PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 1087 p4p, 735 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 154 p4p, 106 weight class). Drake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hell Yeah - Rev Theory. Bobby Drake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Gomez's chin.

Gomez
vs
Drake

185 cm
34
200
21 - 12 - 0

188 cm
27
188
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Gomez.

It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.

Gomez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gomez trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gomez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Drake regains half guard.

Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez moves into full mount! Drake won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake working to try and regain half guard.
Gomez tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Drake regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake gets back to full guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake working a defensive guard but Gomez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Drake is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gomez off and has taken his back!
Gomez can't escape the position.
Gomez is working hard here to advance position.
Drake is landing with strikes. Gomez can't take much more of this.
Gomez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Gomez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Drake scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gomez is looking for a way out.
Drake not allowing Gomez to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake biding his time, controlling Gomez.
Drake scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gomez is looking for a way out.
Drake avoiding Gomez 's attempts to control his hands.
Drake throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gomez could be in trouble here!
Drake is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Gomez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Gomez wants to control his opponent's hands but Drake gets his hands free.
Drake lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Drake.
Gomez trying to control the action but Drake just sinks the hooks in.
Can Gomez hold on?! Drake is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has Gomez flattened out and is raining down punches.

Gomez is rocked!
Gomez trying to control the hands but Drake won't let him.
Oh Gomez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Gomez is in real trouble here! Drake lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Drake is delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Drake!