PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rama Chulalongkorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Juelz Santana - Murda Murda. Chulalongkorn has chosen "Sagat's Theme," by Takayuki Aihara as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gomes
vs
Chulalongkorn

195 cm
19
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
233 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rama Chulalongkorn!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulalongkorn misses with a body kick.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Chulalongkorn shows good takedown defense.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.
Gomes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chulalongkorn.
Gomes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn misses with a body kick.

Chulalongkorn drives through and clinches with Gomes against the cage.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomes avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chulalongkorn obliges.
Gomes is working for takedown but Chulalongkorn is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes avoiding damage as Chulalongkorn throws knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Martin Gomes has been cut.

Gomes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chulalongkorn can't do much from the bottom here.
Gomes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gomes working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is trying to control Gomes's posture but Gomes avoids it.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chulalongkorn keeps working.
Chulalongkorn wants to control but Gomes postures up.
An elbow from Gomes crashes against the mat.
Chulalongkorn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chulalongkorn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomes circles away from the clinch attempt.

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.

Gomes instigates a clinch.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomes is defending well for now.
Gomes tries to score a body lock takedown but Chulalongkorn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chulalongkorn lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomes won't want to take too many of those.
Gomes can't get the takedown.
Gomes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chulalongkorn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chulalongkorn is pressed up against the cage. Gomes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chulalongkorn down to the mat. Chulalongkorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chulalongkorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gomes is breathing heavily.
Gomes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chulalongkorn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gomes if he has to take too many more of those.
Rama Chulalongkorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chulalongkorn closes the distance but Gomes moves to the side

and Gomes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chulalongkorn is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chulalongkorn gets back to full guard.
Chulalongkorn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chulalongkorn pushes Gomes off and gets back to his feet.
Chulalongkorn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
Gomes looking for a takedown.
Gomes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chulalongkorn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gomes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomes.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chulalongkorn obliges.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
Gomes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn lands an elbow just above Gomes 's eye.
Chulalongkorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomes avoiding damage as Chulalongkorn throws knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomes is defending well for now.
Chulalongkorn working Gomes over with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a knee to the head.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chulalongkorn scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomes is defending well for now.
Chulalongkorn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Chulalongkorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Gomes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gomes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomes shoots in but Chulalongkorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomes moves out of range of the body kick from Chulalongkorn.

Chulalongkorn clinches up with Gomes and pushes him back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomes is defending well for now.
Gomes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chulalongkorn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Gomes wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chulalongkorn obliges.
Nice elbow from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn lands an elbow inside.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulalongkorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chulalongkorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chulalongkorn scores with a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulalongkorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands an elbow that stopped Gomes in his tracks for a moment.
Chulalongkorn working Gomes over with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomes wants a takedown.
Chulalongkorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomes's face.
Chulalongkorn scores with a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
Gomes takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes has Chulalongkorn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chulalongkorn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gomes fails to pull guard.
Chulalongkorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chulalongkorn obliges.
Chulalongkorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gomes goes for a takedown attempt but Chulalongkorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Chulalongkorn darts in and clinches Gomes up against the cage.
Chulalongkorn lands an elbow inside.
Chulalongkorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Gomes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chulalongkorn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Chulalongkorn closes the distance and pushes Gomes back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn lands a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomes is defending well for now.
Chulalongkorn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chulalongkorn with a knee to the head.
Gomes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chulalongkorn working Gomes over with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chulalongkorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chulalongkorn.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chulalongkorn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chulalongkorn obliges.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomes.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomes is fighting to break Chulalongkorn's control of his arms but Chulalongkorn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gomes content to stall in guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Chulalongkorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Gomes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up but Gomes circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chulalongkorn but Chulalongkorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Chulalongkorn forces Gomes back against the cage and clinches.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomes avoids the damage to the body.
Chulalongkorn landing knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chulalongkorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomes avoids it.
Chulalongkorn working Gomes over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chulalongkorn obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomes's face.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chulalongkorn working Gomes over with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn crunches a lovely knee into Gomes's ribcage.
Chulalongkorn with a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn lands a nice knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chulalongkorn is pressed up against the cage. Gomes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chulalongkorn down to the mat. Chulalongkorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulalongkorn fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rama Chulalongkorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chulalongkorn trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gomes fails to land.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomes.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomes avoids it.
Gomes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chulalongkorn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gomes is working for takedown but Chulalongkorn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chulalongkorn lands an elbow inside that Gomes shrugs off.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomes avoids it.
Chulalongkorn lands a knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomes.
The referee calls for Gomes to work.
Gomes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chulalongkorn pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to clinch up.
Chulalongkorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomes moves out of range as Chulalongkorn throws a body kick.
Gomes keeps the fight on the outside.
Chulalongkorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn is looking to land body kicks.
Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.

Chulalongkorn moves into the clinch.
Gomes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chulalongkorn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chulalongkorn lands a damaging elbow.
Gomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chulalongkorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn with a knee to the head.
Chulalongkorn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chulalongkorn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn crunches a lovely knee into Gomes's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chulalongkorn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chulalongkorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomes.
Gomes wants to stall.
Chulalongkorn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomes tries to score a body lock takedown but Chulalongkorn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chulalongkorn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chulalongkorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomes avoids the damage to the body.
Gomes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chulalongkorn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rama Chulalongkorn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomes wants a takedown but no success here.
Gomes is working for takedown but Chulalongkorn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chulalongkorn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Martin Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chulalongkorn missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rama Chulalongkorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chulalongkorn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rama Chulalongkorn!