PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ashey Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Quong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gomez
vs
Quong

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashey Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dong Quong!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gomez misses.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Quong is out of range.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quong slips under a jab.
Quong moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Quong moves away and avoids it.
Quong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.

Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Quong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Quong tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Quong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gomez tries to circle away but Quong has him pinned against the cage.
Quong lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ashey Gomez has been cut.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Quong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Quong lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Quong is controlling him.
Quong lands a knee to the head.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Quong.
Quong connects with a knee to the head.

Ashey Gomez's cut is getting worse.
Quong prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Quong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quong lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Quong.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Quong lands a nice elbow.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Quong has the dominant position.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quong lands a nice knee to the body.
Quong looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Quong looks gassed!
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Quong prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Quong misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez wants to break free but Quong has control.
Quong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Quong misses with a knee to the head.
Quong has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Quong is controlling him.
Quong has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez tries to circle away but Quong has him pinned against the cage.

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.
Quong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez tries to circle away but Quong has him pinned against the cage.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quong keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Quong prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quong has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Quong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
Gomez tries to circle away but Quong has him pinned against the cage.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez wants to break free but Quong has control.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quong has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quong has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez tries to break free but Quong pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Quong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Quong lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Quong.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Quong has the dominant position.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Quong is controlling him.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quong missing with knees to the body.
Gomez tries to circle away but Quong has him pinned against the cage.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Quong keeps him there for the moment.
Quong keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Quong missing with knees to the body.
Quong keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Quong keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Quong's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Quong has him pressed against the cage.
Quong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four 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 tries to break free but Quong pushes him back against the cage.
Quong has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gomez wants to break free but Quong has control.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Quong won't allow it.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Quong prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quong landing knees to the body.
Quong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Quong is controlling him.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quong looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dong Quong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ashey Gomez's cut.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gomez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Quong tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Quong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez with a hook.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Quong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong Quong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Quong moves away and avoids it.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quong.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez throws a jab when Quong was well out of range.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Quong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Quong is looking to clinch.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Quong drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.
Quong trying to land knees to the body.
Quong is breathing heavily.
Quong has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Quong misses with a knee to the head.
Quong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Quong has the dominant position.
Quong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Quong.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quong has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Quong keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quong has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quong keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quong has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quong with a knee to the head.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Quong has the dominant position.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez tries to circle away but Quong has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Quong keeps him there for the moment.
Quong misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Quong is controlling the position.
Quong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Quong has double underhooks.
Quong looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quong tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Quong has double underhooks.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Quong won't allow it.
Quong lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Quong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Quong has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Quong has the dominant position.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
Quong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quong prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Quong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Quong tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Quong has the dominant position.
Quong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez wants to break free but Quong has control.
Quong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Quong has double underhooks.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quong tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Quong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
Quong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quong misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Quong keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dong Quong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ashey Gomez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Quong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Quong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Quong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quong is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quong slips a jab from Gomez.
Quong tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quong.
Quong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Quong clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Quong is controlling him.
Quong keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quong lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Quong's shoulder, as Quong tries to avoid the shot.
Quong tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Gomez misses.
Quong is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez connects with the punch.

Quong has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Quong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quong scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez wants to break free but Quong has control.
Gomez tries to break free but Quong pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Quong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Quong 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.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quong has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez tries to break free but Quong pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez tries to circle away but Quong has him pinned against the cage.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Quong keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Quong lands a nice knee to the body.
Quong misses with an elbow over the top.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Quong has the dominant position.
Quong lands a nice elbow.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quong looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
Gomez tries to circle away but Quong has him pinned against the cage.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Quong.
Quong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Quong trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez tries to break free but Quong pushes him back against the cage.
Quong keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomez wants to break free but Quong has control.
Quong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quong keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Quong has double underhooks.
Quong landing knees to the head.
Quong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Quong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Quong won't allow it.
Gomez avoiding damage as Quong throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quong prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Quong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez tries to break free but Quong pushes him back against the cage.
Quong has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
Quong working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Quong working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Quong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quong lands an elbow inside.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Quong keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quong lands a knee to the head.
Quong misses with a knee strike.
Ashey Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Quong controls the action.
Quong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Quong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dong Quong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dong Quong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Quong!