PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Joe Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daulton Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzalez
vs
Drake

190 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Lethal high kicks
KO power

Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daulton Drake!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a shot to the body

and Gonzalez counters by clinching up.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drake jabs Gonzalez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gonzalez!
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body kick.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Drake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Daulton Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Nice body kick there by Gonzalez.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gonzalez is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a head kick!
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gonzalez lands a head kick. Drake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drake swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Drake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake scores with a shot to the body.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake looks winded!
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Drake throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a series of strikes that have Drake backpedaling.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Gonzalez closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the ropes.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Drake scores with a one two! Gonzalez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daulton Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.

Gonzalez clinches.
Gonzalez wants to break free but Drake has control.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 Joe Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Drake misses with a combination
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gonzalez rather than just go for the knockout.

Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
Gonzalez has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzalez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drake up against the ropes.
Gonzalez tries to stall but Drake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the ropes.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gonzalez lands a head kick!
Joe Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Drake misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez looking to stall.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez taking a breather.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gonzalez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gonzalez tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the ropes.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.

Gonzalez manages to break the clinch.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the ropes.

Gonzalez breaks from the clinch.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Drake.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Drake.
Joe Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Gonzalez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Drake misses with a shot to the body

and Gonzalez moves into the clinch.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that Drake semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez scores with a body shot.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gonzalez finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Drake takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
A combination from Drake does no damage.

Drake tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daulton Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick. Drake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gonzalez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Drake tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to control Drake's arms but Drake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the ropes.

Gonzalez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Drake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Drake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drake is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.

Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Drake has Gonzalez pressed against the ropes, preventing Gonzalez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Drake wants to break free but Gonzalez has control.
Gonzalez scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzalez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzalez 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

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