PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: Something in your Mouth. Jonas Gomez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesus Christ's chin.

Christ
vs
Gomez

182 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
173 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Christ closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the cage.
Christ prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gomez pulls guard effortlessly.
Christ wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Christ will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Christ wants to stand and escape but instead Gomez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Christ manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gomez shoots in but Christ avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jesus Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Gomez.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Gomez gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Christ as he jumps to the side.
Christ misses with a head kick.
Gomez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christ tries to avoid it but Gomez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christ to the ground. Christ escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gomez pushes Christ up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez stalling against the cage.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Christ has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomez wants a takedown.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christ slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Jesus Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Christ lands a big head kick that sends Gomez tumbling to the mat! Christ takes a step backwards and waves Gomez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jonas Gomez has been cut.
No luck for Gomez with that takedown attempt.
Gomez looks gassed!
Christ has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Christ swinging wilding here.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Christ.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.

Gomez closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.
Christ wants a takedown but no success here.
Christ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Christ holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.

Christ manages to break the clinch.

Gomez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gomez working away.
Christ is not content to let Gomez control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Christ knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Christ is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Christ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Gomez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Christ pushes him off.
Gomez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Christ pushes him off.
Christ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christ. Christ obviously looking to wear him down.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez checks a low kick from Christ.
Christ thows a leg kick but Gomez checks it
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Christ counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Christ shoots in.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ misses with a head kick.
Christ needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Christ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Gomez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Christ counters by moving into the clinch.
Gomez fails to pull guard.
Jesus Christ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonas Gomez.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.

Christ breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christ.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Christ swivels and escapes.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Christ falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gomez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Christ!

Gomez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Christ has worked his arm free - good work by Christ!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Christ on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Christ tries to get out of the position.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to bench press Gomez off him but Gomez keeps the position.

Gomez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Christ.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Christ lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christ lands a head kick. Gomez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomez.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christ keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working away.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gomez trying to control the action but Christ is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Christ will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonas Gomez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Christ misses with a kick to the body.
Christ throws a combination that misses

and Gomez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christ won't be happy with that.
Gomez trying to control the position but Christ is working away.
Gomez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Christ kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Gomez is trying to get an arm triangle but Christ is defending well.
Gomez prevents Christ from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez takes a little break here. Christ wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Gomez decides to stand back up.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Christ misses
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Christ moves out of range easily.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christ thows a leg kick but Gomez checks it

and Gomez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Christ won't be happy with that.
Christ is looking for a sweep.

Gomez decides to stand back up.
Gomez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Gomez drives through and clinches with Christ against the cage.
Christ is trying to break free.
Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Christ avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Christ just leaning against Gomez, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Christ misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Christ's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gomez has managed to clinch.

Gomez has picked Christ up - he's going for a ride! Gomez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jonas Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomez is stalling here. Christ is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gomez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Christ has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Gomez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Christ presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Gomez can't escape the position.
Christ controlling the pace for now.
Jesus Christ is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ cracks Gomez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Christ controlling the pace for now.
Christ with a couple of short strikes.
Gomez is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christ has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Christ!