PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MIchael Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Henley
vs
Gomez

186 cm
23
199 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Good elbows
Powerful

Sin City Allstars

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIchael Henley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Henley.

Henley moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Henley.

Gomez pulls Henley into guard.
Gomez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Henley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Henley is taking a breather. Gomez 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.
It looks like Henley is going to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley is taking a breather. Gomez 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.
Henley is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henley decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Henley just misses with a punch to the body.
Henley sets himself, and Gomez steps forward looking for the clinch! Henley avoids it this time.
Gomez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henley tries to clinch up.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Henley moves away and avoids it.
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henley thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henley prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henley just stands there and leans against the cage.
MIchael Henley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Gomez.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Henley manages to get underhooks.

Henley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henley doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Henley misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gomez clinches.

Henley breaks the clinch.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henley is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henley as he avoids it easily.
Henley misses with a body shot.
MIchael Henley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.

Gomez feints and as Henley raises his hands in defense, Gomez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henley keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Gomez prevents Henley from getting back to his feet.
Gomez trying to control but Henley is working from the bottom.
Gomez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henley wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez looking to pass the guard.
Henley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Henley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Henley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Henley breaks the clinch.
Henley doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.

Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Henley. Henley maintains the clinch.
Gomez wants a takedown but no success here.
Henley gets underhooks to prevent Gomez's takedown attempt.

Henley breaks the clinch.

Henley forces Gomez back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Henley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henley doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Henley wants to clinch.
Gomez tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MIchael Henley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Good leg kick by Henley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Henley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomez, pushing him back against the cage.
Henley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henley presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Gomez pulls guard successfully.
Henley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomez is proving hard to escape from.
Henley 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez wants to stand up but Henley is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Henley stacks Gomez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Henley!
Gomez is trying to improve his position.
Henley tries to stand but Gomez is controlling his head.
Henley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gomez wants to control but Henley postures up.
Gomez is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Henley is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gomez is looking to get to half guard.
Gomez throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Henley is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Henley is hanging on to Gomez's back as he tries to escape.
Gomez is still trying to improve position.
Henley controlling from the back.
Gomez tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Henley controlling the position well here. Gomez rolled but Henley kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MIchael Henley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Henley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Henley to counter with a crisp jab.
Henley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez shoots in looking for a takedown but Henley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Henley has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.

Henley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MIchael Henley is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henley thows a body kick. Gomez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Henley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Henley wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Henley digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Henley. No joy for Gomez on that attempt.
MIchael Henley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Gomez.
A left and a right from Henley both land. Nice combination.
Henley misses with a wild combination.
Gomez tries to clinch but Henley moves away
and Henley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MIchael Henley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomez's hands.

Gomez is rocked!
Henley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Henley finish him?
Henley tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez seems to have recovered his senses.

Henley instigates a clinch.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henley tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Henley misses with a knee to the head.
Henley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henley slows down the pace here.
Gomez wants to take the fight to the mat but Henley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gomez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Henley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MIchael Henley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henley is looking to clinch.

Henley darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Henley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomez jumps guard but Henley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gomez being controlled against the cage.
MIchael Henley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomez is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Henley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henley tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Henley.
Henley seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Henley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez avoids a kick to the body.
Henley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Henley drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.
Henley lands a left hand.
Henley works on Gomez's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henley pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gomez.
Gomez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tito Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Henley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Henley clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Henley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Henley.

Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
MIchael Henley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MIchael Henley!
Tito Gomez spoke after the fight, saying 'I am just initiating my career. Remember my name! I will be a top fighter in the near future!'.