PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 924 p4p, 1551 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 120 p4p, 191 weight class). Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. Dean Howard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Howard
vs
Gomez

185 cm
34
192
19 - 11 - 0

188 cm
42
184
41 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter
Dangerous Nutrition

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Gomez.
A leg kick checked by Howard.
Howard blocks the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gomez.
Howard stuns Gomez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Howard shoots in.
Howard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez jabs Howard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gomez swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
Howard keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Howard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab by Howard.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard attempts a counter takedown but Gomez avoids it well and moves away.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howard.
Howard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gomez defends well and Howard ends up having to push Gomez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Howard.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez connects with the punch.
Gomez with a jab.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Howard.
Howard digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Howard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gomez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Gomez drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.

Howard manages to pull guard.
Howard looking for a sweep. Not yet Howard, not yet.
Gomez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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 throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Howard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Gomez throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Howard misses with a body punch
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Howard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Howard showed some decent athleticism there.
Howard passes to side control.

Howard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gomez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Howard advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Howard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Howard throws some wild stikes that Gomez manages to avoid easily.
Howard wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Howard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Howard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gomez is looking to escape.
Gomez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Howard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gomez because Howard loaded up on that one.
Howard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gomez because Howard loaded up on that one.
Gomez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Howard goes for an armbar but Gomez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gomez.
Howard wants to sweep here but Gomez controlling him for the moment.
Howard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Howard trying to pass the guard but Gomez defending well.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Gomez is defending well.

Howard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwartz Gomez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gomez throws a low kick but Howard avoids it.
Howard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Howard shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Howard misses with a looping left.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howard's hands.
Gomez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Howard avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Gomez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Howard moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked

and Howard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez tries to kick Howard off but Howard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez won't allow Howard to pass to mount.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Howard throwing shots but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Gomez won't allow Howard to pass to mount.
Howard is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Howard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Howard prevents Gomez from standing back up.
Howard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Howard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gomez!
Howard wants to control the pace but Gomez is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Howard is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gomez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gomez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Howard throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Howard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

Howard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard looking to ground and pound but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Howard punching from mount but Gomez doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Howard moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gomez has worked his arm free - good work by Gomez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet here but Howard is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gomez's back.

Howard looking to break Gomez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gomez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Howard will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gomez prevents Howard from getting a body triangle.
Howard lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Gomez trying to get back to his feet but Howard is in full control for now.
Gomez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Will Howard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Howard looking for the choke from the back.
Howard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Howard is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gomez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gomez for a finish.

Gomez is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.

Gomez clinches up with Howard and pushes him back against the cage.
Howard jumps guard but Gomez stands there with Howard around his waist. Howard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Howard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Howard tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Gomez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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 Dean Howard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gomez missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Howard didn't see that one coming.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howard.
Howard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Howard is looking to wear down Gomez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Howard drives through with a takedown into guard.

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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Howard or not.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Howard stalling in the clinch but Gomez improves position.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Howard.
Howard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gomez to keep the fight standing.
Gomez lands an uppercut.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
Howard is trying to pull guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Howard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown attempt by Howard or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez lands with a cross.
Howard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Howard walks into a stiff left hand from Gomez.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomez sprawls and moves away.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard tries to counter with a takedown but Gomez is quick to defend against it.
Howard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gomez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Gomez tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard fails with the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Gomez gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Gomez lands a right hand.
Howard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howards head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard wants a takedown but no success here.
A short left from Gomez.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Gomez tenderised Howard's leg. Howard is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt

and Howard counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomez won't be happy with that.

Gomez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Schwartz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Howard feinted with a counter takedown.

Howard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gomez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Howard keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gomez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howards head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Howard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schwartz Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomez 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwartz Gomez!
During a confident post fight interview, Schwartz Gomez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.