PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gomes III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyshaun Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Gomes III has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gomes III
vs
Harris

180 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Gomes III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyshaun Harris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Gomes III closes the distance and clinches up with Harris, looking for a takedown. Gomes III pushes Harris against the cage but Harris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Gomes III drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris sneaks back into half guard.
Gomes III looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gomes III prevents Harris from improving his position.
Gomes III missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harris moves into full guard.
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes III manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomes III wants to get back to his feet but Harris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gomes III tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Gomes III kicks off Harris and gets to his feet.

Gomes III is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harris's half guard.
Gomes III is breathing heavily.
Gomes III winds up and cracks Harris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gomes III knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has hold of Gomes III's hands but Gomes III slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomes III lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Harris wants to improve his position but Gomes III is controlling well.
Gomes III missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomes III content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gomes III working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gomes III prevents Harris from improving his position.
Gomes III moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gomes III working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes III wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Gomes III working away.
Gomes III scores with punches from side control.
Gomes III scores with punches from side control.
Harris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gomes III in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gomes III trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
Harris taking a bit of punishment here - Gomes III scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gomes III cracks Harris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gomes III working the ground and pound.
Gomes III scoring with punches and elbows.
Harris takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gomes III working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gomes III scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Harris to see if he's OK.
Harris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gomes III just content to control the position.
Gomes III is putting a hurting on Harris here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gomes III dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gomes III fails with a takedown attempt.

Gomes III changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gomes III is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Harris explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gomes III looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomes III has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harris working for a triangle but Gomes III defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gomes III's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harris keeping full guard, as Gomes III tries to pass.
Gomes III wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Gomes III throws and elbow that misses. Harris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gomes III's guard. Nice move by Harris!

Gomes III pushes Harris off and gets back to his feet.

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.

Harris gets a clinch.
Gomes III wants to break free but Harris has control.
Gomes III really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomes III tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Gomes III is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Gomes III wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomes III tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the cage.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomes III gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Gomes III has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomes III wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris fails to pull guard.

Gomes III breaks from the clinch.
Gomes III has a takedown stuffed.

Gomes III drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes III lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gomes III cracks Harris with a big elbow.
Harris is looking for a sweep.
Harris can't do much from the bottom here.
Gomes III lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harris down.
Harris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gomes III trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
Harris manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomes III scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harris won't allow Gomes III to pass to mount.
Gomes III drops an elbow to the side of Harris's head.
Gomes III missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Harris has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomes III is working away from the top position though.
Gomes III takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matt Gomes III has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyshaun Harris.

Gomes III darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Gomes III.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Gomes III dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomes III throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harris's waist but Harris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes III off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomes III.
Gomes III circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomes III defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Gomes III swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Gomes III shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harris as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Gomes III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Gomes III.

Gomes III shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Gomes III finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomes III working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes III takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harris taking some punishment here, with Gomes III in his half guard.
Gomes III looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomes III with the ground and pound but Harris uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gomes III throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomes III tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gomes III as he jumps to the side.

Gomes III scores a takedown into full mount!
Harris tries to reverse the position but Gomes III maintains control.
The referee warns Harris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gomes III lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gomes III with the ground and pound from mount.
Gomes III with shots to the head and body - Harris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gomes III is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Gomes III.
Gomes III lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes III looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harris is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomes III has a good base and remains in mount.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomes III controlling his opponent.
Gomes III punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gomes III is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gomes III controlling from the full mount.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Gomes III gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harris tries to lock up and control but Gomes III gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gomes III working Harris over with strikes here.
Gomes III in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harris is in a horrible position here. Gomes III smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gomes III fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Gomes III.
Tyshaun Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Gomes III is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomes III prevents Harris from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Gomes III showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomes III, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Gomes III!