PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juza Nanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes has chosen Go hard or Go home! as his entrance music. Juza Nanto looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Nanto
vs
Gomes

186 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

198 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Juza Nanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Gomes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Gomes.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nanto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nanto fails to land the takedown.
Nanto checks a leg kick nicely.
Nanto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nanto swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.

Nanto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nanto tries to advance to mount but Gomes denies him.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet.
Nanto taking a breather here.
Gomes is looking to get back to his feet here but Nanto is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gomes's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Nanto.
Nanto is breathing heavily.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet.

Gomes manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Gomes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes moves out of range of the body kick from Nanto.
Some wild striking there from Gomes.

Nanto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to escape.

Gomes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nanto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Gomes moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gomes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomes misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes misses with some punches.
Gomes throws a head punch that misses.
Nanto takes an elbow to the temple.
Nanto avoids a wild elbow strike from Gomes.
Gomes scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nanto.
Gomes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nanto blocking some punches.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Nanto.

Nanto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nanto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomes is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gomes stands up and waves to Nanto to follow him.
Nanto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Juza Nanto has been cut.
Nanto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomes scores with a nice strike.
Nanto dodges the punch combination from Gomes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes looks to land a combination but Nanto avoids it well.
Gomes shoots for a double leg takedown but Nanto sprawls well. He's pushed Gomes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nanto has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juza Nanto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomes tries to clinch there but Nanto circles away.
Gomes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gomes misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Gomes as Nanto shoots in.
Gomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Gomes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juza Nanto's cut.
That's time! Nanto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left lands for Gomes.

Nanto moves into range and clinches up with Gomes.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Gomes lands with a right to the head.
Nanto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nanto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gomes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomes looks to land a combination but Nanto avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nanto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Austin Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gomes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomes working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanto blocking some punches.
Gomes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nanto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Gomes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Gomes.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Gomes.
Gomes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nantos head.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Nanto.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Nanto blocks an uppercut.
Gomes misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomes.
Gomes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nanto's defenses.
Gomes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Nanto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nanto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nanto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomes lands a right hand.
Gomes misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomes misses with some punches.
Gomes scores with a shot to the side of Nanto's head.
Gomes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomes misses with some punches.
Gomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nanto takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nanto.
Nanto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gomes lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nanto.
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Gomes.
A short right from Gomes on the inside.
Nanto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomes lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nanto can't break the clinch.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nanto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nanto tries to pull guard but Gomes holds him up against the cage and eventually Nanto drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juza Nanto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands with a right to the head.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomes scores with a shot to the side of Nanto's head.
Nanto wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomes won't allow it.
Nanto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nanto struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomes controls his hands.
Gomes throws a head punch that misses.
Gomes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomes lands with a light punch inside.
Gomes prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Gomes.
Gomes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.
Gomes working aggressively here.
Gomes lands with a left to the head.
Gomes lands with a left to the head.
Gomes gets underhooks to prevent Nanto's takedown attempt.
Gomes pushes Nanto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomes misses with some punches.

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.
A short right from Gomes.
Gomes misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nanto wants to break free but Gomes has control.
Nanto lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Nanto.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Nanto.
Gomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Nanto blocks an elbow strike from Gomes.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Nanto.
Gomes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nanto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Gomes.

Nanto breaks from the clinch.
Nanto circles away from the clinch attempt

and Nanto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gomes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juza Nanto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juza Nanto's cut.
That's time! Nanto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gomes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nanto is looking to clinch but Gomes is avoiding it.
Gomes throws a series of punches but Nanto avoids them all with ease.
Gomes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nanto's waist but Nanto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes off to one side.

Nanto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nanto is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Nanto.

Gomes has one foot on Nanto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Nanto clinches.
Nanto blocks an uppercut.
Nanto tries to pull guard but Gomes holds him up against the cage and eventually Nanto drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a knee to the head.
Gomes keeps control of Nanto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nanto blocks an uppercut.
Nanto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomes lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Nanto.
Gomes connects with a knee to the head.
Nanto jumps guard but Gomes stands there with Nanto around his waist. Nanto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juza Nanto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Gomes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nanto.
Gomes scores with a shoulder strike.
Gomes scores with a nice hook to the head.

Nanto manages to pull guard.
Gomes wants to stand but Nanto is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gomes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nanto, up you get!
Gomes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Nanto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nanto showed some decent athleticism there.
Nanto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Juza Nanto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomes is not content to let Nanto control the position.
Nanto wants to pass the guard but Gomes is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanto wants to take a breather but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes wants to get back to his feet.
Gomes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Gomes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Juza Nanto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nanto takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gomes on the inside.
Nanto wants a takedown but no success here.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Gomes misses with a punch on the inside.

Nanto jumps guard and drags Gomes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Gomes stands up and waves to Nanto to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Nanto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gomes!
Gomes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nanto looking to control but Gomes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Nanto stands up from mount. Strange move.
Nanto scores with a push kick.
Gomes throws a leg kick

and Nanto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomes won't be happy with that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juza Nanto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nanto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!