PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Balmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Julian Gomez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Balmer
vs
Gomez

178 cm
24
162 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

170 cm
28
164 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Balmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balmer shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Balmer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Balmer is just out of range.
Balmer tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Balmer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Balmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Balmer persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez working Balmer over with strikes.
Gomez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Balmer looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Balmer!
Balmer is looking to get to half guard.
Balmer is squirming around, avoiding Gomez's attempts to control the action.
Balmer is wriggling around trying to escape.

Gomez working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez landing strikes from the mount.
Balmer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gomez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Gomez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Balmer is surviving well by controlling Gomez's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with some strikes.
Gomez landing shots from mount.
Balmer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gomez working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balmer can't escape the position.
Balmer regains half guard.

Balmer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balmer is breathing heavily.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balmer keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gomez lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomez thows a huge punch but Balmer dodges it nicely.
Gomez lands with a punch from half guard.
Gomez slips a nice elbow through Balmer's hands, connecting with Balmer's forehead.
Balmer wants to get back to full guard.

Balmer looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Gomez there.

Balmer looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gomez is trying to control. Balmer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gomez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gomez prevents Balmer from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balmer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomez.

Balmer looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez working Balmer over with strikes.
Gomez moves nicely into side control.

Gomez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Balmer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gomez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Balmer to see if he's OK.
Balmer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balmer is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gomez jumps into side control!
Balmer tries to improve position but can't.
Balmer is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Gomez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Balmer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Balmer wants to pass to mount but Gomez is defending the position.
Balmer is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.

Balmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Gomez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Balmer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomez controls Balmer momentarily but Balmer frees himself.

Balmer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Balmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Julian Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Gomez kicks Balmer off and gets to his feet.
Balmer with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gomez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balmer's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Balmer's head.
Balmer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Gomez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Balmer working for a triangle but Gomez defends it easily.
Gomez landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Balmer looking for subs off his back but Gomez has passed one foot through into half guard.

Balmer looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gomez is trying to control the action in half guard but Balmer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gomez controlling the action here.
Gomez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balmer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Balmer has managed to free his arm - good work.

Balmer actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the pace.
Gomez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gomez passes to side control.
Balmer is looking for a sweep.

Gomez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Balmer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gomez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Balmer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Balmer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Balmer gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Balmer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomez working Balmer over with strikes.

Balmer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Balmer is looking to improve his position.

Balmer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomez pulls his head out easily.

Balmer is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomez.

Gomez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Balmer sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Gomez 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!

Balmer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gomez!
Gomez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gomez wants to control but Balmer is keeping busy.

Balmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Gomez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gomez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomez landing small, sideways elbows.

Balmer is trying to work for a kimura but Gomez is defending well.

Gomez is defending against the submission attempts here by Balmer.

Balmer seems to be working for a kimura but Gomez defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez manages to get to full guard.
Balmer stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Balmer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balmer wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.

Gomez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Balmer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gomez has tightened it up now! Balmer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julian Gomez!