PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salva Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gomez
vs
McFly

178 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salva Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabio McFly!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez swings away with a body shot that misses
and McFly counters with a left and a right that stings Gomez.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McFly wants to counter the offense by Gomez and move into the clinch position.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
McFly lands with a thumping leg kick.
McFly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Fabio McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomez tries to clinch but McFly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFly misses with a few strikes there.

Gomez drives through and clinches with McFly against the cage.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
McFly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McFly ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and McFly counters with a one-two to the body.
McFly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
McFly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McFly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez takes a swing at McFly's ribcage but misses.
McFly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McFly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McFly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFly misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
McFly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
McFly fails to land with a series of punches.
McFly throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Gomez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McFly sprawls well initially but Gomez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McFly is refusing to be controlled, as Gomez sits in half guard.
McFly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomez thows a huge punch but McFly dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McFly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gomez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McFly is trying to stand up here but Gomez is controlling him well.
Gomez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

McFly has one foot on Gomez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Gomez misses.
McFly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez tries to counter with a takedown but McFly is quick to defend against it.
McFly closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. McFly pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McFly throws a solid leg kick but Gomez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McFly.
McFly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McFly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gomez is looking to clinch but McFly is avoiding it.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez misses the jab.
McFly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gomez eats them both and turns towards McFly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McFly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
McFly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. McFly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McFly unleashes a big counter combination but Gomez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McFly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McFly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomez moves to clinch but McFly breaks away
and McFly counters with a left and a right that stings Gomez.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
McFly with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez wants to clinch up but McFly keeps it at a distance.
McFly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but McFly pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from McFly. Those never looked like landing.
McFly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.
Gomez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio McFly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McFly throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Gomez moves into the clinch.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
A combination from McFly does no damage.
Nice defenses there by McFly.
Gomez shoots for a takedown but McFly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Gomez has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gomez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gomez taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
McFly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McFly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFly misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly throws a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
McFly scoring well with a low kick there.

Gomez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McFly's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gomez is controlling him.
Gomez 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.
McFly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomez.
Gomez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomez pushing down on McFly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McFly is not content to let Gomez control the position.
McFly is trying to stand back up but Gomez is controlling him
Gomez working McFly over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly is staying active underneath Gomez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gomez passes the guard and advances to mount!
McFly is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gomez wants to control the pace but McFly is squirming around nicely.
McFly trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McFly is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

McFly tries to buck Gomez off so he can stand up but Gomez has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! McFly falls backwards, slamming Gomez to the mat but Gomez holds on tight! McFly is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Salva Gomez!