PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen General Public - Tenderness as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gomez
vs
White

178 cm
32
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
28
165 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfredo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal White!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
We've been informed that White has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
White tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White tries to clinch up.
White defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomez avoids the head kick by White.
Gomez thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gomez lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nice combo by Gomez! Oh, that's hurt him - White falls to the canvas and Gomez follows him into side control.

White is rocked!

It looks like Jamal White has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
White is still in real trouble! Can Gomez finish him?
Gomez throwing strikes but White manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gomez 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.
White working away.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
White wants to stand but Gomez has his arm trapped.

White stands up and beckons Gomez to his feet.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomez checks it well.
Gomez scores with a jab to the body.
White wants to clinch.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Jamal White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
White lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Gomez avoids the head kick by White.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
White throws a push kick but Gomez slaps the foot to one side.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gomez finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

White clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomez.
Gomez avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gomez.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White missing with knees to the body.
Gomez digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
White looks winded!
White blocks a body shot from Gomez.
White gets underhooks to prevent Gomez's takedown attempt.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
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!
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Gomez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Gomez there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves nicely into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
The strikes coming from Gomez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gomez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
Gomez tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gomez with the ground and pound but White regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White staying out of range there.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White misses with a double jab.
White tries to clinch up.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomez connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.

Gomez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gomez working the head and body with strikes.
Gomez working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White dodges the ground and pound from Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez working the ground and pound from side control.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Gomez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gomez connects with a decent elbow.
Gomez lands a nice forearm strike.
Alfredo Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White struggling a bit here.
Gomez misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Gomez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Gomez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but White is avoiding damage well.
Gomez wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Gomez with the ground and pound but White regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a strike but White avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomez.
White keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Gomez landing with the ground and pound.
Gomez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed White's guard.
Gomez trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Gomez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gomez working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Gomez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamal White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Donk. Gomez catches White right on the button with a cross.
Gomez takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Gomez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gomez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez connects with a nice looking jab.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.
Alfredo Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
White is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Gomez moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfredo Gomez!
Alfredo Gomez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.