PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Korn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Korn
vs
Gomi

174 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

173 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Korn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Korn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Korn is nestled in close to Gomi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Korn working the head and body with strikes.
Korn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Korn throws a strike but Gomi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Korn working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Korn throwing strikes but missing.
Korn throws a big right hand that misses.
Korn throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gomi with a poor takedown

and Korn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gomi's guard.
Korn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Korn cracks Gomi with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korn connects with a couple of short punches.
Korn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Korn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Korn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Korn throwing strikes but missing.
Korn throwing strikes but missing.
Korn wants to pass the guard but Gomi is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Korn counters with a shoot takedown. Gomi fights it but they end up in guard.
Gomi looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi working a defensive guard here.
Korn cracks Gomi with a solid left hand.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Korn is one step ahead there.
Korn lands a couple of elbows.
Korn scoring with some ground and pound.
Korn chips away with some ground and pound.
Gomi working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Korn lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korn lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korn lands a couple of digs.
Korn cracks Gomi with a solid left hand.
Korn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korn works over Gomi with some ground and pound from guard.
Korn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Korn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Korn throws a big right hand that misses.
Korn is in close to Gomi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korn working some strikes from top position.
Korn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korn distracts Gomi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Korn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korn scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korn postures up and lands a big shot to Gomi's brow.
Korn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Korn works over Gomi with some ground and pound from guard.
Korn distracts Gomi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Korn is in close to Gomi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gomi's head.
Korn is in close to Gomi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korn is in close to Gomi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Korn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korn scoring with some ground and pound.
Korn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Korn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Korn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Korn 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.

Korn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Korn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gomi fails with the takedown

and Korn counters with a shoot takedown. Gomi fights it but they end up in guard.
Korn landing with the ground and pound.
Korn is working Gomi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Korn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Korn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Korn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Korn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Korn with a nice head shot there.
Gomi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gomi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Korn lands a couple of digs.
Gomi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Korn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Korn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Korn is working Gomi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Korn stops Gomi from standing up.
Korn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Korn working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Korn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Korn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Korn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korn is working Gomi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Korn with a nice head shot there.
Gomi controls Korn momentarily but Korn frees himself.
Korn passes into half guard.
Korn working the head and body with strikes.
Korn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Korn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korn connects with a nice short shot to Gomi's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korn connects with a nice short shot to Gomi's temple.
Korn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Korn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Korn lands with a punch from half guard.
Gomi wants to get back to full guard.
Korn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Korn working Gomi over with strikes.
Korn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Korn slips a nice elbow through Gomi's hands, connecting with Gomi's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korn connects with a nice short shot to Gomi's temple.
Nice strikes from Korn there.
Korn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Korn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gomi tries to roll over but Korn keeps him under control.
Korn slips a nice elbow through Gomi's hands, connecting with Gomi's forehead.
Korn working the head and body with strikes.
Gomi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Korn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Korn working Gomi over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Korn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Korn avoids it well.
Korn shoots in but Gomi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Korn misses with a takedown attempt - Gomi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed

and Korn counters with a single leg into guard. Gomi didn't expect that.
Korn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomi's head.
Korn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korn connects with a couple of short punches.
Korn works over Gomi with some ground and pound from guard.
Korn chips away with some ground and pound.
Korn with a nice head shot there.
Gomi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Korn lands a couple of elbows.
Korn scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korn cracks Gomi with a solid left hand.
Korn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniel Korn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Korn passes Gomi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gomi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomi has hold of Korn's hands but Korn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Korn slips a nice elbow through Gomi's hands, connecting with Gomi's forehead.
Gomi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Korn prevents Gomi from improving his position.
Gomi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Korn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Korn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Korn working over Gomi with some ground and pound. Gomi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Korn there.
Korn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Korn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Korn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Korn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Korn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Korn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Korn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gomi wants to improve his position but Korn is controlling well.
Gomi taking some punishment here, with Korn in his half guard.
Korn lands with a punch from half guard.
Gomi wants to control but Korn is keeping busy.
Korn lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Korn lands a nice short elbow.
Gomi is looking for a sweep. Korn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korn connects with a nice short shot to Gomi's temple.
Korn lands strikes from half guard.
Korn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Korn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Korn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gomi is trying to control but can't.
Korn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Korn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yoshida Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Korn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomi punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Korn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Korn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Korn!