PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Nunez
vs
Gomez

201 cm
20
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
Gomez stuffs the takedown attempt from Nunez. Nunez gets slowly back to his feet.
Nunez looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nunez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nunez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomez.

Nunez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nunez is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomez looking to control.
Nunez wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez trying to keep a closed guard but Nunez is proving a slippery customer.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nunez tries for a takedown but Gomez circles away easily

and Gomez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nunez is breathing heavily.
Gomez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Nunez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nunez manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Nunez's guard.
Gomez passes Nunez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez prevents Nunez from improving his position.
Gomez stalling.
Nunez is trying to maintain the position but Gomez is very close to passing his half guard.
Nunez is staying active underneath Gomez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gomez prevents Nunez from improving his position.
Gomez is taking a breather. Nunez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nunez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nunez tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is in trouble now - Gomez has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez looking to control but Nunez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Gomez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nunez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gomez trying to control but Nunez is having none of it.
Nunez is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gomez wants to control the pace but Nunez is squirming around nicely.
Gomez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Nunez is trying to stand.
Nunez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nunez is looking to improve his position but Gomez isn't that keen on the idea.

Gomez looking to secure an arm triangle but Nunez defends it well.
Nunez is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomez has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Gomez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nunez fails with the takedown

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

Gomez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nunez struggling a bit here.

Gomez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nunez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunez keeps working.
Nunez tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunez keeps working.
Nunez tries to bench press Gomez off him but Gomez keeps the position.
Nunez wants to control but Gomez postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nunez misses with the combination.
Nunez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gomez counters with a takedown into side control.
Nunez seems a little lost for a moment, as Gomez dominates the positioning.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Nunez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gomez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nunez struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez 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.
Nunez is not content to let Gomez control the position.
Nunez is looking to reverse the position.
Nunez is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Nunez keeps moving.

Nunez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomez is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.

Nunez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gomez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nunez keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Nunez is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gomez passes Nunez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nunez keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Nunez.
Antonio Nunez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Nunez circles away easily

and Nunez counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Nunez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nunez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomez showed some decent athleticism there.
Nunez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gomez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nunez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nunez is trying to get back to full guard.
Nunez is staying active underneath Gomez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Nunez looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Gomez pushes past his half guard into mount!
Gomez controlling from the full mount.

Gomez working for a submission but Nunez is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Nunez is holding on tight.
Gomez avoids the attempt from Nunez to control.
Gomez tries to control but Nunez wriggling away.
Gomez prevents Nunez from getting the reversal.
Gomez avoids the attempt from Nunez to control.
Nunez is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gomez trying to control but Nunez is having none of it.

Gomez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Gomez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nunez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nunez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Gomez wants to finish this one by submission but Nunez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gomez.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is trying desperately to improve position.
Nunez tries to lock up and control but Gomez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nunez is looking to improve his position but Gomez isn't that keen on the idea.
Gomez tries to control but Nunez wriggling away.
Gomez controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nunez is trying desperately to improve position.
Gomez trying to control but Nunez is having none of it.
Gomez wants to stand but Nunez is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Antonio Nunez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez looking to control but Nunez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sergio Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gomez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Gomez!