PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 3615 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papy Abedi (ranked 5951 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez's entrance music is El Party Me Llama. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gonzalez
vs
Abedi

179 cm
46
183 lbs
27 - 24 - 2

181 cm
42
182 lbs
31 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 27 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papy Abedi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Abedi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Abedi moves out of range.

Abedi gets a double leg takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
Abedi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abedi trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Abedi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Abedi from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez can't keep his opponent in guard - Abedi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Abedi trying to mount his opponent but Gonzalez defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abedi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abedi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abedi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but missing.

Abedi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzalez is fighting to break Abedi's control of his arms but Abedi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Abedi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
Abedi looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzalez trying to control but Abedi is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Abedi is keeping the position.
Abedi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Abedi wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abedi scoring with punches to the head and body.

Gonzalez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abedi defends well.
Abedi passes Gonzalez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to roll over but Abedi keeps him under control.
Gonzalez is working hard here to advance position.
Abedi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abedi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
Abedi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but Abedi has control of the leg.
Abedi content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abedi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abedi lands strikes from half guard.
Gonzalez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gonzalez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abedi is nestled in close to Gonzalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abedi lands with a punch from half guard.
Gonzalez is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Abedi seems to be looking for submissions.
Abedi slips a nice elbow through Gonzalez's hands, connecting with Gonzalez's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papy Abedi 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.

Good standup being displayed there by Abedi as he connects with a hook.
Abedi looks to land a body kick but Gonzalez moved away.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Abedi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez lands a two punch combo.
Jab from Abedi.

Abedi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Abedi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.
Abedi is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez is looking to reverse the position.
Gonzalez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Abedi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Abedi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Abedi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gonzalez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Abedi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abedi scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abedi distracts Gonzalez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abedi lands a couple of digs.

Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abedi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Abedi from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez has momentary wrist control but Abedi slips an elbow through the middle.

Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abedi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Abedi lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abedi lands a couple of elbows.
Abedi scoring with some ground and pound.
Abedi won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Abedi landing with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abedi throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Abedi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Abedi from controlling successfully.
Abedi won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Abedi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abedi trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abedi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Abedi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gonzalez is trying to defend but Abedi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abedi is just content to waste time from the top position. Gonzalez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Abedi stops Gonzalez from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abedi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abedi sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Gonzalez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abedi defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papy Abedi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Abedi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Abedi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Abedi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gonzalez to the mat! Gonzalez manages to get full guard.

Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abedi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abedi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Abedi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abedi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abedi throws a strike but Gonzalez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Abedi is retaining full guard.
Abedi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzalez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gonzalez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gonzalez pushes down on Abedi's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but Abedi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzalez to get the leverage.
Abedi keeping control of the position.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Abedi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzalez lands strikes from half guard.
Gonzalez controlling the action here.
Abedi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abedi trying to control here.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gonzalez is working for a submission of some sort.
Gonzalez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abedi keeping control of the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Abedi is keeping him busy.
Abedi keeps control of the position for the meantime.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Abedi shoots in and gets a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.

Gonzalez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abedi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Abedi has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Abedi.
Abedi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looking to sit in guard and control but Abedi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Abedi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Abedi controlling him for the moment.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Abedi tries to pass.
Eulalio Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abedi is one step ahead there.
Abedi works over Gonzalez with some ground and pound from guard.
Papy Abedi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abedi trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Papy Abedi.
Well Abedi 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papy Abedi!
A very excited looking Papy Abedi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.