PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Poseidon Gonzalez (ranked 1150 p4p, 157 weight class) and James Harden (ranked 1752 p4p, 230 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Gonzalez
vs
Harden

187 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Poseidon Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Harden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Gonzalez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Harden's defenses.
Harden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Harden.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Harden.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harden throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking cross lands there for Harden.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harden.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harden counters with a nice uppercut.
Harden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harden misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Harden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harden counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Harden misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
Harden loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Poseidon Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Harden misses.
Gonzalez is looking to counter punch.
Harden tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Gonzalez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gonzalez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonzalez scores with a nice right hand.
Harden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harden.
Gonzalez defending well as Harden loads up on a big left hand.
Harden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez cracks Harden with a good jab.
Gonzalez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
Harden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harden slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Harden throws a front kick aimed at Gonzalez's knee but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Gonzalez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harden misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gonzalez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harden. Harden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Harden's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Harden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harden with a nice cross.
Harden lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Harden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Harden slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harden.
Jab by Gonzalez.
Harden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harden missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Harden didn't see that one coming.

Harden is rocked!
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Harden.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harden.
Harden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Harden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harden is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Harden throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
It looked like Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Harden seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harden. Harden obviously looking to wear him down.
Gonzalez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like James Harden has been cut.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harden slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Harden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzalez was well out of range. Poor timing from Harden.
Harden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
letting Harden counter with a right hand.
Harden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzalez under the eye.
Gonzalez connects with a single shot there.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Harden ducked under it nicely.
Harden takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harden! But no joy.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Gonzalez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gonzalez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poseidon Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harden.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Harden's belly button to the back.
Harden lands with a nice body kick.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the head.
Harden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harden misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Harden.
Harden tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harden looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Harden misses with a right hand
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Harden punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harden missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Harden's midsection.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Harden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez lands with an uppercut that bounces Harden off the cage and back into range.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harden's head backwards.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harden. That did some damage!
Harden works the jab nicely.
Harden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harden misses with a two punch combination.
As Harden backs away, Gonzalez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harden misses with a wild combination.
Harden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harden misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez clobbers Harden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harden checks it well.
Harden throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Harden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harden misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez jabs at Harden's body.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Harden drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gonzalez swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Harden's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poseidon Gonzalez!
Our winner, Poseidon Gonzalez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.