PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gomez (ranked 3028 p4p, 3764 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 174 p4p, 209 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar - Bandolero. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gomez
vs
Nickle

172 cm
24
140
6 - 6 - 0

176 cm
24
148
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez thuds his right hand into Nickle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nickle misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Robert Gomez has been cut.
Nickle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nickle throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickle circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.
Nickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickle scores with a hook.
Gomez throws a leg kick

and Nickle counters by clinching up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Nickle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nickle.
Nickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
Nickle struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Gomez is trying to break free.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Dill Nickle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nickle.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nickle's hands.
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Nickle swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Nickle checks it.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickle.
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Jab by Gomez.
A big left from Nickle misses.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez throwing a counter right hand but Nickle manages to avoid it.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomez connects with a nice looking jab.
Gomez misses with a body shot
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nickle lands a body shot.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Nickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
A counter left hand to the body from Gomez misses its target.
Good exchange - Nickle coming out on top.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Nickle.
Nickle looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
A slow jab from Nickle misses its intended target.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickle moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Nickle's head but Nickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gomez sizes up Nickle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomez has his takedown stuffed
and Nickle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nickle lands a two punch combo.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Nickle throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Nickle looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickle manages to avoid it.
Gomez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomez slips a jab from Nickle.
Nickle throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Gomez - just one landing.
A left lands for Gomez.
Nickle missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nickle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gomez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nickle misses with a straight right.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickle circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Nickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nickle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left and a right from Nickle both land. Nice combination.
Gomez misses with a combination
and Nickle counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dill Nickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gomez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickle.
The fighters circling - Nickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez throws a quick counter head kick but Nickle was just out of range.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Nickle throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Gomez finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Nickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dill Nickle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nickle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nickle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nickle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Nickle's head but Nickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Nickle.
Gomez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gomez connects with a crisp jab.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Nickle's head but Nickle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nickle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Nickle swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nickle lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
Gomez punishes Nickle's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Nickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle lands with a nice body punch.
Nickle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomez on the side of the head.
Nickle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle misses with a straight right.
Nickle moves forwards but Gomez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gomez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nickle finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomez's head.
Gomez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Nickle throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Nickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickle.
Robert Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickle dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Nickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickle.
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Nickle.
A jab from Nickle misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nickle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gomez fails to land the takedown.
Nickle lands a nice shot that snaps Gomez's head back.
Nickle connects with a body shot.
Nickle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomez. Gomez obviously looking to wear him down.
Gomez jabs at Nickle's body.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nickle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nickle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomez.
Nickle misses with a body shot.
Nickle tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez slips a jab from Nickle.
A counter left hand to the body from Gomez misses its target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickle slips under a jab.
Nickle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickle moves away.
Nickle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nickle drops his hands momentarily and Gomez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Gomez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nickle takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Nickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Nice straight punches there by Nickle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nickle.
Nickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
A little jabbing left from Nickle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gomez misses with a hook. Nickle ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickle tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomez throws a head kick but Nickle moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dill Nickle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Gomez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nickle throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez misses with a shot to the body
and Nickle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickle throws out the jab.
Gomez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nickle ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nickle throws out the jab.
Gomez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gomez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nickle cracks a nice hook into Gomez's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gomez stalks Nickle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nickle's face. Nickle staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez connects with a body shot.
Nickle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gomez digs a good hook to Nickle's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Nickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Nickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickle.
Gomez throws a low kick but Nickle moves out of range easily.
Gomez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Nickle. Beautiful body shot.
Gomez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nickle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nickle scores with the left hand. Gomez knows he should have avoided that one.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nickle! But no joy.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Nickle.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Nickle slips the punch.
A nice side step and Nickle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Nickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nickle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez scores with a hook.
Gomez slips under a jab from Nickle.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Nickle counters with a left to the body.
Nickle has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Nickle misses with the combination.
Nickle avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Nickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Nickle's shoulder, as Nickle tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nickle jabs at Gomez's body.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickle moves away.
Gomez works over Nickle's head and body with a nice combination.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Nickle throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Nickle takes one on the button.
Nickle slips under a jab from Gomez.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nickle.
Gomez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gomez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nickle under the eye.
Nickle moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez throws a wild body kick that Nickle sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickle throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Nickle counters with a straight right hand.
Nickle swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Nickle misses the shot to the body.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nickle.
Nickle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Robert Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nickle moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickle scores with the left hand. Gomez knows he should have avoided that one.
Gomez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickle in his tracks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Gomez.
Well Nickle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dill Nickle!
An out of breath Dill Nickle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.