PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Issac Reed (ranked 9186 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Gominoa (ranked 8621 p4p, 0 weight class). Gominoa has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. Ace Gominoa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Issac Reed's chin.

Reed
vs
Gominoa

172 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Issac Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Gominoa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gominoa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gominoa misses with a head kick.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
Reed shoots in but no luck this time.
Reed blocks the body kick.

Gominoa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Reed advances position into side control!
Gominoa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gominoa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Reed working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gominoa looks winded!
Reed landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reed stands up.

Reed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reed working over Gominoa with some ground and pound. Gominoa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reed landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gominoa is trying to escape back to his feet but Reed uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Reed working the ground and pound from side control.
Reed lands a few punches from side control.
Reed lands a few punches from side control.
Reed 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.

Reed decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Reed has closed the distance and engaged Gominoa in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Reed breaks the clinch.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gominoa.

Reed shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reed showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reed is looking for a kimura but Gominoa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reed to get the leverage.

Reed is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gominoa defends it well.

Reed is working for a submission of some sort.
Gominoa has hold of Reed's hands but Reed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Reed drops an elbow to the side of Gominoa's head.
Reed drops an elbow to the side of Gominoa's head.
Reed lands strikes from half guard.
Gominoa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reed looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gominoa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Issac Reed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gominoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reed seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gominoa keeps Reed at a distance using the push kick.
Gominoa misses with a low kick.
Issac Reed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Reed closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reed lands in his opponent's guard.
Reed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed postures up and lands a big shot to Gominoa's brow.
Reed makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reed lands a couple of elbows.
Gominoa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gominoa is breathing heavily.

Gominoa is working an open guard so Reed takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses with a body kick.

Reed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gominoa is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Reed dives into side control.

Reed lands a nice forearm strike.

Reed tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Issac Reed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reed cracks Gominoa with a big right hand but Gominoa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gominoa taking a bit of punishment here - Reed scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reed lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gominoa can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed is chipping away with strikes.
Reed scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gominoa to see if he's OK.

Reed stands up.

Reed looking to score a takedown here. Gominoa is defending well but Reed drives through and ends up in Gominoa's guard.

Reed stands up from Gominoa's guard - Reed perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gominoa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reed seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Reed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gominoa wants to stand back up but Reed manages to pass into side control.
Reed scores with a couple of short elbows.
Reed is working Gominoa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Reed working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed landing strikes.
Reed cracks Gominoa with a big right hand but Gominoa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reed is putting a hurting on Gominoa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reed working the head and body with strikes.
Reed landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reed working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Reed lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reed grinds an elbow into Gominoa's temple.

Gominoa is rocked!
Check out the look on Reed's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gominoa is still in real trouble! Can Reed finish him?

Reed looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Issac Reed dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Reed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gominoa swivels and escapes.
Gominoa seems to have recovered his senses.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gominoa counters with a three punch combo that has Reed backing up. Reed nods at Gominoa to acknowledge the strikes.
Reed fails to land the takedown.

Reed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gominoa wants to get back to his feet but Reed is dominant here and he's now got Gominoa's back!

Reed is persistently looking for the submission but Gominoa is defending it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed is landing with strikes from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Reed is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Gominoa won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Reed off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Issac Reed!