PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 1967 p4p, 1430 weight class) and Jake Askren (ranked 141 p4p, 107 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gomi
vs
Askren

176 cm
24
140
9 - 9 - 0

170 cm
30
132
17 - 19 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sakura Style
Groove Gear

Furnace Performance 🔥
Silverguard Outfitters 🛡

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Askren!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Askren has Gomi up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Askren keeps him there for the moment.
Gomi tries to circle away but Askren has him pinned against the cage.
Gomi is trying to break the clinch but Askren has him pressed against the cage.
Gomi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Askren has Gomi pressed against the cage, preventing Gomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Askren has double underhooks.

Gomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Askren moves into the clinch successfully.

Askren breaks the clinch.
Gomi with a hook.
Gomi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi is looking to counter punch.
Askren looks winded!
Gomi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Askren at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Askren tries for a takedown but Gomi circles away easily
and Gomi counters with a series of strikes. Askren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gomi misses with a two punch combination.
Askren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Askren avoids nicely.
Askren ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiroshi Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Askren defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Askren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Askren has his takedown stuffed
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Gomi. No joy for Askren on that attempt.
Hiroshi Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Askren.
Askren closes the distance and clinches up with Gomi, looking for a takedown. Askren pushes Gomi against the cage but Gomi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Askren slips a jab from Gomi.
Gomi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Askren takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Askren tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.

Askren is rocked!
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Askren moves away and avoids it.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Askren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gomi throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomi misses with an uppercut. Askren saw that one coming.
Askren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Askren wants to counter the offense by Gomi and move into the clinch position.
Jake Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gomi tries to keep at a distance but Askren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomi wants to get back to striking at distance but Askren won't allow it.
Askren lands with a light punch inside.
Gomi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Askren changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gomi throws a hook but Askren avoids it easily.
Gomi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomi wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Askren tries to clinch but Gomi moves away
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Askren to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Askren.
Askren has his takedown stuffed
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Askren avoids them all with ease.
Askren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Gomi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Askren slips a straight right by Gomi.
Hiroshi Gomi is winning the standup battle so far.
Askren fails with a takedown attempt.
Askren tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
Askren gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi cracks Askren with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Gomi. No joy for Askren on that attempt.
Hiroshi Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Askren.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Gomi loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
Askren is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Gomi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomi dips to his left and cracks Askren with an uppercut!
Gomi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Askren is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomi finish him?
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Askren is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gomi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Askren can do to turn this around?
Askren blocks a jab.
Askren seems to have recovered his senses.
Askren misses with a takedown
and Gomi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomi lands a jab to the nose.
Gomi scores with a sloppy right hand. Askren should have avoided that one.
Gomi scores with a body shot.
Askren gets cracked there but stands up to it.

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!
Gomi wobbles Askren with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Gomi dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Askren to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hiroshi Gomi!
A relieved looking Hiroshi Gomi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.