PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarius Johnson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Juice By Cash out FT. Lil Durk as his entrance music. Demarius Johnson Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gomez
vs
Johnson Williams

194 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abel Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demarius Johnson Williams !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.

Williams has hold of one of Gomez's legs. Gomez is fighting the takedown attempt but Williams gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Williams stays in close to Gomez's body and controls the position.
Williams wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Gomez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Williams trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams controlling Gomez's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez scoring with some ground and pound.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gomez is controlling him.
Gomez stopping the sweep attempt from Williams .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Williams forces Gomez back against the cage and clinches.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.

Williams feints and as Gomez raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Gomez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Williams isn't so interested in that idea.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Williams escapes and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez is looking to reverse the position.

Williams has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Williams swinging wildly here.
It appears Gomez was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams .
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demarius Johnson Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams goes for a double leg but Gomez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gomez continues to drive forward.
Abel Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarius Johnson Williams .
No luck for Gomez with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demarius Johnson Williams dominated that round.
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 fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Williams has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.

Williams pulls guard effortlessly.
Gomez postures up.
Gomez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomez won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Gomez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gomez walks into a left hand.
Williams throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gomez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Abel Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demarius Johnson Williams .

Gomez decides to pull guard.

Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gomez fails to land the takedown.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomez but Gomez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams is breathing heavily.

Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams jumps guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Good work by Gomez as he checks the leg kick.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams .
Gomez shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Gomez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Abel Gomez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Williams throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Gomez ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Demarius Johnson Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams 's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but Gomez has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Gomez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling him.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Gomez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Williams enables Gomez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Williams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Williams looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams , not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Williams throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gomez uses it to pass to side control.
Gomez is working Williams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gomez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams is looking for a sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Gomez!
The defeated Demarius Johnson Williams had this to say: 'Boy He got LUCKY!!'.