PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes into the arena with Juelz Santana - Murda Murda blaring out of the sound system. Per Saukko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gomes
vs
Saukko

195 cm
24
265 lbs
14 - 3 - 1

192 cm
27
272 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko catches Gomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saukko misses with a straight left.
Gomes scores with a hook to the body. Saukko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saukko throws a hook but Gomes avoids it easily.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saukko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saukko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saukko tries for a takedown but Gomes circles away easily

and Gomes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saukko's guard now.
Gomes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Saukko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Saukko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes managing to control the position.
Gomes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Saukko is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomes has wrist control.

Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes is controlling Saukko's posture.
Saukko trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Saukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomes is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saukko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saukko looking to pass the guard.
Gomes controlling Saukko's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Saukko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saukko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gomes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saukko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Saukko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gomes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Saukko prevents Gomes from improving his position.

Saukko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Saukko prevents Gomes from improving his position.
Gomes trying to hold on to Saukko's head to control him but Saukko postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gomes's head.
Saukko works his way into side control.
Gomes wants to control but Saukko postures up.
Saukko tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Saukko working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Martin Gomes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Saukko ducks under a wild hook from Gomes.

Gomes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Saukko working a defensive guard here.
Saukko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saukko's head.
Saukko controlling the position.
Gomes won't allow Saukko to sweep him here.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
Saukko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gomes controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saukko misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko misses with a takedown
and Gomes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saukko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Saukko shows good takedown defense.
Saukko misses with a body punch
and Gomes counters with a one-two to the body.
Saukko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomes counters with a nice body shot.

Gomes gets the takedown into side control.
Saukko seems a little lost for a moment, as Gomes dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gomes just content to control the position.
Gomes working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saukko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Martin Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saukko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
Saukko wants to stand up but Gomes is controlling him.
Saukko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomes looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes advances to half guard.
Gomes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomes controlling the pace.
Saukko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saukko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomes is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saukko regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomes preventing the sweep.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
Saukko is pulling down on Gomes's head. It's preventing any offense from Gomes, at least for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Saukko misses.
Saukko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gomes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saukko's guard.
Martin Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes stopping the sweep attempt from Saukko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Gomes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Saukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomes.
Saukko scores with a one two! Gomes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gomes misses with a body shot.
Gomes throws the left hand but Saukko avoids the punch easily.
Saukko throws a combination that misses

and Gomes counters with a shoot takedown. Saukko fights it but they end up in guard.
Gomes trying to control but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Gomes is looking to work some ground and pound but Saukko has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes slips nicely into half guard.
Gomes trying to control from half guard but Saukko is working away.
Gomes is really struggling to control Saukko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gomes connects with a nice short shot to Saukko's temple.
Gomes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saukko wants to improve his position but Gomes is controlling well.
Saukko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gomes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throwing shots but Saukko is blocking nicely.
Gomes trying to control from half guard but Saukko is working away.
Saukko regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gomes.
Gomes working some strikes from top position.
Saukko controls Gomes momentarily but Gomes frees himself.
Gomes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saukko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
Gomes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saukko wants to sweep here but Gomes controlling him for the moment.
Gomes postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Saukko keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saukko has his takedown stuffed
and Gomes counters with a left and a right that stings Saukko.
Gomes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saukko fails with the takedown

and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control.
Per Saukko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomes trying to control the action but Saukko is working from the bottom.
Saukko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Gomes.
Gomes working the ground and pound from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko is not content to let Gomes control the position.
Gomes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Saukko is looking to reverse the position.
Gomes looks up at the clock and then as Saukko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gomes smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saukko seems a little lost for a moment, as Gomes dominates the positioning.
Gomes trying to control the position but Saukko is working away.

Gomes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Saukko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

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