PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes has chosen NJJD as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Perry
vs
Gomes

178 cm
34
260 lbs
26 - 18 - 0

195 cm
29
265 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwayne Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry.
Perry swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Perry misses with a left hand
enabling Gomes to counter with a crisp jab.

Perry drops his shoulder and cracks Gomes with a huge uppercut! Gomes goes down! Can Perry finish him?

It looks like Martin Gomes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gomes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perry trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Perry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gomes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gomes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gomes has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes.
Gomes works over Perry with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perry is keeping the position for now.
Gomes postures up.
Gomes postures up in Perry's guard and throws a big left but Perry blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes stopping the sweep attempt from Perry.

Perry is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomes is aware though and is defending well.
Perry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomes's guard.
Gomes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Perry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomes prevents Perry from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working Perry over with strikes here.
Gomes is landing with some decent strikes but Perry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Perry is trying desperately to improve position.
Perry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perry wants to hold on but Gomes pushes him away.
Gomes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gomes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Perry is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Perry and Gomes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Perry regains half guard.
Perry is trying to stand back up but Gomes is controlling him
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry is refusing to be controlled, as Gomes sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Perry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Gomes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Perry shoots for a takedown but Gomes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomes throws a jab when Perry was well out of range.
Gomes misses with a wild body shot.

Gomes shoots in and gets a takedown into Perry's guard.
Gomes looking to sit in guard and control but Perry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Gomes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomes wants to stand and escape but Perry is having none of it.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Gomes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Perry tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gomes has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Perry is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Perry is on top in guard.

Gomes working for submissions but it's allowed Perry to get to half guard.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gomes tries to roll over but Perry keeps him under control.

Perry is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gomes tries to get to full guard but Perry has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Perry stalling away here and it's allowed Gomes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gomes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Gomes has Perry pulled in close to control his posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomes looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomes, not yet.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomes 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.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gomes's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gomes working for a triangle but Perry defends it easily.
Perry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomes is keeping the position for now.
Gomes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Gomes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Perry dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Gomes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Perry scores with a body shot.
Gomes misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Gomes.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt - Perry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomes doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Perry counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Gomes down! Perry is looking to finish but Gomes is intelligently defending himself.

Gomes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry content to stall in guard here.
Gomes is still in real trouble! Can Perry finish him?
Perry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perry lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Gomes! Perry senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Gomes out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dwayne Perry!
Dwayne Perry managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Katukauppa.com, into his post fight interview.