PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spike Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. De La Rosa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kiss From A Rose. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gomes
vs
De La Rosa

185 cm
19
187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spike Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel De La Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De La Rosa gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De La Rosa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gomes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De La Rosa is working away from the top position though.
Gomes is controlling De La Rosa's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gomes is in trouble now - De La Rosa has advanced to mount!
De La Rosa with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
De La Rosa can't control as he wanted to and Gomes manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
De La Rosa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa is keen to just control but Gomes is a slippery customer.
De La Rosa is pressing down on Gomes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gomes is holding on for now.
De La Rosa is taking a breather. Gomes 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.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. De La Rosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De La Rosa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
De La Rosa wants to pass the guard but Gomes is defending well.
Gomes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gomes is trying to stand.
De La Rosa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De La Rosa is looking to stall here but Gomes recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa 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.

Daniel De La Rosa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Gomes gets a takedown into half guard.
Gomes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

De La Rosa looking for submissions off his back.
De La Rosa is not content to let Gomes control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

De La Rosa actively working from the bottom here.
Gomes trying to mount his opponent but De La Rosa defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomes is working for a submission of some sort.
De La Rosa is in trouble now - Gomes has advanced to mount!
Gomes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Rosa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gomes controlling the position easily from mount.
De La Rosa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes works his way to his opponent's back.
De La Rosa is in bad spot here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomes keeps control of the position easily here as De La Rosa tries to buck him off.

De La Rosa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
De La Rosa looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gomes.
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!
Gomes is hanging on to De La Rosa's back as he tries to escape.
De La Rosa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gomes's guard. Nice work there by De La Rosa.
De La Rosa won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Rosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes is trying to keep De La Rosa in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel De La Rosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gomes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De La Rosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomes trying to control but De La Rosa is working from the bottom.
De La Rosa keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
Spike Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De La Rosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Our spies down at at Finch Farm inform us that De La Rosa has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gomes trying to control but De La Rosa is working from the bottom.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Spike Gomes.

Gomes drives through with a takedown into De La Rosa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

De La Rosa working for a triangle but Gomes defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

De La Rosa has his foot on Gomes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gomes works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but De La Rosa is keeping the position.
De La Rosa being controlled here, momentarily.

Gomes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Rosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Rosa controls Gomes momentarily but Gomes frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De La Rosa is on top in guard.
De La Rosa looking to pass the guard.
De La Rosa wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes controlling De La Rosa's posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Gomes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De La Rosa's guard.

De La Rosa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomes is aware though and is defending well.
De La Rosa is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.
De La Rosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomes controlling De La Rosa's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomes controls De La Rosa momentarily but De La Rosa frees himself.
De La Rosa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Spike Gomes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
De La Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Rosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from De La Rosa enables Gomes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De La Rosa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gomes is stalling in the full guard.
Gomes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De La Rosa is being controlled here.
Gomes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on De La Rosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De La Rosa is not content to let Gomes control the position.
De La Rosa wants to control but Gomes postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Rosa is not content to let Gomes control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Spike Gomes.

Gomes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomes showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Rosa 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.

Spike Gomes dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gomes gets a double leg takedown into De La Rosa's guard.

De La Rosa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gomes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomes advances to half guard.
It looks like Gomes is going to stand back up.
De La Rosa wants to sweep but Gomes has passed to side control!

Gomes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomes is looking to take a break and control but De La Rosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De La Rosa holding on.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but De La Rosa keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes tries to stand but De La Rosa is controlling his head.
De La Rosa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De La Rosa is not content to let Gomes control the position.

Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De La Rosa has escaped the position, nice work there.
De La Rosa is trying to improve his position.
Gomes controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working away.
Gomes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

De La Rosa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomes's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Gomes! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and De La Rosa has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Spike Gomes!
A relieved looking Spike Gomes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.