PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bo zp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Gomi
vs
zp

170 cm
18
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, bo zp!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomi will feel that in the morning.
zp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as zp sprawls well. zp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
bo zp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
zp sizes up Gomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
zp lands with a nice combination. Gomi backs away looking to recover.
zp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
zp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
zp misses with a two punch combination.
Gomi moves out of range as zp throws a body kick.
zp lands with a good body shot.
Gomi fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
zp throws a wild body kick that Gomi sees coming a mile off.
zp connects with a body shot.
zp throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zp feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
zp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
zp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomi moves out of range of the body kick from zp.
zp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and zp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Gomi moves into the clinch.

Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from zp. Gomi shrugs it off though.
zp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
zp stuffs the takedown.
zp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi walks forward, straight into a front kick from zp.
zp scores with a jab to the jaw.
zp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
Gomi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by zp. zp obviously looking to wear him down.
Gomi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi avoids the body shot from zp.
zp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up but zp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but zp swivels and escapes.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has zp pinned against the cage. zp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
zp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gomi takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for zp.
bo zp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
zp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
zp throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for zp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
zp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
zp throws a half hearted mid kick.
zp should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
zp cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
zp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
zp lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Gomi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt
and zp counters with a solid body kick.
zp thumps Gomi with a low kick.
zp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
zp thows a body kick. Gomi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
zp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
zp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from zp - the referee stops the clock and Gomi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says zp. Gomi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick there by zp.
zp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
zp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
zp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from zp.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on zp's shoulder, as zp tries to avoid the shot.
zp lands an overhand right.
zp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from zp.
zp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
zp cracks the inside of Gomi's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from zp.
zp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi walks forward, straight into a front kick from zp.
Gomi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
zp listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gomi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
zp lands a jab-cross combination.
zp fakes the leg kick and cracks Gomi in the body.
zp looks to land a combination but Gomi avoids it well.
zp lands a slapping body shot.
zp scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bo zp dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

zp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomi has time to react.
zp scores with a decent looking hook.
zp feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.
zp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt - zp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from zp.
Gomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
zp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomi's head.
zp scoring well with a low kick there.
zp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
zp keeps Gomi at a distance using the push kick.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch but zp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomi needs to keep his hands up - zp had a free shot at his head there.
Shinji Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for zp.
zp lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from zp finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
zp connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by zp. Beautiful body shot.
zp stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
zp scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from zp.
zp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from zp.
zp lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gomi takes a step back to recover.
zp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
zp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
zp lands the left hand.
zp displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
zp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
zp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi walks into a straight right hand from zp.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
zp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by zp.
zp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from zp.
zp lands with a kick to the ribs.
zp lands with a nice body kick.
zp throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.
zp lands with a kick to the ribs.
zp delivers a nice body kick.
zp moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
zp looks to land a combination. Gomi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
zp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
zp throws a quick inside leg kick.
zp throws a front kick that sends Gomi stumbling back into the cage.
Gomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
zp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
zp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
zp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
zp scores with a kick to the midsection.
zp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
zp scores with a jab to the body.
zp scores with a leg kick.
zp lands a nice shot to the body.
zp throws a shot to the body.
zp scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
zp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
zp lands with a good body shot.
zp pushes Gomi away with a front kick.
zp throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.
zp thumps Gomi with a low kick.
zp lands with a kick to the ribs.
zp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
zp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice body kick from zp.
Gomi walks forward, straight into a front kick from zp.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gomi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by zp. zp obviously looking to wear him down.
zp throws a front kick that sends Gomi stumbling back into the cage.
zp scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by zp. That's going to slow Gomi down.
zp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
zp throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
zp throws a one two combo.
Gomi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from zp.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from zp, right into the meat.
zp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
zp scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
zp thows a body kick. Gomi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
zp delivers a nice body kick.
zp throws a quick inside leg kick.
zp explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

bo zp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

zp throws a nice outside leg kick.
zp scores with a leg kick.
zp throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.
zp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gomi moves out of range of the body kick from zp.
zp scoring well with a low kick there.
zp scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gomi throws a head kick but zp moves out of range.
zp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
zp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
zp lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomi will feel that in the morning.
zp misses with a series of wild punches.
zp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
zp goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
zp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
zp fakes the leg kick and cracks Gomi in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zp thows a body kick. Gomi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as zp sprawls well. zp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
bo zp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
zp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from zp.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from zp, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - zp finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by zp.
zp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
zp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
zp thows a body kick. Gomi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by zp. That's going to slow Gomi down.
zp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
Gomi tries to move into range but zp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
zp delivers a nice body kick.
zp feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
zp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
zp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for zp.
Nice shot by zp.
A thudding body kick lands there by zp!
zp throws a nice outside leg kick.
zp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
zp scores with the left hand. Gomi knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick from zp.
A left and a right from zp both land. Nice combination.
zp stalks Gomi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomi's face. Gomi staggers backwards, shaken.
Gomi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from zp. Gomi shrugs it off though.
A jab lands there for zp.
zp throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
zp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zp scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
zp connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from zp - that will leave a mark!
Gomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
zp tries to bum rush Gomi with a series of wild strikes but Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
zp cracks Gomi with a good jab.
zp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
zp scores with a shot to the body.
zp chopping away at his opponent's legs.
zp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for zp.
Gomi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by zp.
A solid body kick from zp.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from zp. Gomi shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick from zp.
Nice body kick there by zp.
zp is working the combinations to good effect here.
zp misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
zp scores with a spinning back kick!
Gomi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
zp turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by zp there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from zp, right into the meat.
zp feints and then cracks Gomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomi down.
Nice body punch from zp.
zp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
zp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A good leg kick by zp.
zp lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
zp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from zp.
zp moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
zp connects with the punch.
Shinji Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
zp cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
bo zp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got zp winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bo zp!