PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 625 p4p, 726 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 92 p4p, 107 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gomez
vs
Andonian

188 cm
33
184
21 - 11 - 0

187 cm
37
176
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Altitude Clothing

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez scores with a nice right hand.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Andonian moves away and avoids it.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Andonian.
Gomez lands with an overhand left.
Gomez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andonian throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andonian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Andonian.
Andonian trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gomez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Andonian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Gomez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Andonian tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andonian misses with some punches.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gomez.
A right hook to the body lands for Andonian.
Andonian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andonian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andonian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andonian lands a nice knee to the body.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andonian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Andonian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Andonian is out of range.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andonian counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andonian.
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!
Gomez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Andonian lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andonian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body punch from Gomez.

Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Andonian.
Andonian lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Andonian.
Andonian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andonian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andonian lands a nice shot to the body.
Andonian tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andonian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andonian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez digs a right hand into Andonian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andonian's gas tank.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andonian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Andonian.
A short body shot lands from Andonian as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonian lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andonian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andonian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Gomez is rocked!
Gomez throws a body kick that misses
and Andonian scores with a counter punch that sends Gomez to the canvas! Andonian smells blood - he's punishing Gomez with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gomez has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garik Andonian!