PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 425 p4p, 399 weight class) and Gustav Line (ranked 63 p4p, 59 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. Line has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gomez
vs
Line

188 cm
35
184
27 - 15 - 0

178 cm
34
182
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Heavy Metal Drugs
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sloppy strikes from Line. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Gomez.
Some wild striking there from Line.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Line moved out of range nicely.
Line tries a quick counter leg kick but Gomez is wise to it.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Line scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gomez scores with a spinning back kick!
Line dips to his left and cracks Gomez with an uppercut!
Line uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Line lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Line slips under a jab from Gomez.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Line's leg. Line is trying to keep his angry face on.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Line scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gomez with a nice calf kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gomez takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Gomez works over Line's head and body with a nice combination.
Line gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Line didn't see that one coming.
Line fails to land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Line connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomez's hands.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Line, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line misses with a leg kick.
Line throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Line sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gomez throws a low kick but Line moves out of range easily.
Line appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Line has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Line throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.
Line's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Line misses with some punches.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Line tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.
Line lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Line lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomez.
Line tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.

Line jumps guard and drags Gomez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Line looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gomez stands and steps away. Line gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Line avoids it well.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line blocks a jab.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Line keeps it at a distance.

Line instigates a clinch.
Line digs a right hand underneath Gomez's ribcage. Gomez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Line is controlling the position.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Line blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Line can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Gomez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Line jumps guard but Gomez stands there with Line around his waist. Line gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Line working aggressively here.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Line has the dominant position.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Line lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Line misses the shot to the body.
Line is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Line keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Line tries to clinch up.
Line throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Line swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Line fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Line moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Line lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gustav Line will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gomez slips a straight right by Line.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez slips a jab from Line.
Line uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomez has time to react.
Gomez drops his hands momentarily and Line takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Line throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
Gomez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Line.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Line pulls guard.
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Line's guard.
Line is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up.
Gomez tries to stand but Line is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Line working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Line looking for a sweep. Not yet Line, not yet.

Line is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Gomez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gomez throws a hook but Line blocks it.
Gomez slips under a jab from Line.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body. Line takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Gomez forces Line back against the cage and clinches.
Gomez gets through Line's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Line has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gomez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Line can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Line prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Line controls the action.
Gomez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
Line lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Line is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Line cracks Gomez with a nice body shot.
Gustav Line seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gomez tries to work over Line's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Line jumps guard but Gomez stands there with Line around his waist. Line gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Line lands a body punch in the clinch.
Line blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
Line lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Gomez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Gomez is trying to push Line away but Line has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Line tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Line pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line jumps guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez trying to stall but Line improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Line working aggressively here.
Line misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gustav Line showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Line lands a high kick!
Line gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gomez connects with a single shot there.

Line clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez cracks Line with a nice body shot.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Gomez lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gomez walks away with a smile on his face. Line gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Line.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Line throws a hook but Gomez avoids it easily.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Line connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomez scrambles back to his feet.

Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Line lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez pushes Line back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez lands with a short punch from 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.
Line working aggressively here.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Line. Line maintains the clinch.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Line tries to pull guard but Gomez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a left hand.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Line tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gomez is able to avoid easily.
Line on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Line knows he should have avoided that one.
Gomez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schwartz Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Line walks into a jab.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez looks for the body kick but Line saw that one coming.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Jab by Gomez.
Gomez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Line off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line wants to slow Gomez down by chopping away at his legs.

Gomez has Line up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Line.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line is trying to pull guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Schwartz Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustav Line.
Line pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line is trying to pull guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Line lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Line.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line misses with the head strike.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Line takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomez lands a jab.
Line wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
Gomez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Line is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Line's head.
Line takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez punishes Line's body with a nice straight punch.
Gomez swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Schwartz Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Line. Beautiful body shot.
Line's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomez under the eye.
A head kick from Gomez lands but Line takes it in his stride.
Gomez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Line on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schwartz Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Line has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Line!
A relieved looking Gustav Line thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.