PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales has chosen Crazy as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ayers
vs
Gonzales

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

165 cm
27
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Ayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales tries to clinch there but Ayers circles away.
Gonzales slips a jab from Ayers.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzales.
Ayers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzales to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzales takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ayers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ayers tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.

Ayers rushes Gonzales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ayers breaks from the clinch.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ayers tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.

Gonzales moves into range and clinches up with Ayers.
Ayers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ayers tries to break free but Gonzales pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzales.
Gonzales lands an elbow just above Ayers 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales misses with some punches.
Gonzales misses with some punches.

Ayers breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ayers.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzales closes the distance and clinches.
Ayers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ayers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Gonzales as the two fighters clinch.
Ayers looking to stall.
Ayers can't break the clinch.
Ayers is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzales has double underhooks.
Ayers tries to break free but Gonzales pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gonzales has Ayers pressed against the cage, preventing Ayers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzales keeps control of Ayers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ayers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gonzales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ayers manages to break the clinch.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzales checks a leg kick nicely.

Ayers has Gonzales up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayers uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzales throws a head punch that misses.
Ayers takes a shot to the head.
Ayers is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Gonzales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzales keeps control of Ayers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ayers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ayers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzales smiles and moves away.
Gonzales catches Ayers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ayers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dan Ayers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayers swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.
Ayers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzales is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayers throws a body kick that misses.
Ayers tries to clinch up.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ayers tries to clinch up.
Gonzales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Gonzales has managed to clinch.
Gonzales works on Ayers's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ayers.
Ayers takes a shot to the head.
Ayers is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales has him pressed against the cage.
Ayers can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gonzales.
Gonzales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Ayers.
Gonzales throws a head punch that misses.
Ayers is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling him.

Ayers jumps guard and drags Gonzales to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Ayers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gonzales is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Gonzales gets to his feet - Ayers follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ayers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ayers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ayers throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzales moves out of range easily.
Ayers misses with a head kick.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzales lunges at Ayers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ayers's hand.
Gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gonzales has Ayers up against the cage in a clinch.
Ayers is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling him.
Ayers is trying to force a seperation but Gonzales has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gonzales misses with the head strike.
Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ayers backwards.
A short left from Gonzales.
Ayers is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzales has double underhooks.
Ayers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Gonzales will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ayers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gonzales takes a step back to recover.
Ayers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Ayers is avoiding it.
Ricardo Gonzales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ayers takes one to the chin there.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ayers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ayers tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Ayers tries to clinch up.
Ayers scores with a head kick.
Gonzales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ayers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ayers throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Gonzales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ayers doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzales tests Ayers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzales takes a kick to the side of the head.

Gonzales has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzales gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzales lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales works on Ayers's body with a couple of short punches.
Ayers wants to break free but Gonzales has control.
Ayers blocking some punches.
Ayers has had enough of the clinch but Gonzales keeps him there for the moment.
Ayers wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzales won't allow it.
Gonzales lands an elbow inside.
Gonzales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonzales scores with a shot to the side of Ayers's head.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ayers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzales.
Gonzales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ayers's efforts to push away.
Gonzales letting Ayers take a breather here.
Gonzales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ayers backwards.
Ayers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Ayers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales moves out of range of the leg kick from Ayers.
Gonzales takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Ayers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Gonzales misses with the head strike.
Ayers tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks with his arms.
Gonzales scores with a shoulder strike.

Ayers manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzales checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Ayers is having none of it.
Ayers tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Ayers is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.

Gonzales moves into the clinch successfully.
Ayers has had enough of the clinch but Gonzales keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzales is pressed up against the cage. Ayers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gonzales down to the mat. Gonzales avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gonzales tries to clinch up but Ayers circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Ayers is having none of it.
Ayers doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Ricardo Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzales lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzales wants to clinch up but Ayers keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Ayers circles away.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Ayers misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ayers.
Ayers scores with a nice body kick.
Ayers tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ayers keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Ayers is avoiding it.
Ayers swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.
Ayers misses with a head kick.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ayers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ayers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ayers, pushing him back against the cage.

Ayers breaks the clinch.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Ayers moves out of range.
Ayers keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales tries to clinch up but Ayers circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzales tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ayers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzales connects with a right hand. Ayers shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Ayers is avoiding it.
Jab by Gonzales.
Gonzales tries to clinch there but Ayers circles away.
Ayers tried to score with a low kick but Gonzales checks it.
Gonzales wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ayers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Gonzales has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ayers is trying to push Gonzales away but Gonzales has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ayers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales tries to close the distance and clinch but Ayers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ayers is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ayers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gonzales rushes Ayers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ayers tries to break free but Gonzales pushes him back against the cage.
Ayers working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gonzales.
Ayers has had enough of the clinch but Gonzales keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzales scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzales throws a punch but it's blocked by Ayers.
Ayers wants to stall.
Gonzales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzales cracks Ayers with a nice body shot.
Ayers looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzales is blocking nicely.
Gonzales lands with a left to the head.
Gonzales lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ayers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Ayers is blocking nicely.
Ayers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzales to keep the fight standing.
Ayers is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling him.
Ayers takes a shot to the head.
Gonzales has Ayers pressed against the cage, preventing Ayers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzales lands a nice uppercut.
Ayers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Ayers.
Ayers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzales walks away with a smile on his face. Ayers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ayers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ayers tries to clinch there but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Ayers moves out of range.

Gonzales instigates a clinch.
Gonzales pushes Ayers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzales.
Gonzales keeps control of Ayers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Ayers's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ayers's efforts to push away.
Ayers blocks an uppercut.
Ayers blocking some punches.
Gonzales throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ayers is trying to pull guard but Gonzales turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Ayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gonzales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzales lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Ayers is rocked!
Ayers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oh Ayers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ayers backwards.
Ayers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ayers backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ayers breaks the clinch.
Ayers moves out of range of the strikes.

Gonzales closes the distance and pushes Ayers back into the cage.
Ayers seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Ayers.
Ayers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ayers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ayers is trying to force a seperation but Gonzales has the dominant position.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Ayers circles away.
Gonzales doesn't manage to clinch there - Ayers circles away.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ayers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gonzales tries to clinch but Ayers moves out of range.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Ayers.
Gonzales tries to clinch up.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Ayers is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayers moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Gonzales is looking to clinch but Ayers is avoiding it.
Ayers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gonzales tries to clinch up but Ayers circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick from Ayers lands but Gonzales takes it in his stride.
Gonzales tries to clinch up but Ayers circles away and keeps his distance.

Gonzales moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gonzales to keep the fight standing.
Gonzales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ayers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzales lands a right hand.
Gonzales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ayers or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Gonzales.
Ricardo Gonzales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ayers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ayers tries to keep at a distance but Gonzales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gonzales gets through Ayers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzales 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Gonzales!
Ricardo Gonzales decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.