PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Gomez (ranked 1971 p4p, 2363 weight class) and Roronoa Zoro (ranked 199 p4p, 238 weight class). Gomez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bury My Bones. Pedro Gomez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roronoa Zoro's chin.

Gomez
vs
Zoro

172 cm
26
146
5 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
145
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roronoa Zoro!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoro scores with a jab to the body.
Zoro cracks a nice hook into Gomez's ribs.
Gomez thumps Zoro with a low kick.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Gomez walks into a stiff left hand from Zoro.
Gomez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zoro misses with a wild body shot.
Zoro misses with a body shot.
Zoro lands a slapping body shot.
Zoro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zoro has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoro connects with a body shot.
Gomez takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Zoro misses its intended target.
Zoro dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Zoro's head and hops out.
Zoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
A swing and a miss from Zoro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zoro's hands.
Gomez swings away with a body shot that misses

and Zoro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zoro.
Zoro throws a strike but Gomez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zoro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zoro throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
Zoro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zoro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zoro has passed into side control.
Gomez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeping his opponent close.
Zoro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zoro is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zoro fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zoro throwing strikes but Gomez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoro can't do much from the bottom here.
Zoro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gomez controlling the action here.

Zoro looking for submissions off his back.
Zoro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomez is working away from the top position though.
Gomez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zoro on the ground.
Zoro is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zoro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zoro.

Zoro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gomez defends it easily.

Zoro is looking for a triangle but Gomez pushes his legs off easily.

Zoro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zoro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roronoa Zoro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Zoro's shoulder, as Zoro tries to avoid the shot.
Zoro throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
A jab from Zoro misses.
Gomez tried to counter with a leg kick but Zoro avoided it.
Gomez throws a jab when Zoro was well out of range.
Zoro throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez throws a body punch but Zoro moves out of range.
Zoro scores with a hook to the body. Gomez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zoro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zoro swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zoro scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoro stuns Gomez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zoro checks a low kick from Gomez.
Zoro throws a hook but Gomez avoids it easily.
Roronoa Zoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zoro. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zoro cracks Gomez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Gomez.
Zoro swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Zoro moves away and avoids it.
Zoro misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomez. That's going to slow Zoro down.
Zoro shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zoro. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zoro shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zoro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomez momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
Zoro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.
Zoro's corner calls for a 1-2. Zoro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zoro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pedro Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roronoa Zoro.
Nice body punch from Zoro.
Zoro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zoro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Zoro.
Gomez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Zoro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Zoro digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Gomez tries to work over Zoro's front leg with a kick but Zoro checks it.
Zoro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the liver by Zoro. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zoro fails with a takedown attempt.
Zoro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zoro lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomez slips a jab from Zoro.
Gomez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gomez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Zoro misses the target.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Zoro cracks a nice hook into Gomez's ribs.
Zoro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zoro shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoro ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Roronoa Zoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomez as he connects with a hook.
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 misses with a low kick.
Zoro throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Zoro darts in looking for a takedown but Gomez gets double underhooks and turns Zoro into the cage.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez stuffs the takedown.
Zoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zoro.
Gomez misses with a hook. Zoro ducked under it nicely.
Zoro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zoro finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomez's head.
Zoro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Gomez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gomez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zoro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zoro scores with a shot to the body.
Zoro misses with a wild body shot.
Zoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Zoro throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Nice defenses there by Zoro.
Zoro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gomez as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zoro clobbers Gomez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomez throws a body punch but Zoro moves out of range.
Zoro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And Zoro tries to counter it with a takedown but Gomez pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zoro throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Zoro just misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoro throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoro just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zoro connects with a body shot that sends Gomez's belly button to the back.
Zoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Zoro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zoro blocks a head kick by Gomez.
Zoro with a poor takedown
and Gomez counters with a three punch combo that has Zoro backing up. Zoro nods at Gomez to acknowledge the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zoro or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez, which made it look bad.
It looked like Gomez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Zoro.
Pedro Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roronoa Zoro.
Gomez swings for the body but Zoro moves out of range.
Zoro with the counter takedown but Gomez avoids it easily.
Zoro connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Zoro drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zoro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zoro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zoro trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Zoro tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Gomez has Zoro pulled in close to control his posture.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoro trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gomez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Zoro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gomez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zoro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zoro 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.

Zoro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
Gomez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Zoro working for a triangle but Gomez defends it easily.

Zoro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roronoa Zoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zoro 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roronoa Zoro!
A very excited looking Roronoa Zoro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.