PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage R has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

R
vs
Fontana

187 cm
26
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Clothing
Tri Light Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage R!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Fontana!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
R throws a right and a left that Fontana avoids nicely.
R lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - R throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
R lands a jab.
Fontana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fontana misses with a body kick.
Fontana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as R sprawls well. R wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fontana gets slowly back to his feet.
R throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fontana counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from R misses
and Fontana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
R misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from R. No joy for Fontana on that attempt.
Fontana throws a left and a right that both miss
and R counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fontana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. R manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
R misses with a double jab.
R throws a lazy body kick
and Fontana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Fontana 's head but he takes it in his stride.
R looks to land a left hand but Fontana moved out of range nicely.

R tries to sprawl but Fontana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fontana wants to pass to mount but R is defending the position.
R moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
R is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
R throwing shots but Fontana is blocking nicely.
Fontana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
R prevents Fontana from improving his position.
R wants to take a breather but Fontana is having none of it.
Fontana trying to control but R postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fontana tries to kick R off in order to stand up. R Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
R 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.
Fontana is looking to reverse the position.
Fontana looks gassed!
Fontana takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
R creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
R is chipping away with strikes.
R landing strikes.
R working the ground and pound from side control.

Fontana is rocked!
R scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fontana is still in real trouble! Can R finish him?
R landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

R looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
R in side control lands a decent elbow.
R controls the position.
Fontana seems to have recovered his senses.
R scores with punches from side control.

R is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fontana knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
R landing a few strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
R in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here as R stalls from top position.
Fontana taking a bit of punishment here - R scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
R working the head with strikes.
Fontana tries to escape but R is in control.
Fontana is looking to reverse the position.
R working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

R tries for a kimura but Fontana is defending well.
R cracks Fontana with a big elbow.
Fontana is looking to regain half guard here but R keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
R scoring with punches and elbows.
R wants to control but Fontana is keeping him busy.
R grinds an elbow into Fontana's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gage R dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

R explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
R slips a jab from Fontana.
R misses with a kick to the body.
R throws a head kick that misses.
R throws a series of punches but Fontana avoids them all with ease.
Fontana has his takedown stuffed

and R decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fontana's guard.
R looking to pass the guard.

Fontana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. R is aware though and is defending well.
Fontana looking for a sweep. Not yet Fontana, not yet.
R distracts Fontana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
R passes Fontana's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fontana is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
R wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fontana keeps working.
Fontana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but R scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. R lands a nice short elbow.
R is looking to take a break and control but Fontana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
R lands with a punch from half guard.
R thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
R drops an elbow to the side of Fontana's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana is not content to let R control the position.
Fontana taking some punishment here, with R in his half guard.
Gage R overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fontana keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fontana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
R loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
R chips away with some ground and pound.
R is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fontana can do to turn this around?
Fontana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
R is in close to Fontana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
R wants to pass the guard but Fontana is keeping the position.
R scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Fontana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
R chips away with some ground and pound.
R prevents Fontana from getting back to his feet.
Fontana keeping moving, preventing R from controlling successfully.
R sitting in guard, not really doing much.
R distracts Fontana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
R postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Fontana working for a triangle but R defends it easily.
R advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
R 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.
R is trying to control the action in half guard but Fontana is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
R has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
R lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

R looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
R trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
R putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gage R dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Nice sprawl there from R as Fontana shoots in.
Fontana misses with a takedown attempt
and R counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Fontana! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage R!