PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sofa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sofa
vs
Gomez

180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 11 - 0

178 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Sofa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Sofa.
Sofa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gomez shoots in and bounces Sofa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sofa wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling him.
Gomez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gomez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sofa keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Gomez is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sofa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Sofa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gomez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sofa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gomez's back instead.
Sofa is not going to allow Gomez to sit and survive in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sofa thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Sofa is not going to allow Gomez to sit and survive in this position.
Sofa throwing sloppy strikes.
Sofa doesn't have the hooks in and Gomez manages to turn into his guard.
Gomez prevents Sofa from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomez.
Gomez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sofa's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sofa is breathing heavily.
Sofa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sofa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gomez controlling from the full mount.
Sofa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Gomez is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Sofa is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Sofa flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gomez anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Sofa and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gomez slips an arm under Sofa chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gomez has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gomez is squeezing on Sofa like an anaconda would it's prey. Sofa fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marlon Gomez!