PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Angel Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinrich Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann has chosen Rammstein - Ich Tu Dir Weh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Angel Gonzalez
vs
Hartmann

185 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Determined

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
Gilop®

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Angel Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heinrich Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzalez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hartmann somewhat.
Hartmann closes the distance but Gonzalez moves to the side
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Hartmann circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hartmann.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Hartmann shoots in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hartmann's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinrich Hartmann.
Hartmann darts in trying to clinch

and Gonzalez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzalez.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gonzalez shrugs off.
Gonzalez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hartmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartmann trying to control the position but instead, Gonzalez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartmann into the ropes.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gonzalez shrugs off.
Gonzalez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartmann has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Hartmann blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez is trying to force a seperation but Hartmann has the dominant position.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Hartmann keeps him there for the moment.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Hartmann pushes him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Hartmann tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartmann stalling against the ropes.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.

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 is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hartmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Hartmann pushes him back against the ropes.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns Hartmann into the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hartmann.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Hartmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gonzalezs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hartmann.
Hartmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann just leaning against Gonzalez, taking a breather.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
A short right from Hartmann on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hartmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
Hartmann wants to stall.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartmann lands with a left to the head.
Hartmann lands a knee to the body.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Hartmann blocking some punches.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Gonzalez won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartmann lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Hartmann has control.
Hartmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann pushes Gonzalez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gonzalez shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez working hard to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Hartmann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartmann tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hartmann is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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 Miguel Angel Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzalez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hartmann drives through and clinches with Gonzalez against the ropes.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.
Hartmann stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hartmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
A hook to the body from Hartmann.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand

and Hartmann counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hartmann wants to stall.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.
Hartmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hartmann trying to stall but Gonzalez improves his position.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hartmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns Hartmann into the ropes.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartmann.
Hartmann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzalez is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Hartmann.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to stall but Gonzalez improves his position.
Hartmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.
Hartmann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Hartmann landing knees to the body.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Hartmann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hartmann lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gonzalez shrugs off.
Hartmann is leaning against Gonzalez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Hartmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzalez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartmann won't allow it.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Hartmann keeps him there for the moment.
Hartmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns Hartmann into the ropes.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez is trying to push Hartmann away but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartmann lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hartmann prevents Gonzalez from breaking the clinch.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside.
Hartmann is trying to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez can't break the clinch.
Hartmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Gonzalez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Hartmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gonzalez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gonzalez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Hartmann has control.
Hartmann keeps control of Gonzalez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hartmann scores with a shoulder strike.
Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gonzalez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartmann stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Hartmann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Gonzalez shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gonzalez is trying to break free.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez tries to break free but Hartmann pushes him back against the ropes.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Hartmann presses Gonzalez against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hartmann blocks an uppercut.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Gonzalez 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a damaging elbow.
Heinrich Hartmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hartmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hartmann on the inside.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hartmann backwards.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the ropes.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the ropes.
Hartmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartmann controls his hands.
Gonzalez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Hartmann creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gonzalez's defenses.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartmann trying to land knees to the body.
Hartmann stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Hartmann pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzalez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartmann digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gonzalez or not.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzalez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartmann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hartmann.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Hartmann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hartmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Gonzalez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Hartmann's head.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gonzalez as Hartmann tries to tie him up.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside.
Hartmann digs a right hand underneath Gonzalez's ribcage. Gonzalez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gonzalez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hartmann.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Hartmann throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the ropes.
Hartmann is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns Hartmann into the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzalez.
Hartmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it misses.
Hartmann looking to stall.
Hartmann misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heinrich Hartmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hartmann 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Heinrich Hartmann!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Heinrich Hartmann!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Heinrich Hartmann!

Heinrich Hartmann wins by unanimous decision!