PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Ganon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Something in your Mouth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ganon
vs
Gomez

178 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kelly Ganon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gomez rushes Ganon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ganon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ganon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ganon working hard to break the clinch.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.

Ganon manages to break the clinch.
Ganon is looking to clinch.

Ganon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ganon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ganon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.

Ganon wriggles free and stands up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ganon.
Ganon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez shoots in but Ganon avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganon keeps the fight on the outside.

Gomez gets a clinch.

Ganon breaks from the clinch.
Ganon pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ganon gets caught flat footed, as Gomez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomez trying to control but Ganon is working from the bottom.
Gomez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ganon is looking to stand up but Gomez isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganon keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Ganon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ganon being controlled here, momentarily.
Ganon wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ganon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gomez clinches up with Ganon and pushes him back against the cage.

Ganon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ganon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez throws a shot to the body.
Ganon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Ganon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Orlando Gomez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ganon throws a body kick that misses.

Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ganon trying to land knees to the body.
Ganon can't break the clinch.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Ganon pushes Gomez away with a front kick.
Ganon throws a sloppy head kick

and Gomez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ganon avoids it.

Ganon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ganon delivers a nice body kick.
Ganon tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ganon lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganon scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ganon lands a high kick!
Ganon keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly Ganon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ganon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomez. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Ganon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Ganon takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez looking for a takedown.

Ganon manages to break the clinch.
Kelly Ganon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganon throws a nice head kick!
Gomez tries to clinch but Ganon moves away
and Ganon counters with a low kick, right behind Gomez 's knee.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ganon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ganon lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ganon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez tries to clinch
and Ganon counters with a solid body kick.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Ganon circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly Ganon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ganon circles away.
Kelly Ganon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ganon lands a head kick!
Gomez blocks the body kick.

Gomez clinches.
Gomez goes for a takedown attempt but Ganon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ganon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganon tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Ganon.
Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ganon backs up against the cage.
Ganon tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Ganon circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ganon tries to avoid it but Gomez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ganon to the ground. Ganon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kelly Ganon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Gomez.
Ganon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ganon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ganon feints and then cracks Gomez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomez down.
Gomez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez shoots for a double leg takedown but Ganon sprawls well. He's pushed Gomez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ganon keeps Gomez at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a kick to the body
and Ganon counters with a good low kick that Gomez was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ganon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ganon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Ganon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez misses with a kick to the body.
Gomez has his takedown stuffed
and Ganon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Gomez forces Ganon back against the cage and clinches.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ganon just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ganon wants to break free but Gomez has control.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ganon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez has Ganon pressed against the cage, preventing Ganon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ganon manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Ganon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomez.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomez.
A head kick by Ganon misses

and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ganon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ganon is trying to break the clinch but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gomez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ganon.
Ganon has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body.
Ganon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Ganon won't allow it.
Kelly Ganon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Gomez.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ganon delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ganon moves away.
Ganon throws a nice head kick!
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ganon scores with a push kick.
Gomez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ganon connects with a high kick.
Ganon throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Ganon slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
A lazy body kick from Gomez
and Ganon counters with a low kick, right behind Gomez 's knee.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ganon sprawls well. Ganon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.

Ganon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to stand but Ganon is controlling from the bottom.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Ganon keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.

Gomez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomez will feel that in the morning.
Ganon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ganon throws a head kick that Gomez semi-blocks.
Gomez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ganon.
A head kick misses from Ganon.
Ganon tries a head kick but it misses.

Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Ganon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ganon 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Kelly Ganon!

Kelly Ganon wins by unanimous decision!