PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royal Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC Thunderstruck. Gonzalez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangsta Gangsta by N.W.A. Royal Pain had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pain
vs
Gonzalez

181 cm
20
166 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
164 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
Pain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Pain moves into range and clinches up with Gonzalez.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pain is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez is working Pain over against the cage.
Pain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pain's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pain has picked Gonzalez up - he's going for a ride! Pain dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Pain is trying to control. Gonzalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzalez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gonzalez is refusing to be controlled, as Pain sits in half guard.
Gonzalez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez trying to control from the bottom.

Pain looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Pain is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Pain eventually gives up the hold.
Gonzalez is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Gonzalez is pulling down on Pain's head to control his posture.
Pain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pain's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Pain stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pain lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonzalez off the cage and back into range.
Pain tries to clinch up but Gonzalez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonzalez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a leg kick
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nate Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Pain was well out of range.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pain.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Gonzalez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gonzalez misses with a left hand

and Pain counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been informed that Gonzalez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Pain is looking for a kimura but Gonzalez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pain to get the leverage.
Gonzalez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pain is working away from the top position though.
Pain is pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalez is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Gonzalez is defending against the submission attempts here by Pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pain is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain wants to work for an arm triangle but Gonzalez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gonzalez wants to control but Pain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up here but Pain is controlling him well.
Ground and pound from Pain.

Pain decides to return to a standing position.

Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonzalez digs a right hand into Pain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pain's gas tank.
Pain has Gonzalez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gonzalez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Gonzalez has hold of one of Pain's legs. Pain is fighting the takedown attempt but Gonzalez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gonzalez trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Royal Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gonzalez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzalez throwing strikes from guard but Pain blocks nicely.

Pain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Pain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzalez connects with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Pain.

Pain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gonzalez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Pain is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Pain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pain landing some decent shots from guard.
Gonzalez is trying to control the position but Pain postures up.

Pain decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pain missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Pain counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royal Pain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Pain connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
A lazy left from Gonzalez finds it's target.
Pain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Pain's shoulder, as Pain tries to avoid the shot.
Pain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain staying out of range there.
Pain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Pain seems unphased.
Gonzalez 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.
Pain wants to clinch.

Gonzalez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pain on his heels. He'll look to pass Pain's guard now, I'm sure.
Pain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.

Pain is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gonzalez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gonzalez has escaped and now he's on top!

Pain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzalez's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Pain is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
Pain seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gonzalez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzalez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pain is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
Pain looking for a sweep. Not yet Pain, not yet.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Pain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gonzalez defends well.
Gonzalez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pain is keeping the position for now.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
Pain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gonzalez stays in close to Pain's body and controls the position.
Gonzalez connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Pain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Pain wriggles free and stands up.

Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gonzalez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Gonzalez really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gonzalez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut

and Pain counters with a single leg into guard. Gonzalez didn't expect that.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez trying to keep a closed guard but Pain is proving a slippery customer.

Pain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Gonzalez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pain is trying to defend but Gonzalez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain moves into full guard.

Pain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.

Pain has his foot on Gonzalez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gonzalez works his way back into a safe position though.
Pain keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.

Pain looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gonzalez passes into half guard.
Gonzalez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working the head and body with strikes.
Pain is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pain is staying active underneath Gonzalez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pain is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Pain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzalez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gonzalez scores with a couple of nice shots.

Pain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzalez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but Pain is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pain has one foot on Gonzalez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pain appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gonzalez connects with a right hand. Pain shakes it off.
Pain wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez with a jab.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Pain saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Pain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Gonzalez dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pain moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Pain dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body. Pain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses with a kick to the body.
Pain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Pain's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws out a powerful jab.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pain has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
It looked like Pain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice shot to the body.
Pain closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalez, looking for a takedown. Pain pushes Gonzalez against the cage but Gonzalez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pain darts in looking for a takedown but Gonzalez gets double underhooks and turns Pain into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Pain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Pain counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Pain half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Pain's midsection.
Pain misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez works Pain's body with a nice hook.
Pain lands with a cross.
Pain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pain manages to avoid it.
Pain tries a low kick but Gonzalez avoids it.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gonzalez jabs at Pain's body.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain staying out of range there.
Pain is looking to counter punch.
Royal Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Gonzalez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gonzalez fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Gonzalez!
Nate Gonzalez is the new lightweight champion!
Nate Gonzalez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Dejavu motherfuckers!!! Here we are again at the top of the food chain. Me, my brother, my team, all the dogs from the CPT we lit this motherfucker up!! Fuck all the haters we da Gonzalez Brothers homie COMPTON MOTHERFUCKER!!!'.
In defeat, Royal Pain stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit, there goes my chance to be like Mike.'.