PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Hode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hode comes to the ring accompanied by Arkansas Razorback Fight Song. Gomi has chosen Slaap lekker! as his entrance music. Scott Hode could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenny Gomi's chin.

Hode
vs
Gomi

167 cm
24
159 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
164 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Syndicate Drugs
Vandal fight Boutique -ACME-

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Hode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Hode misses the target.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Hode.
Gomi ducks straight into an uppercut from Hode and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Gomi maanges to regain guard straight away.

Gomi is rocked!
Gomi keeping full guard, as Hode tries to pass.
Hode postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gomi controls Hode momentarily but Hode frees himself.
Hode slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hode trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Hode looking to sit in guard and control but Gomi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hode pulls Gomi in close to prevent any damage.
Hode wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Gomi postures up and lands a big shot to Hode's brow.
Gomi preventing the sweep.
Hode is looking to stand up but Gomi isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Hode keeps moving.
Hode is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hode keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.
Gomi stops Hode from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hode thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomi moves away from the strike by Hode.
Gomi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hode.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Hode circles away easily

and Hode counters with a shoot takedown. Gomi fights it but they end up in guard.
Hode working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hode tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomi is retaining full guard.
Hode wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
Hode looking to sit in guard and control but Gomi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Hode keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomi with a nice head shot there.
Hode wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Gomi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hode dives on top into guard.
Hode slips nicely into half guard.
Gomi is looking to control Hode's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gomi avoid being mounted?
Hode frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hode wants to control the pace but Gomi is squirming around nicely.
Gomi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gomi tries to hold on but Hode pushes him away.
Gomi is trying desperately to improve position.
Gomi is bucking up trying to escape but Hode cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hode looking to control but Gomi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomi is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Hode dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hode shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hode has a takedown stuffed.
Gomi slips under a jab from Hode.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hode.
Hode misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hode throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed

and Hode counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gomi is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hode is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hode connects with a nice short shot to Gomi's temple.
Gomi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hode wants to free his trapped foot but Gomi is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Gomi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hode is looking to take a break and control but Gomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hode performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hode thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hode wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomi keeps working.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomi doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hode counter with a right hand.
Hode thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomi walks into a straight right hand from Hode.
Scott Hode seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hode misses.
Hode throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hode closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomi did well to prevent Hode getting side control.
Gomi wants to control but Hode is keeping busy.
Hode moves nicely into side control.
Gomi dodges the ground and pound from Hode.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hode wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomi keeps working.
Gomi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hode missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hode seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hode is keen to just control but Gomi is a slippery customer.
Gomi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hode prevents Gomi from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hode lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hode trying to pass the guard but Gomi defending well.
Hode is looking to take a break and control but Gomi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gomi looking for submissions off his back.
Gomi won't allow Hode to pass to mount.
Hode is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.

Hode shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gomi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Hode dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Gomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomi misses with a head kick.
Hode throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Hode waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gomi.

Hode shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gomi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hode trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Hode from controlling successfully.

Gomi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hode gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hode trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Hode from controlling successfully.
Gomi being controlled here, momentarily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hode lands a jab to the head.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to control the action here but instead Hode manages to pass to full mount!
Hode content just to control the position here.
Hode scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gomi wants to hold on but Hode pushes him away.
Gomi taking shots to the head.
Hode controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hode seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gomi for as long as he can get away with.
Hode working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hode tries to control but Gomi wriggling away.
Gomi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hode with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hode wants to control the pace but Gomi is squirming around nicely.
Hode controlling the pace for now.
Hode prevents Gomi from getting the reversal.
Gomi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Hode connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hode punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hode content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Hode clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hode lunges at Gomi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomi's hand.
Hode is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hode misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Hode throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hode misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
Hode steps into range and cracks Gomi with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gomi flops backwards and Hode dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gomi is still in real trouble! Can Hode finish him?
Gomi controls Hode momentarily but Hode frees himself.
Hode stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomi seems to have recovered his senses.
Hode trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hode is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Gomi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hode can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hode showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gomi keeping moving, preventing Hode from controlling successfully.

Gomi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hode can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gomi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Gomi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hode defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hode trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Scott Hode just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gomi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gomi looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hode lands a right hand from hell, dropping Gomi. Hode pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Hode!