missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez has Ruddock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruddock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Razor Ruddock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Gonzalez.
Ruddock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruddock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Gonzalez is working for takedown but Ruddock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruddock prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruddock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruddock looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruddock prevents it.
Ruddock looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ruddock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gonzalez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ruddock prevents it.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Ruddock.
Ruddock landing knees to the body.
Gonzalez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruddock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ruddock throws a leg kick which misses Gonzalez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gonzalez tries to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Ruddock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ruddock moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruddock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez has Ruddock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruddock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ruddock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ruddock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruddock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
Ruddock is pressed up against the cage. Gonzalez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruddock down to the mat. Ruddock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Razor Ruddock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ruddock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gonzalez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Ruddock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruddock wants to get up but he can't break Gonzalez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

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 looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzalez, not yet.
Ruddock tries to stand but Gonzalez is controlling from the bottom.
Gonzalez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Razor Ruddock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzalez looks for a takedown but Ruddock sprawls well.
Ruddock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Gonzalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but Ruddock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Ruddock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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 seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ruddock to regain full guard.
Gonzalez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Ruddock blocks nicely.
Gonzalez distracts Ruddock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Ruddock blocks nicely.
Gonzalez trying to control but Ruddock is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ruddock lands with a slapping head kick.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Ruddock moved away.
Ruddock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Gonzalez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ruddock to regain full guard.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Ruddock has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruddock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruddock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzalez is controlling him.
Gonzalez working some strikes from top position.
Gonzalez prevents Ruddock from getting back to his feet.
Gonzalez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzalez distracts Ruddock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzalez throws a strike but Ruddock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruddock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzalez 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Leonard Gonzalez!