PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mizuto Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gomez
vs
Quiggins

195 cm
21
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Elite Clothing
Elite Sydney Nutrition

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 Sydney, Mizuto Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Quiggins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Quiggins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quiggins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomez is working away from the top position though.
Quiggins won't allow Gomez to pass to mount.
Gomez content to control rather than advance.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Quiggins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quiggins wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quiggins's head.
Gomez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Quiggins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gomez tries to roll over but Quiggins keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez manages to get to full guard.
Quiggins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gomez 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.
Quiggins cracks Gomez with a solid left hand.
Quiggins wants to stand but Gomez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Quiggins stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Gomez trying to keep a closed guard but Quiggins is proving a slippery customer.

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.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quiggins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gomez's guard.
Gomez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quiggins manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomez is pushing down on Quiggins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quiggins is fighting to maintain full guard but Gomez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez controlling the action here.
Quiggins wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy.
Quiggins trying to get back to full guard but Gomez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gomez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiggins is trying to escape the mount.
Gomez looking to control but Quiggins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quiggins wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Gomez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gomez with shots to the head and body - Quiggins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gomez looking to finish Quiggins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Quiggins!
Quiggins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gomez tries to control but Quiggins wriggling away.
Quiggins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gomez with the ground and pound from mount.

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.
Quiggins tries to lock up and control but Gomez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quiggins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Quiggins manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Quiggins is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Quiggins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Quiggins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quiggins trying to control the position.
Gomez prevents Quiggins from getting back to his feet.
Quiggins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomez manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mizuto Gomez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Quiggins feints and as Gomez raises his hands in defense, Quiggins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quiggins tries to stand but Gomez is controlling from the bottom.

Gomez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quiggins tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Gomez trying to keep a closed guard but Quiggins is proving a slippery customer.
Quiggins trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez has a closed guard, preventing Quiggins from standing up.
Quiggins is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez is trying to keep Quiggins in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Quiggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomez wants a takedown.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Quiggins.

Gomez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gomez stalling.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Quiggins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quiggins's head.
Gomez is taking a breather. Quiggins 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.
Gomez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Quiggins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiggins tries to kick Gomez off but Gomez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gomez is trying to control the action in half guard but Quiggins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quiggins trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Gomez with the ground and pound but Quiggins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gomez stopping the sweep attempt from Quiggins.
Quiggins keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Quiggins trying to keep a closed guard but Gomez is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Quiggins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Quiggins!
Gomez blocks Quiggins's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gomez cracks Quiggins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Quiggins is trying desperately to improve position.
Quiggins tries to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Gomez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Quiggins because Gomez loaded up on that one.
Quiggins is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomez has a good base and remains in mount.
Quiggins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Quiggins is trying to control but can't.
Gomez 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.
Well, if Gomez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gomez wants to take a breather but Quiggins is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to free his trapped foot but Quiggins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Quiggins is working away.
Gomez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gomez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gomez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quiggins?
Gomez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Quiggins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quiggins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gomez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gomez landing shots from mount.

Quiggins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gomez.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Quiggins can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mizuto Gomez 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!

Quiggins has taken the fight to the clinch.

Quiggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Quiggins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Quiggins wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Quiggins is looking to stand up but Gomez won't let him.
Quiggins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quiggins wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez trying to keep a closed guard but Quiggins is proving a slippery customer.

Quiggins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quiggins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quiggins wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez pulls Quiggins in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Quiggins.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez with a poor takedown

and Quiggins counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Quiggins wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Quiggins wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Quiggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mizuto Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Quiggins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gomez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gomez is striking from the bottom but Quiggins uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Gomez wants to control but Quiggins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quiggins passes into side control, despite Gomez's attempt to control the position.
Gomez is trying to control Quiggins's posture but Quiggins avoids it.
Gomez regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Quiggins looking to sit in guard and control but Gomez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gomez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quiggins is keeping the position for now.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
Gomez won't allow Quiggins to sweep him here.
Gomez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quiggins's head.
Gomez trying to control but Quiggins is working from the bottom.
Quiggins is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomez passes Quiggins's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Quiggins has one foot on Gomez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Gomez gets caught flat footed, as Quiggins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gomez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Quiggins!
Quiggins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnny Quiggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quiggins is looking to improve his position but Gomez isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Quiggins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomez 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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