PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 448 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 61 p4p, 174 weight class). Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Schwartz Gomez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kelly
vs
Gomez

185 cm
32
190
26 - 15 - 1

188 cm
41
184
39 - 27 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Gomez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kelly throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Gomez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Good shot there by Kelly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.

Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Gomez tries a body shot but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly tries to stall but Gomez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gomez misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Kelly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gomez.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomez will feel that in the morning.

Kelly rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelly.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kelly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gomez can turn it around.
Gomez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schwartz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Gomez slips a jab from Kelly.
Gomez tries to counter with a clinch but Kelly shakes him off and moves away.
Gomez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kelly on the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Gomez throws out a counter right but Kelly avoids it with no problem.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kelly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little jabbing left from Gomez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Gomez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomez misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Kelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Kelly fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gomez just manages to avoid it.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez scores with a sloppy right hand. Kelly should have avoided that one.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Kelly throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Kelly has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Schwartz Gomez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Despite the aggression on Gomez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kelly misses with a straight left.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kelly eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Kelly misses the target.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomez's hands.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly sizes up Gomez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Kelly throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Kelly tried to counter with a leg kick but Gomez avoided it.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly slips a straight right by Gomez.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomez.
Gomez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez stalks Kelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kelly's face. Kelly staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomez. That snapped Kelly's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Gomez clobbers Kelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and moves out of range.

Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelly.
Gomez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Kelly tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.
Pat Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kelly is looking for a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Gomez.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Gomez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.

Gomez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kelly is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gomez to the mat. Gomez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Kelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Kelly slips nicely into half guard.
Gomez is refusing to be controlled, as Kelly sits in half guard.
Gomez won't allow Kelly to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kelly lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly wants to take a breather but Gomez is having none of it.
Kelly prevents Gomez from standing back up.
Kelly wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kelly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Schwartz Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez connects with a single shot there.
Gomez slips under a jab from Kelly.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
Gomez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Gomez misses with a hook
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.

Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomez scores with a shot to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Gomez landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Kelly jumps guard and drags Gomez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kelly has a closed guard, preventing Gomez from standing up.

Gomez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
Kelly takes one to the chin there.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming.

Gomez clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Gomez wants to stall.
Kelly is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Kelly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Gomez moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez connects with a looping right hand.

Kelly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Kelly isn't so interested in that idea.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gomez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but Kelly is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
Kelly pushing down on Gomez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gomez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kelly.
Schwartz Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Gomez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kelly is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Schwartz Gomez.
I've got Gomez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwartz Gomez!
An out of breath Schwartz Gomez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.