PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Luciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Luciano
vs
Gomes

176 cm
23
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

GummIberry Nutrition ($10 Sale)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendell Gomes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Luciano does no damage.
Luciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Luciano lands a really nice looking cross but Gomes seems unphased.
Luciano lands an overhand right.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomes momentarily.
Gomes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Luciano throws a right and a left that Gomes avoids nicely.
Gomes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luciano throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gomes counters with a shoot takedown. Luciano fights it but they end up in guard.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
Gomes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomes tries to stand but Luciano is controlling from the bottom.
Gomes trying to control but Luciano is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luciano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomes momentarily.
Gomes tries to clinch up.
Luciano throws a right hand that Gomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomes also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Luciano lands a slapping body shot.
Luciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No luck for Gomes with that takedown attempt.
Gomes shoots for a double leg takedown but Luciano sprawls well. He's pushed Gomes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
Luciano lands with a straight right. Gomes didn't see that one coming.
Luciano looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
Luciano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luciano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes tries to clinch there but Luciano circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luciano.
Luciano throws a right and a left that Gomes avoids nicely.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
Charles Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wendell Gomes.
Gomes looks gassed!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Luciano.
Gomes is looking for a sweep.

Luciano decides to stand back up.
Luciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gomes backs up against the cage.
Luciano is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Luciano tests Gomes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano throws a right hand that Gomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomes also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Luciano misses.
Luciano works over Gomes's head and body with a nice combination.
Luciano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luciano is defended easily by Gomes.
Luciano lands with a shot to the body.
Gomes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luciano.
Luciano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Luciano throws a combination that misses

and Gomes counters by moving into the clinch.
Gomes wants a takedown.

Luciano manages to break the clinch.
Luciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomes checks the leg kick.
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luciano swinging wilding here.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Luciano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gomes ducks right into an uppercut from Luciano.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luciano throws a right hand that Gomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomes also avoids with ease.
Gomes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano misses with the combination.
Gomes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luciano.
Luciano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luciano lands with a hook. Gomes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Charles Luciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luciano scores with a body shot.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomes shoots in but no luck this time.
Luciano lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano looks to land a combination. Gomes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Luciano slips a jab and a cross from Gomes.
Gomes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luciano circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luciano but Luciano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charles Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wendell Gomes.
Luciano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomes's hands.
Luciano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Charles Luciano is winning the standup battle so far.
Luciano throws a one two combo.
Luciano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gomes dodges the punch combination from Luciano.
Luciano throws a one two combo.
A right-left combo lands from Luciano.
Luciano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomes in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano dips to his left and cracks Gomes with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Luciano!
Charles Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Luciano has closed the distance and engaged Gomes in a clinch.
Gomes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luciano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomes has him pressed against the cage.
Luciano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Luciano tries to break the clinch but Gomes is controlling the position.
Luciano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luciano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomes fails to pull guard.
Luciano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes clinches but Luciano breaks the clinch
and Luciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Luciano counters with a nice body shot.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Gomes avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Luciano scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Gomes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gomes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luciano's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Luciano duly obliges.
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Luciano!
Luciano scores with a one two! Gomes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Luciano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Luciano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Luciano misses.
A shot to de liver by Luciano. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Luciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Luciano fails to land with a series of punches.

Luciano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luciano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gomes on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes is trying to get back to full guard.
Luciano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Luciano decides to return to a standing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luciano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Luciano dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Luciano scores with a nice head shot.
Luciano moves out of range as Gomes throws a body kick.
Luciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control.
Luciano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Luciano tries to get out of the position.
Gomes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Luciano throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gomes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luciano throws a nice looking combination but Gomes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Luciano misses.
Luciano misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Luciano!
Luciano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gomes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano is trying to stand back up but Gomes is controlling him
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gomes in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano is not content to let Gomes control the position.
Luciano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomes prevents Luciano from standing back up.
Luciano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomes wants to control but Luciano is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Luciano tries to bum rush Gomes with a series of wild strikes but Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luciano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luciano looks to land a combination. Gomes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two 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.
Luciano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Luciano somewhat.
Luciano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomes can do to turn this around?
Luciano throws a combination that misses

and Gomes counters by moving into the clinch.
Luciano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gomes tries to pull guard but Luciano won't allow it.

Luciano breaks the clinch.
Luciano misses with a two punch combination.
Luciano stalks Gomes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomes's face. Gomes staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomes.
Luciano throws a right and a left that Gomes avoids nicely.
Luciano cracks Gomes with a good jab.
Luciano scores with a jab.
Luciano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Luciano finds it's way through Gomes's defenses.
Luciano throws a combination that misses

and Gomes counters with a single leg into guard. Luciano didn't expect that.
Gomes stopping the sweep attempt from Luciano.
Gomes trying to control but Luciano is working from the bottom.
Luciano wants to stand and escape but Gomes is having none of it.
Charles Luciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luciano is keeping the position for now.
Gomes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomes trying to control but Luciano is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano is pulling down on Gomes's head to control his posture.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown. Luciano tries to sprawl out of it but Gomes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luciano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Charles Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wendell Gomes.
Luciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes drops his hands momentarily and Luciano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wendell Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano throws a series of strikes that have Gomes backpedaling.
Luciano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wendell Gomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luciano 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Luciano!