PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristian Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Veini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristian Gonzales looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gonzales
vs
Veini

180 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Pure Fight Science
Pure Fight Science

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristian Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Veini!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veini misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzales sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Veini has a takedown stuffed.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Veini.

Veini working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Veini tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Veini tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Veini has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veini is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veini cracks Gonzales with a big right hand but Gonzales just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Gonzales's face as Veini controls the position.
Gonzales controls the position for a moment.
Veini is looking to take a break and control but Gonzales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Gonzales tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Veini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Veini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzales keeps working.
Veini staying calm.
I looks like Veini might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kari Veini just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Veini fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cristian Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Veini.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gonzales pinned against the cage. Gonzales gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gonzales lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Veini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Veini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Veini.
Gonzales stops Veini from passing to mount.
Veini is looking to take a break and control but Gonzales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veini is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gonzales's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Veini looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Veini just content to control the position.
Gonzales is not content to let Veini control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kari Veini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Veini circles away.
Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales blocks a head kick by Veini.
Gonzales stuffs the takedown attempt from Veini. Veini gets slowly back to his feet.
Gonzales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Veini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Veini gets caught flat footed, as Gonzales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzales is one step ahead there.
Veini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Veini is looking for a triangle but Gonzales pushes his legs off easily.
Veini looking to control.
Veini trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Veini has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Veini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kari Veini just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Veini swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.

That's two 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.
Gonzales is looking to clinch.
Veini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cristian Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Veini.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Veini misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
Veini has his takedown stuffed

and Gonzales counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Veini is controlling Gonzales's trapped leg to prevent Gonzales from advancing to side control.
Gonzales is taking a breather. Veini says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Veini moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to pass the guard but Veini is keeping the position.

Veini has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gonzales off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Veini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Veini wants to slow Gonzales down by chopping away at his legs.

Gonzales gets a takedown into half guard.
Gonzales prevents Veini from improving his position.
Veini is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veini might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gonzales kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Veini controlling the position for now.
Veini makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Veini.

Veini looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gonzales postures up.
Veini trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Veini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gonzales avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Veini controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristian Gonzales dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gonzales connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veini fails with the takedown
and Veini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Veini fails with the takedown
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Veini.

Gonzales shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzales showed some decent athleticism there.
Veini works his way to full guard. Good work.
Veini trying to control the position.
Veini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzales manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veini looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veini works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Veini is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Veini is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gonzales doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Veini.
Gonzales is staying active underneath Veini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gonzales on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzales tries to get out of the position.
Gonzales trying to hold on to Veini's head to control him but Veini postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Veini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Veini with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gonzales looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gonzales is refusing to be controlled, as Veini sits in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gonzales scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Veini misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzales counters with a left and a right that stings Veini.
Cristian Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Veini.
Veini swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.
Cristian Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales fails to land the takedown.
Veini has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Gonzales drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Veini is rocked!
Veini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzales controls the pace.
Veini looking for a sweep. Not yet Veini, not yet.
Veini looking to control.
Veini has his hands on Gonzales's head, controlling the position.
Veini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Veini wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales scores a takedown into full mount!
Gonzales prevents Veini from getting the reversal.
Veini is squirming around, avoiding Gonzales's attempts to control the action.
Veini really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzales avoids the attempt from Veini to control.
Veini is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cristian Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gonzales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristian Gonzales!