PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom comes to the cage accompanied by Erika - I Don't Know. Gomez has chosen We Can't Stop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Noteboom
vs
Gomez

178 cm
36
182 lbs
32 - 18 - 1

178 cm
37
185 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfredo Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a predictable looking body shot

and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown. Gomez fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomez is on top in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but De Noteboom is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom wants to sweep but no luck.
My spies in MagicalFatFarm inform me that Gomez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom trying to keep a closed guard but Gomez is proving a slippery customer.
De Noteboom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez with a nice head shot there.
Gomez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomez throws an elbow that misses. De Noteboom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gomez's guard. Nice move by De Noteboom!

Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomez managing to control the position.
De Noteboom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomez keeping full guard, as De Noteboom tries to pass.
Gomez is pulling down on De Noteboom's head to control his posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Noteboom defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
De Noteboom is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
De Noteboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alfredo Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom feinted with a counter takedown.
De Noteboom slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gomez wants to clinch.
De Noteboom changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez throws a jab when De Noteboom was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
De Noteboom tries to counter with a takedown but Gomez is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Noteboom tries to counter with a takedown but Gomez is quick to defend against it.
De Noteboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez misses with a left hand

and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomez won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom working the strikes but Gomez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
De Noteboom working Gomez over with strikes.
De Noteboom 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.
De Noteboom lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom wants to free his trapped foot but Gomez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Gomez dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Noteboom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Noteboom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert De Noteboom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gomez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Noteboom ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
De Noteboom tries to counter with a takedown but Gomez is quick to defend against it.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but De Noteboom slips the punch.
De Noteboom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Noteboom feinted with a counter takedown.
De Noteboom staying out of range there.
De Noteboom drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomez sprawls and moves away.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses

and De Noteboom counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Noteboom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomez is trying to keep De Noteboom in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Noteboom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Noteboom drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomez sprawls and moves away.

Gomez gets a clinch.

De Noteboom is trying to trip Gomez. He has hold of a leg but Gomez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. De Noteboom persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Robert De Noteboom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Noteboom manages to get himself to full guard.

De Noteboom has Gomez pulled in close to control his posture.
Gomez preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but De Noteboom is retaining full guard.
Gomez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomez looking to sit in guard and control but De Noteboom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Noteboom stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
De Noteboom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gomez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Noteboom avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Noteboom drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gomez sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert De Noteboom dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De Noteboom circles away from the clinch attempt

and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Noteboom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Noteboom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Noteboom is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gomez pushes De Noteboom off looking to stand but De Noteboom dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom wants to take a breather but Gomez is having none of it.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Gomez dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom throwing shots but Gomez is blocking nicely.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gomez's head.
De Noteboom throwing shots but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Gomez wants to control but De Noteboom is keeping busy.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gomez's head.
De Noteboom is looking to pass Gomez's guard but actually Gomez recovers to full guard.
Alfredo Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Noteboom trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Noteboom ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand

and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomez won't be happy with that.
Gomez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Noteboom off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Gomez struggling to land strikes to the head as De Noteboom covers up.
Gomez missing with punches from the back.
De Noteboom is trying to break free.
Gomez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Gomez is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften De Noteboom up.
Gomez thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Robert De Noteboom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
De Noteboom rolls, trying to escape but Gomez keeps control of the position.
De Noteboom has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gomez.
De Noteboom covering up well under a series of strikes from Gomez.
Gomez misses with an elbow to the head.

De Noteboom preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gomez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez misses with punches from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert De Noteboom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Noteboom, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!

Robert De Noteboom wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Robert De Noteboom, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.