PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 1482 p4p, 186 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 1555 p4p, 194 weight class). Luna has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Antonio Luna told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Gonya
vs
Luna

190 cm
23
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

185 cm
30
192 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Luna!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonya avoids the body shot from Luna.
Luna jabs at Gonya's body.
Luna keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonya tries a head kick but it misses.
Luna throws a combination. Gonya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Luna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonya avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Gonya misses the target.
Gonya cracks Luna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luna throws a right hand that Gonya ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonya also avoids with ease.
Gonya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luna throws a series of punches but Gonya moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luna.
Gonya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luna swings for the body but Gonya moves out of range.
Gonya lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya takes a swing at Luna's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Luna.
Gonya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luna throws a series of punches but Gonya avoids them all with ease.
Gonya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luna swinging wildly here.
Luna throws a right and a left that Gonya avoids nicely.
Luna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonya. Luna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Luna.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna throws a hook but Gonya blocks it.
It looked like Gonya was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Luna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luna fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gonya on the side of the head.
Gonya slips a jab and a cross from Luna.
Luna looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonya is just out of range.
Gonya scores with a head kick. Luna tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gonya slips under a jab from Luna.
Gonya misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luna! But no joy.
Gonya throws a looping overhand right but Luna ducks down to avoid it.
Gonya misses the shot to the body.
Luna is looking for the big counter here.
Luna throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Luna.
Luna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luna.
Luna looks to land a combination but Gonya avoids it well.
Luna just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGonya.
Luna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gonya scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Antonio Luna has been cut.
Gonya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Luna misses.
Gonya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonya catches Luna with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luna.
Gonya misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Luna misses.
Luna's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Luna duly obliges.
Gonya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Luna.
Gonya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luna.
Luna misses with a looping right.
Gonya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gonya blocks a jab.
Gonya avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luna lands a nice shot that snaps Gonya's head back.
Gonya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gonya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonya dodges the punch combination from Luna.
Luna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luna misses with a few strikes there.
Luna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Gonya to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Luna.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luna avoids the body shot from Gonya.
Gonya scores with a decent looking hook.
Antonio Luna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Gonya. Those never looked like landing.
Luna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gonya misses with a body kick.
Gonya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Luna if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Luna.
Gonya takes a swing at Luna's ribcage but misses.
Gonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luna was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonya.
Luna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gonya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gonya takes a swing at Luna's ribcage but misses.
Gonya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luna to score with a decent uppercut.
Luna takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Luna takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luna lands with an uppercut that bounces Gonya off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luna lands with a straight right. Gonya didn't see that one coming.
Gonya lands with a nice body punch.
Luna misses with a few strikes there.
Gonya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Luna does no damage.
Luna misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Gonya wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luna misses with a body shot.
Gonya lands a nice shot to the body.
Gonya throws a right and a left that Luna avoids nicely.
Luna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Luna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonya's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luna under the eye.
Luna swinging wildly here.
Gonya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonya dodges the punch combination from Luna.
A nice combination there by Luna.
Luna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonya swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luna misses with a double jab.
Antonio Luna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Luna misses.
Gonya lands a glancing blow to the side of Luna's head.
Luna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonya lands a jab to the nose.
Luna walks into a left hand.
Luna misses with a body shot.
A big left from Luna misses.
Gonya throws a body shot but no joy.
Luna connects with a nice looking jab.
Gonya just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luna was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonya.
Gonya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luna.
Gonya jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Luna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luna.
A combination from Luna does no damage.
The fighters circling - Luna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luna throws a combination. Gonya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Luna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonya misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Luna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gonya cracks Luna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Luna.
Luna scores with a one two! Gonya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gonya misses with a body shot
and Luna counters with a left and a right that stings Gonya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Gonya is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Luna.
Oh Gonya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luna looks to land a combination but Gonya avoids it well.
Gonya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luna manages to avoid it.
Gonya seems to have got his legs back now.
Gonya misses with an uppercut. Luna saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya misses with a kick to the body.
Gonya takes a swing at Luna's ribcage but misses.
Luna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonya throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Luna.
Luna throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luna looks to land a combination. Gonya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luna throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Luna. Those never looked like landing.
Luna avoids the body shot from Gonya.
Gonya looks to land a left hand but Luna moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Luna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Luna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gonya connects with the punch.

Oooooh!!! Luna has knocked Gonya down with a huge combo! Luna steps away and waves a wobbly Gonya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gonya looks to score with a jab to the body but Luna is just out of range.
Luna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonya slips a jab and a cross from Luna.
Gonya with a nice cross.
No joy there for Gonya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luna takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonya lands a nice looking body kick.
Luna throws an off balance right hand
and Gonya counters with a nice uppercut.
Luna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonya.
Gonya is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Luna throws out a powerful jab.
Gonya slips a jab from Luna.
Gonya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luna was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonya.
A countering left hand to the body from Luna misses.
Gonya throws an overhand right that lands on Luna's shoulder, as Luna tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Luna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Oooooh!!! Luna has knocked Gonya down with a huge combo! Luna steps away and waves a wobbly Gonya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Luna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gonya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna throws a series of punches but Gonya moves out of range.
Luna misses with a body shot.
Gonya scores with a jab.
Gonya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luna.
Gonya takes a swing at Luna's ribcage but misses.
Gonya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luna.
As Luna looks to move away, Gonya throws a big counter combo but Luna just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Gonya misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Luna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gonya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Gonya.
Gonya slips a jab and a cross from Luna.
Gonya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luna on the side of the head.
Gonya moves out of range as Luna strikes.
Luna throws a lazy right hand but Gonya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luna throws a combination that misses
letting Gonya counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo Gonya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya misses with a lunging right hand
and Luna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luna cracks Gonya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Antonio Luna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Gonya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luna.
Nice uppercut lands for Luna. That snapped Gonya's head back.
Luna throws a lazy right hand but Gonya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonya is looking for a counter combo.
Luna misses with a two punch combination.
Gonya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonya misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gonya might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gonya gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Luna to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Luna.
Luna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gonya lands a slapping body shot.
Luna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonya misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luna swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Luna!
Luna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luna lands a two punch combo.
Gonya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luna moves out of range of the body kick from Gonya.
Luna throws out a loose jab but Gonya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gonya.
Luna has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gonya.
The crowd cheers as Gonya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luna doesn't seem phased though.
Luna lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonya walks into a straight right hand from Luna.
Antonio Luna is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya jabs at Luna's body.
Gonya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonya looks to land a left hand but Luna moved out of range nicely.
Luna misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gonya.
Luna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gonya cracks Luna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luna scores with a three punch combo!
Luna lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Luna does no damage.
Luna's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Luna duly obliges.
Luna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Luna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Luna 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Luna!
A victorious Antonio Luna thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.