PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Gomez (ranked 3458 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Magnus Larsen (ranked 324 p4p, 216 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Reaper blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gomez
vs
Larsen

172 cm
24
146
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
157
3 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Magnus Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Gomez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsen.
Larsen is looking to land body kicks.
Gomez tests Larsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Larsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Larsen.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Larsen misses its intended target.
Gomez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Larsen scores with a shot to the body.
Pedro Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen connects with a solid leg kick.
Larsen misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez lands a jab to the head.
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larsen lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Larsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez with the inside leg kick.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larsen thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larsen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Larsen lands a slapping body shot.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsen thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Larsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez feints and then cracks Larsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larsen down.
Larsen works Gomez's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Larsen's hands.
Larsen looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez misses with a leg kick.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez lunges at Larsen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Larsen's hand.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larsen with a hook.
Larsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larsen connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Larsen thows a leg kick but Gomez checks it
and Gomez counters with a nice body shot.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Larsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Larsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Larsen gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
Larsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larsen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left and a right from Larsen both land. Nice combination.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Larsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez misses with a hook

and Larsen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gomez!

Gomez throws Larsen to one side and escapes!
Gomez scores with a punch to the head.
Larsen ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Larsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Larsen scores with a jab to the head.
Larsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Larsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Larsen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Larsen as he connects with a hook.
Larsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Larsen's belly button to the back.
Larsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Larsen misses.
As Larsen backs away, Gomez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gomez slips a straight right by Larsen.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Larsen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsen misses with a low kick.
Larsen lands with a slapping head kick.
Larsen stuns Gomez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomez slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magnus Larsen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Larsen misses with a few strikes there.

Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez lands a right hand.
Gomez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Larsen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Larsen misses with a knee to the head.
Larsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Larsen wants to stall.
Gomez presses Larsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez gets through Larsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Larsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Larsen moves away and avoids it.
Gomez motions for Larsen to come forward. Gomez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a jab.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larsen. Larsen obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Larsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Larsen.
Larsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Larsen feints a counter leg kick.
Larsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez throws the kick towards the body but Larsen avoids it.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Larsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Larsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Larsen misses the shot to the body.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Larsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomez.
Larsen moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen staying out of range there.
Larsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Larsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Larsen.
Magnus Larsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Larsen.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez working aggressively here.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larsen throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Larsen tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Larsen staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Larsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Larsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Larsen throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Larsen misses.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsen can pounce on him.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
Larsen swinging wildly here.
Gomez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Larsen.
Larsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Larsen throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Larsen.
Gomez misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez scores with a punch to the head.
Larsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larsen tries to move into range but Gomez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Larsen checks it well.
Larsen scores with a one two! Gomez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gomez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Larsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Larsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez checks a low kick from Larsen.
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Larsen looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Larsen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Gomez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsen moves away.
Larsen throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larsen, as that shot connected.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Larsen lands with a right hand.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.
Gomez pushes Larsen away with a front kick.
Larsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larsen's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsen throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larsen.
Jab by Larsen.
Gomez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Larsen checks a leg kick.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsen's sensitive parts.
Larsen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larsen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gomez defends it well.
Larsen slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Larsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Gomez walks into a straight right hand from Larsen.
Larsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gomez is able to avoid easily.
As Larsen backs away, Gomez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gomez scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larsen.
Gomez slips a straight right by Larsen.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Larsen as he connects with a hook.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Gomez throws the left hand but Larsen avoids the punch easily.
Gomez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Larsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Larsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsen.
Larsen counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Larsen slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Larsen.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Larsen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Larsen misses with a looping right.
Larsen is looking to slow Gomez down with leg kicks.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Larsen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Larsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Gomez scores with a hook.
Larsen throws a head kick that misses.
Larsen misses with a body shot.
Larsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsen lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larsen has time to react.
Larsen throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsen swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Larsen counters with a series of strikes. Gomez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larsen defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen with the counter takedown but Gomez avoids it easily.
Larsen throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Gomez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Larsen.
Gomez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Larsen throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Larsen misses with a wild body shot.
Larsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Larsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Larsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Gomez.
I think Gomez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pedro Gomez!
An out of breath Pedro Gomez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.