PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gonzalez
vs
Kill

175 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 Hilo, Pablo Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Kill!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Kill. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Kill. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Kill pushes him off.
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kill counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kill throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Kill throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kill as Gonzalez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kill throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with an inside leg kick.
Kill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kill's corner calls for a 1-2. Kill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Kill avoids nicely.
Kill throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Kill.
Kill slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kill throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Kill slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Kill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzalez's hands.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Kill throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kill misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kill.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kill avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez darts in looking for a takedown but Kill gets double underhooks and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Kill lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kill.
Kill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kill.
Kill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Kill scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kill.
Kill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kill wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Kill lands with a right to the head.
Kill is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kill scores with a shoulder strike.
Kill working hard to break the clinch.
Kill can't break the clinch.
Kill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kill lands an uppercut.
Kill is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Kill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kill has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Kill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kill tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kill scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kill.
Kill tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Kill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Kill dominated that 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.

Kill thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Pablo Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Kill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kill stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Pablo Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed
letting Kill counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.

Gonzalez is rocked!
Kill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kill lands with a cross.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kill throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Kill looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Kill counters with a big right hand! Oh Gonzalez is in trouble here! Kill follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Kill!