PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xeroderma Pigmentosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasito Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pigmentosa
vs
Gonzalez

180 cm
23
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xeroderma Pigmentosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomasito Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pigmentosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pigmentosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzalez.
Tomasito Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gonzalez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pigmentosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pigmentosa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pigmentosa distracts Gonzalez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gonzalez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pigmentosa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pigmentosa prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pigmentosa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pigmentosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Pigmentosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigmentosa lands a couple of elbows.
Pigmentosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pigmentosa.
Pigmentosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pigmentosa is controlling him.
Pigmentosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pigmentosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pigmentosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pigmentosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Pigmentosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pigmentosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gonzalez connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Pigmentosa to the floor! Gonzalez dives in looking for the finish!

Pigmentosa is rocked!

It looks like Xeroderma Pigmentosa has been cut.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pigmentosa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gonzalez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pigmentosa's guard.
Pigmentosa trying to strike off his back.
Pigmentosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pigmentosa is breathing heavily.
Pigmentosa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gonzalez tries to stand but Pigmentosa is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pigmentosa is on top in guard.
Pigmentosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Pigmentosa stops Gonzalez from standing up.
Pigmentosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pigmentosa is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pigmentosa.
Pigmentosa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzalez's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzalez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Pigmentosa keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gonzalez rushes Pigmentosa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pigmentosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzalez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the body.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Pigmentosa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzalez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gonzalez connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tomasito Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xeroderma Pigmentosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gonzalez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pigmentosa shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Pigmentosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Pigmentosa keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pigmentosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Pigmentosa keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Pigmentosa circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pigmentosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pigmentosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pigmentosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Pigmentosa circles away.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pigmentosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Pigmentosa circles away and keeps his distance.

Pigmentosa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gonzalez parries the strikes from Pigmentosa easily there. Pigmentosa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gonzalez to escape.
Pigmentosa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pigmentosa is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pigmentosa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigmentosa throws an elbow but Gonzalez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet.
Pigmentosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pigmentosa works to advance to full mount. Gonzalez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gonzalez is trying to stand.
Pigmentosa with good strikes from the mount here!
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gonzalez tries to hold on but Pigmentosa postures up.
Gonzalez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pigmentosa landing strikes from the mount and Gonzalez is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigmentosa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gonzalez holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pigmentosa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gonzalez wants to control but Pigmentosa is having none of it.
Gonzalez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pigmentosa thowing shots but they're missing.
Gonzalez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pigmentosa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pigmentosa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pigmentosa.
Gonzalez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pigmentosa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gonzalez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pigmentosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pigmentosa misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pigmentosa throwing strikes here but Gonzalez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gonzalez wants to control but Pigmentosa is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xeroderma Pigmentosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xeroderma Pigmentosa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pigmentosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Pigmentosa is avoiding it.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pigmentosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Pigmentosa feints and as Gonzalez raises his hands in defense, Pigmentosa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pigmentosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pigmentosa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Pigmentosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pigmentosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pigmentosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigmentosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pigmentosa prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pigmentosa's defenses.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez landing knees to the head.
Gonzalez with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Gonzalez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pigmentosa's face.
Pigmentosa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gonzalez prevents it.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pigmentosa's face.
Pigmentosa wants a takedown.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pigmentosa looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xeroderma Pigmentosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pigmentosa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzalez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pigmentosa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzalez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pigmentosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Pigmentosa shrugs off.
Gonzalez lands a damaging elbow.
Pigmentosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gonzalez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Pigmentosa circles away.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Pigmentosa moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez pushes Pigmentosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Pigmentosa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.

Xeroderma Pigmentosa's cut is getting worse.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Pigmentosa in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Pigmentosa in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzalez lands an elbow that stopped Pigmentosa in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Pigmentosa 's eye.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pigmentosa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Pigmentosa shrugs off.
Pigmentosa wants a takedown but no success here.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gonzalez pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
Pigmentosa takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.
Pigmentosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Gonzalez landing knees to the head.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Pigmentosa blocks with his arms.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
Pigmentosa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pigmentosa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gonzalez gets underhooks to prevent Pigmentosa's takedown attempt.
Gonzalez prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pigmentosa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez stalling.
Gonzalez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
Pigmentosa is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.
A knee to the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasito Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzalez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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