PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raja Guru (ranked 2340 p4p, 3397 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Hotel California (Spanish Mix) as his entrance music. Pedro Gomez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raja Guru's chin.

Guru
vs
Gomez

173 cm
23
137
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
30
146
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raja Guru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guru.
Guru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Gomez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guru misses with a straight right.
Guru throws a body kick that misses
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Guru fails to land.
I was talking to Guru's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Guru lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez tries a body shot but Guru blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru'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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Guru.
Guru tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guru.
Guru working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Guru blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Guru.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guru blocks an uppercut.
Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomez blocking some punches.

Guru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guru uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guru throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Guru was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gomez.
Gomez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Guru throws a lazy head kick
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez lands a jab.

Guru is rocked!
Gomez misses with a double jab
and Guru counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Guru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Guru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guru seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice uppercut lands for Guru. That snapped Gomez's head back.
Guru plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Pedro Gomez has been cut.
Guru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Guru with a nice cross.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gomez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guru moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Guru looks to land a body kick but Gomez moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Guru misses with a looping right.
Guru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Guru.
Gomez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gomez walks into a stiff left hand from Guru.
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guru throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Guru moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Guru has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gomez finds it's way round the side to connect with Guru's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez throws a hook but Guru blocks it.
Guru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guru thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Guru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Gomez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guru lands a body shot.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guru lands with a hook. Gomez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Guru misses.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Guru saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Guru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Guru.
Guru ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Guru finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Guru takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Guru scores with a hook to the body. Gomez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guru lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomez will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guru.
Raja Guru is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Guru moves out of range easily.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guru misses the shot to the body.
Gomez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru lands a right hook to the body.
Guru throws a shot to the body.
Gomez defending well as Guru loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez throws a solid leg kick but Guru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gomez.
Guru misses the shot to the body.
Guru backing away here, and Gomez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez walks into a straight right hand from Guru.
Guru ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guru takes a step back to recover.
Guru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guru misses with a looping right.
Gomez throws a front kick that sends Guru stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guru.
Nice uppercut lands for Guru. That snapped Gomez's head back.
Guru getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guru is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Guru misses.
Guru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guru lands with a kick to the ribs.
Guru swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez scores with a spinning back kick!
Guru swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Guru is looking to counter punch.

Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Guru.
Gomez is working Guru over against the cage.
Gomez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guru avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guru manages to break the clinch.

Gomez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guru tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez cracks Guru with a nice body shot.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guru misses with a punch to the body.
Guru lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
A short left from Gomez.
Guru tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Guru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Guru is predictable there
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
Guru lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guru sizes up Gomez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raja Guru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gomez takes one to the chin there.
Guru misses with a hook
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Gomez walks into a jab.
Raja Guru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guru.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guru.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guru.
Both fighters circling a little - Guru finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gomez.
Guru takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Guru lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Guru throws a low kick, looking for Gomez's leg but Gomez calmly moves out of range.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guru can pounce on him.
Gomez thuds his right hand into Guru's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Oooooh!!! Gomez has knocked Guru down with a huge combo! Gomez steps away and waves a wobbly Guru back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez moves out of range of the body kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gomez! Guru is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Gomez!
Our winner, Pedro Gomez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.