PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Brunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamsha Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Brunner
vs
Gonzales

170 cm
22
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
136 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Brunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamsha Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunner lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
Brunner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales avoids it really well and circles away.
Gonzales stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Gonzales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brunner doesn't seem phased though.
Brunner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brunner closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzales, looking for a takedown. Brunner pushes Gonzales against the cage but Gonzales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Brunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunner shoots in but Gonzales avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonzales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike Brunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brunner shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brunner.
Brunner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brunner off to one side.
Gonzales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunner circles away quickly and effectively.
Brunner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gonzales backs up against the cage.
Gonzales scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brunner counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzales backing up. Gonzales nods at Brunner to acknowledge the strikes.
Brunner wants to clinch.
Brunner avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
Brunner throws out a loose jab but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brunner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Brunner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gonzales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brunner.
Gonzales fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzales misses with a few strikes there.
Brunner tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Brunner tries to land a front kick but Gonzales steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brunner misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brunner is breathing heavily.
Brunner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brunner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brunner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Brunner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gonzales tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brunner is in Gonzales's guard.
Gonzales working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brunner.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brunner trying to move into half guard but instead Gonzales has managed to sweep!

Brunner working for a triangle but Gonzales defends it easily.

Gonzales got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brunner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gonzales has managed to get both his arms back between Brunner's legs - danger averted.

Gonzales drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brunner dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Brunner from controlling successfully.
Brunner tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzales is retaining full guard.

Brunner stands up from Gonzales's guard - Brunner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gonzales swings for the body but Brunner moves out of range.

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.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzales takes a swing at Brunner's ribcage but misses.
Brunner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzales misses with a jab, cross combination.

Brunner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Brunner gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Brunner closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzales can't get the takedown.
Brunner slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Brunner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A big right from Gonzales misses.
Brunner scores with a body shot.
Brunner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzales is fending him off so far but Brunner persists. Nope, Gonzales circles away and we're back to standing.
Brunner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzales counters with a nice body shot.
Gonzales misses with a two punch combination.
Brunner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzales swivels and escapes.
Gonzales lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunner manages to avoid it.
Brunner throws a right and a left that Gonzales avoids nicely.
Gonzales throws a series of punches but Brunner avoids them all with ease.
Brunner lands a slapping body shot.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Brunner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brunner lands a jab.
Brunner looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzales is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunner misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Brunner.
Brunner throws a right and a left that Gonzales avoids nicely.
Brunner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brunner. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brunner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzales's waist but Gonzales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brunner off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Brunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzales as he avoids it easily.
Gonzales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Brunner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gonzales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Brunner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzales is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzales has escaped and now he's on top!

Gonzales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brunner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brunner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzales being controlled here momentarily.
Brunner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzales!
Brunner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is in a horrible position here. Brunner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brunner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brunner lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzales but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzales taking shots to the head.
Brunner trying to control but Gonzales is having none of it.
Brunner landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gonzales in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brunner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Brunner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Brunner.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzales as Brunner shoots in.
Brunner misses with a looping left.

Brunner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gonzales is trying to defend but Brunner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Brunner is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Gonzales as he works his way to full guard.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brunner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing Brunner from controlling successfully.
Brunner throwing strikes but missing.
Brunner 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.

Brunner drops back looking for a leg! Gonzales is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzales manages to kick Brunner off! Brunner jumps back into Gonzales's guard.

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.

Brunner drops back looking for a leg! Gonzales is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gonzales manages to kick Brunner off! Brunner jumps back into Gonzales's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunner passes Gonzales's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Brunner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gonzales defends it well.
Brunner looks to land a strike but Gonzales avoids it nicely and regains full 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.
Brunner wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Brunner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brunner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brunner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jamsha Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunner controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Brunner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brunner 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Brunner!