PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mckanze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Something in your Mouth as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jonas Gomez enters the cage!

Mckanze
vs
Gomez

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
173 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

UCF Clothing

UCF Clothing
Cage Wars Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Mckanze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckanze walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

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

Mckanze is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gomez sees it coming and defends easily.
Mckanze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomez defending well though.
Gomez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mckanze landing some decent shots from guard.
Gomez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gomez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mckanze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mckanze trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Mckanze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomez trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mckanze's guard.
Mckanze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mckanze looking for a sweep. Not yet Mckanze, not yet.
Gomez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mckanze keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckanze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two 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.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Mckanze keeps moving.
Mckanze controls Gomez momentarily but Gomez frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mckanze tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mckanze gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gomez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gomez working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mckanze.
Gomez trying to control the position.
Mckanze throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Mckanze counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Gomez looks gassed!
Mckanze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckanze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mckanze throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mckanze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mckanze looking to pass the guard.
Mckanze landing with the ground and pound.
Gomez trying to keep a closed guard but Mckanze is proving a slippery customer.
Gomez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mckanze wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mckanze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckanze was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Mckanze dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mckanze doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mckanze misses with a takedown attempt

and Gomez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gomez tries to pass to full mount but Mckanze defends it.
Mckanze is not content to let Gomez control the position.
Mckanze is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomez controlling the action here.
Mckanze is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mckanze keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mckanze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mckanze looking to control.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mckanze trying to control here.
Gomez wants to advance to full mount but Mckanze doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Mckanze looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.
Gomez passes Mckanze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez tries to clinch but Mckanze is having none of it.

Gomez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mckanze looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Gomez decides to stand back up.

Gomez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gomez working away.

Gomez stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez gets caught flat footed, as Mckanze shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mckanze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomez has momentary wrist control but Mckanze slips an elbow through the middle.
Gomez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gomez controlling the pace for now.
Mckanze has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckanze tries to escape but Gomez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Gomez sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Mckanze taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jonas Gomez!