PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by Buraka Som Sistema - Sound Of Kuduro. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gomes
vs
Steiner

225 cm
20
320 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
290 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauro Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Gomes.
Gomes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steiner looks gassed!
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!
Gomes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steiner on the side of the head.
Gomes connects with a body shot.

Gomes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steiner did well to prevent Gomes getting side control.
Well, if Gomes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gomes connects with a nice short shot to Steiner's temple.
Gomes working Steiner over with strikes.
Gomes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throwing shots but Steiner is blocking nicely.
Gomes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steiner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomes is taking a breather. Steiner 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.
Gomes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomes thows a huge punch but Steiner dodges it nicely.
Gomes winds up and cracks Steiner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gomes 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.
Ground and pound from Gomes.
Gomes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Steiner to regain full guard.
Gomes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steiner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomes cracks Steiner with a solid left hand.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Steiner blocks nicely.
Gomes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gomes throws a big right hand that misses.
Steiner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes.
Steiner keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Steiner is pulling down on Gomes's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner wants to control but Gomes passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes trying to control from Steiner's half guard. Steiner has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steiner keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
Steiner is trying to keep Gomes in close.
Gomes landing with the ground and pound.
Gomes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steiner pushes Gomes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steiner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Gomes.
Gomes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomes scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good shot there by Gomes.
Gomes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steiner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brock Steiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steiner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steiner takes one to the side of the head.

Gomes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomes showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauro Gomes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomes.
An elbow from Gomes crashes against the mat.
Steiner can't do much from the bottom here.
Steiner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steiner down.
Gomes working the ground and pound but Steiner is defending the strikes.
Steiner is breathing heavily.
Steiner parries the strikes from Gomes easily there. Gomes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steiner to escape.
Steiner is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gomes misses with the ground and pound.
Gomes scoring with punches and elbows.
Steiner taking a bit of punishment here - Gomes scoring with strikes.
Gomes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steiner down.
Gomes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gomes controlling the position from side mount.
Steiner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gomes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Gomes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Gomes stands up and beckons Steiner to his feet.
The fighters circling - Steiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomes dips to his left and cracks Steiner with an uppercut!
Steiner misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Gomes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steiner.
Steiner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomes avoids the head kick by Steiner.
Gomes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomes thuds a left hand into Steiner's body.
Brock Steiner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomes scores with a shot to the body.
Gomes scores with a body shot.
Gomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steiner at a distance.
Gomes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steiner's head.
Steiner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Gomes. That snapped Steiner's head back.
Steiner misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Gomes.
Gomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steiner at a distance.
Gomes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steiner on the side of the head.
Gomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steiner throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomes.
Steiner throws a looping overhand right but Gomes ducks down to avoid it.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steiner can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Gomes there.
Gomes sizes up Steiner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steiner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gomes counters with a straight right hand.
Mauro Gomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomes lands the left hand.
Gomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomes lands with a shot to the body.
Gomes lands an overhand right.
Gomes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steiner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomes lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomes lands a two punch combo.
Gomes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steiner. Steiner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomes tests Steiner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steiner throws a sloppy head kick
and Gomes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauro Gomes dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomes scores with a shot to the body.
Gomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gomes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomes stalks Steiner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steiner's face. Steiner staggers backwards, shaken.
Steiner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes throws a series of strikes that have Steiner backpedaling.
A lazy left from Gomes finds it's target.
Gomes looks to land a combination. Steiner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gomes throws the left hand but Steiner avoids the punch easily.
Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steiner.
Gomes lands a jab to Steiner's midsection.
A jab from Steiner misses.
Gomes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Gomes scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steiner drops his hands momentarily and Gomes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner misses with a looping right.
Steiner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomes lands a head shot.
Gomes lands a jab to Steiner's midsection.
Gomes thuds a left hand into Steiner's body.
Gomes lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steiner has time to react.
Gomes scores with a sloppy right hand. Steiner should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Steiner misses.
Steiner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gomes cracks Steiner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomes blocks a head kick by Steiner.
Gomes lands a slapping body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomes!
Steiner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomes counters with a three punch combo that has Steiner backing up. Steiner nods at Gomes to acknowledge the strikes.
Steiner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steiner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steiner in his tracks.
Gomes lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands the left hand.
Steiner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steiner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steiner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gomes.
Gomes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Steiner.
The crowd cheers as Gomes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steiner doesn't seem phased though.
Gomes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steiner throws a jab when Gomes was well out of range.
Gomes lands a with a good body shot.
Gomes throws a good cross that connects.
Steiner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomes counters with a left and a right that stings Steiner.
Steiner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steiner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steiner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steiner needs to keep his hands up - Gomes had a free shot at his head there.
Steiner throws a head kick that misses.
Gomes's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gomes duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands a right hook to the body.
Gomes ducks under a wild hook from Steiner.
Gomes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomes lands with a nice combination. Steiner backs away looking to recover.
Steiner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Steiner misses the target.
Gomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomes scores with a jab to the body.
Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steiner.
Steiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes is working the combinations to good effect here.
A nice combination there by Gomes.
Steiner misses with a looping left.
A jab from Gomes does it's job there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomes.
Steiner holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Steiner is trying to get back to half guard.
Mauro Gomes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brock Steiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steiner looking for a sweep but Gomes has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gomes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gomes landing punches.
Gomes thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steiner is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomes has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauro Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomes 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Gomes!