PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Terbaik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Terbaik's choice of entrance music: Motörhead - Ace Of Spades. Rafael Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gomez
vs
Terbaik

175 cm
25
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

187 cm
31
182 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Terbaik!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Terbaik circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terbaik follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Terbaik scores with a head kick.

It looks like Rafael Gomez has been cut.
Terbaik keeps the fight on the outside.
Terbaik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terbaik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gomez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Terbaik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terbaik misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Terbaik. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Terbaik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terbaik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Gomez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTerbaik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Terbaik misses with a leg kick
and Gomez counters with a good low kick that Terbaik was not able to check.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Terbaik.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Terbaik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Gomez darts in and clinches Terbaik up against the cage.
Gomez blocking some punches.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Terbaik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Terbaik counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terbaik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez tries to clinch but Terbaik moves out of range.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terbaik takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good exchange - Terbaik coming out on top.
Gomez tries to clinch up
and Terbaik counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Terbaik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Terbaik cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomez tries to clinch but Terbaik moves out of range.
Terbaik misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Terbaik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terbaik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terbaik throws out a powerful jab.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Terbaik.
Terbaik throws a big counter head kick but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Gomez is predictable there

and Terbaik counters with a crisp one two that drops Gomez! Terbaik thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gomez to his feet! Gomez is in big trouble!

Gomez is rocked!
Terbaik avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Terbaik walks into a stiff left hand from Gomez.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
Terbaik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Terbaik throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez blocks a head kick by Terbaik.
A jab lands there for Terbaik.
Gomez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rafael Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Terbaik lands a big head kick that sends Gomez tumbling to the mat! Terbaik takes a step backwards and waves Gomez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terbaik is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Terbaik blocks the body kick.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terbaik throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez lands a two punch combo.
Terbaik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Terbaik checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Terbaiks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gomez tries to clinch but Terbaik moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Terbaik lands a big head kick that sends Gomez tumbling to the mat! Terbaik takes a step backwards and waves Gomez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Terbaik in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Terbaik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Gomez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Terbaik's leg but Terbaik calmly moves out of range.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Terbaik moves out of range.
We've been informed that Terbaik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Terbaik pushes him off.
Gomez throws a jab when Terbaik was well out of range.
Gomez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Terbaik at a distance.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Terbaik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terbaik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terbaik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terbaik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Terbaik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terbaik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez throws a leg kick
enabling Terbaik to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Terbaik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Terbaik avoids it well.

Gomez forces Terbaik back against the cage and clinches.
Terbaik is trying to stall.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Terbaik won't allow it.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Terbaik is defending well for now.
Gomez misses with the head strike.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Terbaik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Terbaik looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Gomez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Terbaik throws out the jab.
Gomez walks into a left hand.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terbaik throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Terbaik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terbaik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gomez moves into the clinch.
Terbaik wants to break free but Gomez has control.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Terbaik dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Terbaik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terbaik has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez stuns Terbaik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terbaik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Terbaik.
Terbaik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Terbaik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terbaik throws a lazy head kick
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.

Terbaik is rocked!
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terbaik was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Terbaik missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez is looking for a counter combo.
Gomez cracks the inside of Terbaik's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terbaik swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Terbaik's sensitive parts.
Terbaik throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Terbaik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body. Terbaik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Terbaik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rafael Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terbaik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Terbaik.
Terbaik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gomez is out of range and Terbaik settles back down.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez slips under a jab from Terbaik.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomez blocks the leg kick.
Gomez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Terbaik raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gomez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomez slips under a jab from Terbaik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Gomez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Gomez's cut.
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!

Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terbaik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomezs head.
Terbaik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Terbaik throws a leg kick
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Terbaik checks the leg kick.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terbaik shapes to counter with a head kick.
Terbaik keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Terbaik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terbaik throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Terbaik.
A head kick misses from Terbaik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terbaik connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomez momentarily.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Terbaik's calf.
Gomez checks a low kick from Terbaik.
Terbaik misses with a jab to the body
and Gomez counters with a good low kick that Terbaik was not able to check.
Gomez with a hook.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Terbaik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Terbaik avoids nicely.
Terbaik checks a low kick from Gomez.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Terbaik circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomez.
Terbaik is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
Gomez lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Terbaik can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Gomez and Terbaik drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Gomez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Gomez!
A less than humble Rafael Gomez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.