PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jungle Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Griffin
vs
Gomez

180 cm
23
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jungle Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Gomez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomez lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Griffin trying to pass the guard but Gomez defending well.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Griffin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gomez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Griffin.
Griffin with shots to the head and body - Gomez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gomez on the ground.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gomez taking shots to the head.

It looks like Thiago Gomez has been cut.
Gomez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin prevents Gomez from improving his position.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Gomez is having none of it.
Griffin wants to free his trapped foot but Gomez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gomez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Griffin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Griffin's back!

Gomez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Griffin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gomez struggling to land strikes to the head as Griffin covers up.
Gomez looks gassed!
Griffin holding both Gomez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Griffin covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gomez scores with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez gets his hands free as Griffin looks to control.
Griffin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gomez lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Gomez.
Gomez is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gomez gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Gomez gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gomez apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Griffin tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Griffin tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez counters with a good, hard body kick but Griffin shrugs it off.
Griffin wants to clinch but Gomez slips to the side

and Gomez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Griffin won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin tries to bench press Gomez off him but Gomez keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez cracks Griffin with a big elbow.
Gomez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gomez scoring with punches and elbows.
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gomez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gomez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Griffin taking shots to the head.

Gomez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Griffin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gomez is landing with some decent strikes but Griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gomez with good strikes from the mount here!

Gomez looking to secure an arm triangle but Griffin defends it well.
Griffin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez with the ground and pound from mount.
Griffin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gomez. What's that going to do exactly?
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griffin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griffin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here.
Gomez is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Gomez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffin's sensitive parts.
Gomez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Griffin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gomez's guard now.
Griffin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Griffin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gomez to his feet.
Griffin darts in trying to clinch

and Gomez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Griffin's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Gomez trying to control but Griffin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gomez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Griffin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Griffin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Griffin!
Gomez lands a decent little punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez prevents Griffin from moving into mount.
Gomez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gomez wants to control the action here but instead Griffin manages to pass to full mount!
Gomez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Griffin unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Griffin lands a heavy elbow.
Gomez gets back to half guard.
Gomez works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin preventing the sweep.

Gomez looking for a guillotine here but Griffin defends easily.
Gomez is trying to control the position but Griffin postures up.
Griffin tries to stand but Gomez is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomez is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Gomez passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Gomez has hold of Griffin's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Griffin tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gomez cranks the arm and Griffin screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Griffin, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Thiago Gomez!