PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 679 p4p, 2426 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 100 p4p, 308 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gomez
vs
Barnkvist

188 cm
36
184
27 - 16 - 0

183 cm
42
184
18 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Barnkvist moves away and avoids it.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Barnkvist finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barnkvist looks to land a body kick but Gomez moved away.
Barnkvist misses with the combination.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Barnkvist counters with a three punch combo that has Gomez backing up. Gomez nods at Barnkvist to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnkvist drops his hands momentarily and Gomez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnkvist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Barnkvist drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barnkvist landing strikes.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Barnkvist drags him back down.
Gomez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barnkvist lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Barnkvist drags him back down.
Barnkvist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
Barnkvist creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gomez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face as Barnkvist controls the position.
Barnkvist lands some shots froms side control.

Gomez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gomez scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnkvist should have avoided that one.
Gomez with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnkvist's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses

and Barnkvist moves into the clinch.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnkvist leaning against his opponent.
Barnkvist can't get the takedown.
Schwartz Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Gomez pushes Barnkvist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomez but Gomez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnkvist has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Barnkvist. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez defending well as Barnkvist loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Barnkvist circles away.
Gomez scores with a three punch combo!
Gomez throws a series of punches but Barnkvist avoids them all with ease.
Gomez lands a leg kick that knocks Barnkvist off balance momentarily.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Barnkvist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gomez lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been informed that Barnkvist has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist dives in for a single leg takedown but Gomez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gomez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez blocks a head kick by Barnkvist.
Schwartz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnkvist shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Barnkvist unleashes a big counter combination but Gomez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barnkvist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Gomez leaves Barnkvist with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gomez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Barnkvist moved away.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez lands with a right hand.
Barnkvist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Barnkvist backs away, Gomez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a body punch but Barnkvist moves out of range.
Barnkvist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick misses from Barnkvist.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwartz Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gomez throws an off balance right hand
letting Barnkvist counter with a right hand.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body. Barnkvist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnkvist can do to turn this around?
A clash of legs there as Barnkvist blocks the low kick.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gomez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomez throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnkvist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnkvist slips under a jab from Gomez.
Barnkvist throws a big counter head kick but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Barnkvist's belly button to the back.
Gomez avoids a kick to the body.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnkvist somewhat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnkvist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Barnkvist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnkvist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnkvist throws out a powerful jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Barnkvist blocks the leg kick.
Barnkvist slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Barnkvist counters with a takedown into side control.

Gomez sneaks out the side door and pushes Barnkvist away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnkvist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Barnkvist avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Barnkvist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnkvist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Barnkvist swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Barnkvist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnkvist moves out of range of the strikes.
Barnkvist throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnkvist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barnkvist throws a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Barnkvist moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Despite the aggression on Barnkvist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick from Gomez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnkvist swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
A little jabbing left from Barnkvist on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Barnkvist does no damage.
Gomez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barnkvist closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Barnkvist pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schwartz Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Barnkvist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Barnkvist moved out of range.
Barnkvist dives in for a single leg takedown but Gomez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gomez sizes up Barnkvist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnkvist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schwartz Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnkvist is breathing heavily.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnkvist lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnkvist walks into a straight right hand from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body. Barnkvist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Barnkvist.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a lazy head kick

and Barnkvist holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Barnkvist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomez. Gomez obviously looking to wear him down.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Barnkvist moves out of range easily.

Barnkvist decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnkvist prevents Gomez from standing back up.
Barnkvist seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gomez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnkvist.
Gomez is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnkvist thows a huge punch but Gomez dodges it nicely.
Barnkvist prevents Gomez from standing back up.
Barnkvist wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnkvist.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwartz Gomez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gomez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barnkvist. Barnkvist circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Barnkvist defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnkvist looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnkvist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gomez misses with a left hand
and Barnkvist counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnkvist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Barnkvist keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Barnkvist is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gomez's half guard.

Gomez has one foot on Barnkvist's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Peter Barnkvist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Barnkvist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnkvist takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Barnkvist's leg but Barnkvist calmly moves out of range.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnkvist.
Gomez scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnkvist should have avoided that one.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnkvist.
A big left from Gomez misses.
As Gomez backs off Barnkvist throws a huge counter combo but Gomez manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Barnkvist is looking for the big counter here.
Gomez lands a right hook to the body.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnkvist throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Barnkvist misses with a jab to the body
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnkvist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnkvist fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnkvist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomez. Gomez obviously looking to wear him down.
Gomez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnkvist.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Barnkvist.
Gomez stuns Barnkvist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barnkvist's hands.
Nice shot lands for Gomez.
Barnkvist shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Barnkvist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Barnkvist looks to move away, Gomez throws a big counter combo but Barnkvist just gets out of the way.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez misses with a left hand
and Barnkvist counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barnkvist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.
Barnkvist misses with a double jab.
Barnkvist scores with a three punch combo!
Gomez scores with a one two! Barnkvist had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnkvist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gomez keeps Barnkvist at a distance using the push kick.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnkvist was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Barnkvist is looking for the big counter here.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist slips under a jab from Gomez.
Barnkvist wants to slow Gomez down by chopping away at his legs.
Gomez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnkvist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barnkvist.
Gomez throwing a counter right hand but Barnkvist manages to avoid it.
Schwartz Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Gomez lands a jab.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schwartz Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barnkvist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez tries to clinch but Barnkvist is having none of it.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Barnkvist moves out of range easily.
Barnkvist slips under a jab.
Gomez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarnkvist.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schwartz Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwartz Gomez!
Schwartz Gomez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.