PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JB Trent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Migga Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JB Trent has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Trent
vs
Gonzales

183 cm
21
153 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

158 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JB Trent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Migga Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzales instigates a clinch.
Gonzales blocking some punches.
Trent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzales pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trent's face.
Trent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Trent misses with the head strike.
Trent really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzales walks away with a smile on his face. Trent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trent.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzales as Trent shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JB Trent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales is looking to clinch.
Trent shoots in for a takedown but Gonzales shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gonzales decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trent's guard.
Gonzales wants to get up but he can't break Trent's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trent keeping full guard, as Gonzales tries to pass.

Trent pushes Gonzales off and gets back to his feet.
Gonzales tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Trent counters by moving into the clinch.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
Trent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trent is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gonzales.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
Trent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzales just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trent avoids the elbow strike from Gonzales, against the cage.
Gonzales is stalling here.
Gonzales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales lands a good knee to the midsection. Trent won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Gonzales.
Trent takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trent's face.
Gonzales stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gonzales.
Gonzales connects with a knee to the head.

Trent is rocked!
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Trent is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzales obliges.
A short right from Gonzales.
Trent wants a takedown.
Trent seems to have got his legs back now.
Come on Gonzales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trent.
A knee to the head by Gonzales.
Gonzales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gonzales with a knee to the head.
Gonzales prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gonzales crunches a lovely knee into Trent's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales with a knee to the head.
Gonzales scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales stalling.
Gonzales scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales lands a nice knee to the body.
Gonzales connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trent's face.
Trent trying to land knees to the body.
Gonzales pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trent is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzales gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Migga Gonzales dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gonzales fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gonzales gets caught flat footed, as Trent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trent trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzales works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trent throwing strikes from guard but Gonzales blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales has a closed guard, preventing Trent from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gonzales can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales keeping full guard, as Trent tries to pass.
Trent wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Trent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gonzales gets a clinch.
Gonzales looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzales with a knee to the head.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trent in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzales is struggling to control the position.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trent's face.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trent drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trent takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trent wants a takedown.
Gonzales connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzales.
Trent wants to break free but Gonzales has control.
Trent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gonzales avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JB Trent. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent looking for a takedown.
Gonzales stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
Trent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gonzales walks away with a smile on his face. Trent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Gonzales takes the fight into the clinch.
Trent misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
Trent takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
Trent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Gonzales.
A frustrated look appears on Trent's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gonzales has Trent pushed against the cage.
Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzales stops a takedown attempt from Trent.
Gonzales is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trent wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzales won't allow it.
Gonzales has Trent pressed against the cage.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trent tries to circle away but Gonzales has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trent tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzales's elbow.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trent's face.
Trent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzales just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Migga Gonzales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gonzales takes a swing at Trent's ribcage but misses.

Gonzales has Trent up against the cage in a clinch.
Trent is working for takedown but Gonzales is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trent jumps guard but Gonzales stands there with Trent around his waist. Trent gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trent takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzales scores a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gonzales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trent's brow.
Gonzales throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trent's face.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gonzales connects with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzales.
The crowd are getting on Gonzales's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales lands a good knee to the midsection. Trent won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzales prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JB Trent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Trent in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trent's face.
Gonzales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trent tries to pull guard but Gonzales won't allow it.
Gonzales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trent's efforts to push away.
Trent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzales lands an elbow that stopped Trent in his tracks for a moment.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
Trent tries to circle away but Gonzales has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzales misses with a knee to the head.
Gonzales struggles to land a body shot inside as Trent controls his hands.
Trent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gonzales connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trent's face.
Trent looking for a takedown.
Gonzales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trent pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Trent is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzales displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trent up against the cage.
Gonzales prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trent takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gonzales misses with a knee strike.
Trent tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gonzales.
Gonzales stalling.
Migga Gonzales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trent takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gonzales utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trent tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzales just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
Gonzales leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gonzales lands a good knee to the midsection. Trent won't want to take too many of those.
Gonzales landing knees to the head.
Gonzales misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzales stalling.
Gonzales continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Trent tries to score a body lock takedown but Gonzales shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gonzales.
Gonzales tries a knee to the head but Trent blocks it.
Trent is trying to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gonzales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trent's brow.
Trent misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gonzales landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzales comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trent drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gonzales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzales obliges.
Gonzales lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Gonzales.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzales scores with a knee to the head.
Trent throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trent is working for takedown but Gonzales is calmly controlling the position for now.
JB Trent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Migga Gonzales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gonzales taking a breather.
Trent is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzales has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Migga Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzales 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Migga Gonzales!