PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Errol Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bato Gahi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Errol Gomez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bato Gahi's chin.

Gomez
vs
Gahi

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Shamanic Labs

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Errol Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bato Gahi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez cracks Gahi with a good jab.
Gahi moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
Gahi ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gahi ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez lands a really nice looking cross but Gahi seems unphased.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gahi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomez misses the jab.
Gahi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gahi shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
Gahi throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gahi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gahi fails with a takedown attempt.
Errol Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bato Gahi.
Horrible takedown by Gahi or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gahi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gahi defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Gahi misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Gomez does it's job there.
Gomez throws a hook but Gahi avoids it easily.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gahi.
Gahi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gahi ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Gomez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gahi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gahi struggling a bit here.
Gomez wants to stand but Gahi has his arm trapped.
Gomez working away.
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.
Gahi sneaks back into half guard.
Gomez tries to stand and escape but Gahi is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gomez misses the jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gahi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Errol Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Errol Gomez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gomez missing with a left hand there. Gahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Bato Gahi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gahi has his takedown stuffed
and Gomez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gahi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Gomez misses the jab.
Gomez connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gahi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Nice defenses there by Gahi.
Gahi misses with a takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Gahi with a poor takedown
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Errol Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bato Gahi.
Gahi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gahi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gahi is breathing heavily.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gahi sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gahi.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Gahi moved out of range nicely.
Gahi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez throws the left hand but Gahi avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Gomez.
Gahi ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Gahi misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gahi slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gahi slips under a jab.
Gahi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Gahi.
Gahi tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gahi shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Gahi misses with a takedown
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Gomez lands.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gahi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Errol Gomez dominated that second round.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Gomez.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Gomez catches Gahi right on the button with a cross.
Gomez throws a jab when Gahi was well out of range.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gahi.
Gahi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gahi misses with a takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Gomez finds it's target.
Gahi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahi defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Gahi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gahi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gahi.
Gahi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gahi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Errol Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bato Gahi.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Gahi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gahi moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gahi staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gahi.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gahi slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gahi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gahi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Gahi slips the punch.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gahi somewhat.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Gahi is out of range.
Gahi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Gahi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Gahi moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Errol Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
Gahi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gahi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gahi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Gahi moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.
Gomez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Gahi moved out of range nicely.
Bato Gahi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Gahi's shoulder, as Gahi tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Errol Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomez 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Errol Gomez!