PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Brownridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brownridge has chosen Boom Boom Pow as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Gomez
vs
Brownridge

182 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Brownridge!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.

Brownridge moves into the clinch.
Brownridge is pressed up against the cage. Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brownridge down to the mat. Brownridge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brownridge misses with a body kick.
Gomez wants to clinch

and Brownridge counters by moving into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Brownridge.
Gomez tries for a takedown. No joy.

Gomez pulls guard successfully.
Gomez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomez is trying to keep Brownridge in close.
Brownridge tries to stand but Gomez is controlling from the bottom.
Gomez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Gomez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brownridge defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.

Gomez working for a triangle but Brownridge defends it easily.
Gomez is trying to keep Brownridge in close.

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

and Brownridge moves into the clinch.
Gomez has Brownridge pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brownridge manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brownridge gets control of Gomez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brownridge will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brownridge wants to sweep but no luck.
Brownridge is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownridge keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.

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.
Brownridge lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gomez!
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Brownridge looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brownridge throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brownridge content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownridge misses with a head shot.
Gomez prevents Brownridge from taking his back.
Brownridge looking to ground and pound but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Brownridge punching from mount but Gomez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gomez wants to control but Brownridge is having none of it.
Brownridge controlling from the full mount.
Gomez is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gomez wants to control but Brownridge is having none of it.

Brownridge with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brownridge connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brownridge cracks Gomez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Sergio Gomez has been cut.
Brownridge punching from mount but Gomez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brownridge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Brownridge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Brownridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Gomez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brownridge feints and as Gomez raises his hands in defense, Brownridge changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brownridge sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Brownridge has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brownridge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brownridge wants to stand but Gomez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brownridge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownridge is fighting to break Gomez's control of his arms but Gomez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Gomez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brownridge defends well.
Brownridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
Brownridge throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
Gomez trying to control the position.

That's two 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.
Brownridge won't allow Gomez to sweep him here.
Brownridge wanted to stand there but Gomez had control of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Brownridge drops Gomez with a beautiful combination! Gomez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brownridge is looking for the KO!
Gomez stuffs the takedown.
Sergio Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Brownridge! Gomez is backing up but he can't get away as Brownridge lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Gomez and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sean Brownridge!