PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi's entrance music is Slaap lekker!. A fine choice. Ross has chosen Show me how to live as his entrance music. Rick Ross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gomi
vs
Ross

175 cm
33
167 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

179 cm
30
167 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenny Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi moves away from the strike by Ross.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed
and Ross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ross as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Gomi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
Gomi tries to pull guard but Ross forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Ross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ross lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross blocking some punches.

Gomi gets control of Ross's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gomi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gomi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gomi controlling the position.

Gomi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gomi wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.
Ross controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gomi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomi trying to keep a closed guard but Ross is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rick Ross has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gomi dives in and grabs Ross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes down on Gomi's head and hops out.
Gomi tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Ross.
Ross lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi catches Ross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ross keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Gomi closes the distance and pushes Ross back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomi tries to pull guard but Ross won't allow it.

Gomi pulls guard successfully.
Gomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gomi looking for subs off his back but Ross has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ross trying to control the action but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to improve his position but Ross is controlling well.
Ross seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gomi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gomi wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.

Gomi has an active guard here but Ross has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi wants to control but Ross is keeping busy.
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 Kenny Gomi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ross throws a head kick that half lands.
Gomi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Gomi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ross manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
Gomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Gomi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ross is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomi is fighting to break Ross's control of his arms but Ross is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ross is trying to buck Gomi off.
Gomi throws an elbow but Ross slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gomi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gomi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross dodges the ground and pound from Gomi.
Gomi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ross down.
Gomi is staying tight to Ross's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gomi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ross keeps working.
Gomi scoring with punches and elbows.
Ross dodges the ground and pound from Gomi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenny Gomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomi scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands an elbow.
Ross avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gomi.
Gomi trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
Gomi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ross to see if he's OK.
Ross parries the strikes from Gomi easily there. Gomi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ross to escape.
Gomi trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
Gomi lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross prevents Gomi from improving position.
Ross is trying to improve his position.
Gomi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gomi working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi trying to control the position but Ross is working away.
Gomi lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Gomi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Ross.

Gomi 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.
Gomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomi throwing strikes but missing.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Gomi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Kenny Gomi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Ross shows good takedown defense.

Ross rushes Gomi and presses him up against the cage.
Gomi looking for a takedown.
Ross lands a body shot.
Gomi looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Ross manages to get underhooks.
Gomi tries to score a body lock takedown but Ross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Ross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomi is defending well for now.
Gomi prevents a body shot from Ross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gomi 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.
Ross looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gomi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi stands up over Ross, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Gomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rick Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomi controlling from the top position.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
Gomi throwing strikes but missing.
Gomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is really struggling to control Ross but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenny Gomi just wasn't active enough.
Gomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Ross misses with a leg kick.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenny Gomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi checks a low kick from Ross.

Gomi shoots in and gets a takedown into Ross's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomi, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Gomi!
Kenny Gomi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.