PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Gomez (ranked 2915 p4p, 5095 weight class) and Dr Taysin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gomez
vs
Taysin

180 cm
23
142
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alvaro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dr Taysin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taysin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gomez is looking for a sweep. Taysin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Taysin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taysin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gomez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Taysin controlling the pace for now.
Gomez working to try and regain half guard.
Gomez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomez is trying to escape the mount.
Taysin breaks from Gomez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taysin controlling from the full mount.
Taysin with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taysin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomez wants to control but Taysin is having none of it.
Taysin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taysin landing strikes from the mount.
Taysin prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
Gomez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Taysin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gomez is surviving well by controlling Taysin's body position as best he can.
Taysin controlling his opponent.
Taysin prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taysin dominating with strikes here.
Taysin looking to control but Gomez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomez is looking to get to half guard.
Gomez regains half guard.
Taysin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Taysin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gomez defends it well.
Taysin wants to pass to mount but Gomez is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taysin throwing shots but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Gomez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gomez taking some punishment here, with Taysin in his half guard.
Gomez trying to hold on to Taysin's head to control him but Taysin postures up.
Gomez trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Taysin manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gomez tries to hold on but Taysin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taysin looking for a guillotine from mount but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Taysin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gomez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taysin is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Taysin gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Taysin gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Taysin apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Taysin pushes him off.

Taysin takes the fight into the clinch.

Taysin jumps guard.
Taysin trying to control the position.
Gomez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Taysin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Taysin circles away.
Taysin throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Taysin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Taysin finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.

Taysin closes the distance and clinches.

Taysin jumps guard and drags Gomez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gomez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taysin for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez looking to sit in guard and control but Taysin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gomez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomez, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taysin stands and steps away. Gomez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Taysin swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.

Taysin rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.

Taysin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Taysin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gomez looking to sit in guard and control but Taysin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gomez is trying to control the position but Taysin postures up.
Gomez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gomez tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taysin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gomez, up you get!
Alvaro Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez lands with a kick to the ribs.

Taysin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gomez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Taysin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taysin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taysin connects with a couple of short punches.
Gomez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gomez is striking but Taysin is not phased and passes to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taysin lands strikes from half guard.
Taysin content to control rather than advance.
Gomez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taysin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gomez fails with the takedown.

Taysin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gomez's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez punching from the bottom.
Taysin throwing shots but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taysin in particular looking to stall.
Taysin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomez trying to control but Taysin postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taysin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gomez!
Taysin controlling from the full mount.
Gomez gets back to half guard.
Gomez tries to get to full guard but Taysin has control of the leg.
Taysin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taysin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Taysin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gomez!
Gomez is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Taysin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Taysin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taysin lands in his opponent's guard.
Gomez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Taysin from controlling successfully.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taysin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomez is trying to control the position but Taysin postures up.
Gomez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gomez lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Taysin has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomez misses with some punches.

Taysin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gomez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gomez trying to strike off his back.
Taysin stays in close to Gomez's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working a defensive guard but Taysin passes into half guard.
Taysin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dr Taysin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taysin blocks the strikes from Gomez.
Taysin trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez is looking to control Taysin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gomez avoid being mounted?
Alvaro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez missing with punches from the bottom.
Gomez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Taysin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taysin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gomez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gomez tries to hold on but Taysin postures up.
Gomez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Taysin is taking a breather. Gomez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gomez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Taysin is very close to passing his half guard.

Taysin is looking for a kimura here.
Gomez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomez is refusing to be controlled, as Taysin sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to control but can't.
Gomez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gomez landing a few short strikes.
Gomez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gomez punching from the bottom.
Gomez keeping hold of Taysin's head, controlling as best he can.
Taysin prevents Gomez from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez wants to control but Taysin is keeping busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dr Taysin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taysin lands with a kick to the temple. Gomez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Taysin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taysin 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Taysin!