PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and F Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gomez
vs
Unit

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, F Unit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Unit circles away.
Unit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gomez looks for a takedown but Unit sprawls well.

Unit looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gomez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Unit is controlling the pace.
I looks like Unit might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Unit is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Unit controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Unit is working away from the top position though.
Unit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Unit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Unit thows a huge punch but Gomez dodges it nicely.
Unit controlling the action here.
Unit wants to stand up but Gomez manages to regain full guard.
Unit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Unit is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gomez has a closed guard, preventing Unit from standing up.
Gomez is breathing heavily.

Gomez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Unit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Unit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomez is proving hard to escape from.

Unit stands up from Gomez's guard - Unit perhaps looking for a knockout.

Unit scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, F Unit just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gomez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Gomez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Unit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Unit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Unit wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Unit stands up from Gomez's guard - Unit perhaps looking for a knockout.
Unit throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Christian Gomez has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Unit.

Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Unit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Unit manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

F Unit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Gomez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Unit jabs Gomez right on the nose. Gomez blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Unit does no damage.
A clash of legs there as Gomez blocks the low kick.
Unit throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Unit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Unit tries a head kick but it misses.
Unit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gomez as he avoids it easily.
Unit delivers a nice body kick.

Unit has managed to clinch.

Unit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Unit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Unit advances position into side control!

Unit decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gomez to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit is looking to clinch.
Unit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Unit lands a high kick!
Unit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Unit closes the distance and clinches.

Unit gets control of Gomez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Unit will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Unit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unit controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, F Unit just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Unit clinches with his opponent.
Unit scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Unit breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Unit.
Nice body kick there by Unit.

Unit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gomez to the mat! Gomez manages to get full guard.
Unit sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Unit stands up from Gomez's guard - Unit perhaps looking for a knockout.
F Unit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Unit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unit dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Unit's head and hops out.
Unit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomez's hands.
Unit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

F Unit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christian Gomez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Unit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gomez is letting Unit control him for a moment.
Unit working the body and head with strikes.
Unit takes a little break here. Gomez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gomez wants to control but Unit postures up.
Unit controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Unit stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Unit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Unit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomez's sensitive parts.
Unit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Unit scoring well with a low kick there.
F Unit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Unit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Unit controlling the action here.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
Unit perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Unit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Unit wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit slows the pace down in half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, F Unit just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Unit throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Unit closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomez did well to prevent Unit getting side control.
Unit trying to control the pace.
F Unit has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit prevents Gomez from standing back up.
Unit is taking a breather. Gomez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
Unit seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Christian Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unit throwing shots but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Unit wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
F Unit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Unit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... F Unit!