PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Fonseca
vs
Gomez

185 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

180 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fonseca shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gomez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fonseca slips nicely into half guard.

Gomez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fonseca wants to free his trapped foot but Gomez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fonseca is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fonseca is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
Fonseca is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.
Fonseca controlling the action here.
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.
Gomez tries to roll over but Fonseca keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Guilherme Fonseca wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gomez wants to clinch.

Fonseca has managed to clinch.
Gomez looking for a takedown.
Gomez goes for a takedown attempt but Fonseca pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca is looking to clinch.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fonseca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gomez sprawls well initially but Fonseca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gomez wants to get back to full guard.
Fonseca is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Fonseca is very close to passing his half guard.
Fonseca lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca trying to control the pace.
Fonseca is trying to control. Gomez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fonseca is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Guilherme Fonseca just wasn't active enough.
Fonseca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Gomez or perhaps it was just good defense by Fonseca which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Fonseca dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gomez wants to clinch.
Fonseca keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fonseca.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fonseca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fonseca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the ropes. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Fonseca drives through and clinches with Gomez against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Fonseca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fonseca is struggling to control the position.
Fonseca can't get the takedown.
Fonseca tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.

Gomez gets control of Fonseca's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gomez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez has momentary wrist control but Fonseca slips an elbow through the middle.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
Gomez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Fonseca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fonseca gets slowly back to his feet.
Fonseca shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Fonseca keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fonseca pinned against the ropes. Fonseca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fonseca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez tries to clinch up

and Fonseca counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fonseca's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez won't allow Fonseca to get back to his feet.
Gomez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fonseca has a closed guard, preventing Gomez from standing up.
Fonseca keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Fonseca is retaining full guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Fonseca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Guilherme Fonseca will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gomez moves out of range of the body kick from Fonseca.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gomez enables Fonseca to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gomez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gomez is trying to control the position but Fonseca postures up.
Gomez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fonseca. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomez wants to sweep here but Fonseca controlling him for the moment.
Gomez looking to control.
Gomez working a defensive guard but Fonseca manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fonseca trying to control the position but Gomez is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fonseca controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomez tries to improve position but can't.
Fonseca wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Fonseca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca trying to control the position but Gomez is working away.

Fonseca stands up and beckons Gomez to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Fonseca shoots in.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
Joey Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fonseca tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomez is defended easily by Fonseca.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Guilherme Fonseca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Fonseca circles away and keeps his distance.

Fonseca 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.

Fonseca decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gomez, up you get!
Fonseca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomez.
Guilherme Fonseca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Gomez.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fonseca gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez fails with the takedown

and Fonseca counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Joey Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonseca works over Gomez with some ground and pound from guard.
Fonseca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fonseca passes into side control.
Gomez tries to buck Fonseca off but Fonseca is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fonseca is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guilherme Fonseca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fonseca, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Fonseca!
A victorious Guilherme Fonseca thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.