PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everth Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Grant
vs
Gonzalez

185 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.

Gonzalez has Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzalez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grant up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gonzalez as the two fighters clinch.
Grant avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grants head.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez cracks Grant with a nice body shot.
Gonzalez keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Grant wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzalez scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gonzalez throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stalls.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez pushes Grant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzalez.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez has Grant pushed against the cage.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Grant wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez is leaning against Grant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body.
Grant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Grant avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez is leaning against Grant and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez pushes Grant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grant is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
A left hand lands to the body for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grant avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonzalez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez pushes off an throws an elbow but Grant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a body shot.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everth Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grant has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is stalling here.
A right hand to the body from Gonzalez.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Gonzalez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Gonzalez works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Grant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Grant is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Gonzalez works on Grant's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gonzalez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Grant avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez pressing his opponent against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Grant can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grant.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short body shot lands from Gonzalez as the two fighters clinch.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez leaning against his opponent.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Gonzalez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grant.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzalez stalling the fight.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Grant is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez slows down the pace here.
Grant has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Everth Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gonzalez digs a right hand into Grant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grant's gas tank.
Gonzalez has Grant pushed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grant is trying to break free.
Gonzalez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gonzalez is working Grant over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everth Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Grant drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Grant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzalez is fending him off so far but Grant persists. Nope, Gonzalez circles away and we're back to standing.

Gonzalez has Grant up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.

Grant breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
Grant shoots for a takedown but Gonzalez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Grant.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant shoots in looking for a takedown. Gonzalez tries to sprawl out of it but Grant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Everth Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Jake Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Grant circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant swinging wilding here.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Everth Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gonzalez darts in and clinches Grant up against the cage.
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grant.
Grant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.

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 keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Grant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grant tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez just leaning against Grant, taking a breather.
Grant is trying to break free.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Grant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Grant wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
Gonzalez prevents Grant from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Grant wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grant.
Gonzalez digs a right hand into Grant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grant's gas tank.
Jake Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Everth Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everth Gonzalez!