PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donnell Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddyy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddyy Gonzales looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hurley
vs
Gonzales

224 cm
18
161 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donnell Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddyy Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzales looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gonzales goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.

Hurley clinches up against the cage.
Hurley avoiding damage.
Hurley stalling in the clinch but Gonzales improves position.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hurley slowing the pace effectively.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Hurley is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to break the clinch but Hurley is controlling the position.
Gonzales wants to break free but Hurley has control.
Hurley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hurley gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzales throws the kick towards the body but Hurley avoids it.
Gonzales has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hurley is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a leg kick but Hurley moved away.
Hurley avoids the head kick by Gonzales.
Hurley tries to clinch
and Gonzales counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hurley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hurley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Gonzales.

Gonzales gets tackled into the cage by Hurley. Hurley maintains the clinch.

Hurley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales misses with a head kick.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzales blocks a head kick by Hurley.
Hurley doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gonzales enables Hurley to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gonzales manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gonzales is looking to stand up but Hurley isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hurley stands up and waves to Gonzales to follow him.
Hurley is looking to clinch but Gonzales is avoiding it.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Eddyy Gonzales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzales swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurley.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzales as Hurley shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Hurley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzales.
Hurley doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Hurley connects with a high kick.
Hurley tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Gonzales.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurley is looking to clinch.
Hurley tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hurley feints and as Gonzales raises his hands in defense, Hurley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnell Hurley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hurley tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
Hurley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzales circles away.
Gonzales throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hurley 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.
Hurley staying out of range there.

Hurley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gonzales was covering up waiting for the punch and Hurley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hurley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Gonzales wants to stand and escape but Hurley is having none of it.
Hurley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hurley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gonzales, up you get!
Hurley cracks Gonzales with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonzales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hurley throws a head kick but Gonzales moves out of range.
Hurley throws out a loose jab but Gonzales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzales swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurley fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hurley scores with a takedown into Gonzales's guard.
Hurley throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Hurley clinches up against the cage.
Gonzales prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hurley pressing his opponent against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley wants to clinch up but Gonzales keeps it at a distance.
Gonzales throws a low kick but Hurley avoids it.
Gonzales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnell Hurley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales throws a head kick but Hurley moves out of range.
Hurley doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzales circles away.
Hurley tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hurley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonzales prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurley has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnell Hurley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gonzales avoids the head kick by Hurley.
Gonzales looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Hurley fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hurley clinches.
Hurley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzales tries to break free but Hurley pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley just leaning against Gonzales, taking a breather.
Gonzales tries to break free but Hurley pushes him back against the cage.
Hurley has Gonzales pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hurley for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Donnell Hurley.

Hurley closes the distance and pushes Gonzales back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley is looking to control Gonzales's arms but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hurley has his back to the cage.
Gonzales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hurley stalling in the clinch.
Hurley can't get the takedown.
Gonzales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurley has him pressed against the cage.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurley keeps control of Gonzales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley is trying to maintain a safe position but Gonzales gets an underhook and turns Hurley into the cage.
Hurley'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.
Gonzales is pressed up against the cage. Hurley 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.
Hurley moves in looking to clinch but Gonzales pushes him off.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales moves away from the strike by Hurley.
Gonzales throws a low kick but Hurley avoids it.
Hurley tries to clinch up.
Gonzales keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurley tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
Hurley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzales paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eddyy Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hurley instigates a clinch.
Hurley is struggling to control the position.
Hurley is looking to take this one to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnell Hurley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hurley 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnell Hurley!