PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Zook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zook's entrance music is God's Gonna Cut You Down. A fine choice. Solomon Zook could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tsatsu Gomi's chin.

Zook
vs
Gomi

177 cm
30
196 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

170 cm
29
195 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Zook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsatsu Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt

and Zook counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zook.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zook trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi is trying to control the position but Zook postures up.
Zook trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zook is one step ahead there.

Gomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zook defends it easily.

Gomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zook defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gomi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Gomi working for submissions but it's allowed Zook to get to half guard.
Ground and pound from Zook.
Gomi trying to control but Zook postures up.

Gomi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomi trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Zook seems content to control.
Zook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Zook.
Zook is looking to take a break and control but Gomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Zook there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zook's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zook's back!
Well, with Gomi on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Zook is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Gomi looking for the RNC.
Gomi avoiding Zook 's attempts to control his hands.

Gomi looking for the choke but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomi looking for the RNC.

Gomi tightening his grip on Zook, looking for the choke.

Gomi working for a choke but Zook reverses nicely into Gomi 's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zook is sitting in close to Gomi's body. Gomi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Zook is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Zook is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gomi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tsatsu Gomi!
Tsatsu Gomi took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.