PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasito Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semmy Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aerts has chosen Kubus and Bang Bang as his entrance music. Tomasito Gonzalez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gonzalez
vs
Aerts

180 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasito Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Aerts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Semmy Aerts has been cut.
Gonzalez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Aerts circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aerts swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Aerts is rocked!
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez misses with a knee strike.
Aerts is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aerts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzalez misses with a knee strike.
Aerts seems to have recovered his senses.
Aerts is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzalez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Aerts takes a knee right on the jaw!

Aerts manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Aerts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzalez manages to get himself to full guard.
Aerts wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Aerts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Aerts gets to his feet - Gonzalez follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Aerts circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez shoots in for a double leg but Aerts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aerts wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aerts avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Aerts avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasito Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aerts wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
Aerts fails to pull guard.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzalez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aerts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aerts tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aerts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzalez tries to score a body lock takedown but Aerts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aerts's face.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aerts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Aerts badly! Aerts tumbles to the floor and Gonzalez stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasito Gonzalez!