PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Something in your Mouth. Correa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Paranoid. 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.

Gomez
vs
Correa

170 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
21
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Correa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez shoots for a takedown but Correa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomez looks for the body kick but Correa saw that one coming.

Correa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Correa controlling the action here.
Correa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gomez trying to control but Correa postures up.
Correa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gomez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gomez wants to control but Correa is keeping busy.
Gomez missing with punches from the bottom.
Gomez trying to hold on to Correa's head to control him but Correa postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Correa circles away.

Correa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gomez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gomez tries to bench press Correa off him but Correa keeps the position.
Gomez being controlled for a moment.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Correa off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez struggling to keep hold of the position.
Correa can't escape the position.
Correa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Correa is holding on tight.
Correa wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Correa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gomez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gomez wants to control the pace but Correa is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throwing strikes here but Correa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Correa just holding on.
Correa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Correa is trying to escape the mount.
Correa wants to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
Gomez trying to control but Correa is having none of it.
Gomez avoids the attempt from Correa to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Correa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gomez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Correa is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Correa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Correa has given up his back here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez throwing sloppy strikes.
Correa turns into Gomez and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulo Correa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Correa pushes him off.
Gomez misses with a takedown

and Correa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Correa.
Correa's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Gomez working for a triangle but Correa defends it easily.
Correa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gomez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gomez looking to control.
Correa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Correa circles away from the clinch attempt

and Correa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Correa sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
Correa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gomez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomez has hold of Correa's hands but Correa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomez tries to roll over but Correa keeps him under control.
Correa not doing much here.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Correa is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gomez is pressing down on Correa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Correa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Correa passes Gomez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Correa controlling the pace.
Correa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
Gomez trying to hold on to Correa's head to control him but Correa postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez throws a lazy head kick

and Correa counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Correa is one step ahead there.
Correa postures up.
Correa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gomez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Correa's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romulo Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gomez misses with a takedown attempt

and Correa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Correa is stalling in the full guard.
Correa trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Correa is one step ahead there.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Correa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Correa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Correa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Correa prevents Gomez from getting back to his feet.
Correa throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez is trying to keep Correa in close.
Correa controlling from the top position.

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 keeping full guard, as Correa tries to pass.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Correa from controlling successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Romulo Correa just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick

and Correa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gomez's guard.
Correa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa landing with the ground and pound.
Gomez wants to stand but Correa is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Correa controls the pace.
Correa postures up.
Correa landing with the ground and pound.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Correa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romulo Correa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Correa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gomez trying to control the position.
Correa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Romulo Correa!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Romulo Correa!

Romulo Correa wins by unanimous decision!