PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Gonzalez (ranked 2577 p4p, 331 weight class) and Liam McRae (ranked 4269 p4p, 495 weight class). McRae has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gonzalez
vs
McRae

178 cm
31
180 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

185 cm
31
180 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

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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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam McRae!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McRae has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McRae misses with a low kick.
McRae defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of McRae's head but McRae sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McRae appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McRae avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from McRae.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
A left lands for McRae.
A looping hook to the body misses from McRae. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
McRae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez throws a big counter combination but McRae scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by McRae.
McRae lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
Liam McRae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gonzalez.
McRae connects with a looping right hand.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez 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.
McRae throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McRae misses with a hook to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a two punch combo.
McRae throws a nice head kick!
Gonzalez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McRae if he has to take too many more of those.
McRae misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez throws the kick towards the body but McRae avoids it.
McRae throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good leg kick by McRae there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McRae circles away quickly and effectively.
McRae only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good work by McRae as he checks the leg kick.
McRae throws a front kick aimed at Gonzalez's knee but Gonzalez avoids it well.
A head kick misses from McRae.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
A big right from McRae misses.
Gonzalez is looking to counter punch.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from McRae.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
McRae listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McRae scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez cracks McRae with an open hand slap.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
McRae fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonzalez checks it well.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from McRae. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liam McRae will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McRae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McRae looks for the body kick but Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McRae lands a nice looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
McRae tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gonzalez is able to avoid easily.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McRae backs up against the ropes.
McRae pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and McRae settles back down.
McRae is looking to chop away at Gonzalez's legs.
McRae just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but McRae moves out of range.
McRae throws a leg kick but Gonzalez sees it coming and moves out of range.
McRae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
McRae cracks the inside of Gonzalez's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McRae has time to react.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Gonzalez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McRae, right into the meat.
Nice cross by McRae.
McRae throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that McRae ducks under and follows up with a left that McRae also avoids with ease.
McRae tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McRae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gonzalez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
McRae fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonzalez on the side of the head.
McRae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRae throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae lands a head kick!
McRae takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McRae loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
McRae sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from McRae.
McRae tries to land a leg kick but Gonzalez saw it coming and moves away.
Gonzalez looks for the body kick but McRae saw that one coming.
McRae tries to counter with a clinch but Gonzalez shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. McRae doesn't seem phased though.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
A bone on bone clash there as Gonzalez blocks the leg kick.
McRae misses with a low kick.
McRae throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
McRae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Liam McRae will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

McRae throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gonzalez.
Anthony Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McRae misses with a wild body shot.
McRae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anthony Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McRae lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McRae.
McRae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRae doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gonzalez misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McRae.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends McRae's belly button to the back.
McRae bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from McRae.
McRae fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McRae takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McRae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
As McRae looks to move away, Gonzalez throws a big counter combo but McRae just gets out of the way.
McRae throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRae avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
A clash of legs there as McRae blocks the low kick.
McRae swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McRae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
McRae scores with a leg kick.
McRae slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
McRae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
McRae misses with a looping right.
McRae misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Liam McRae has been cut.
McRae has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McRae there as he acknowledges the shot.
McRae moves out of range of the leg kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by McRae.
Gonzalez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McRae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRae get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. McRae stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Gonzalez runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Gonzalez!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anthony Gonzalez thanked Cartel Elite Supps for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).