PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iago Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masao Pandl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iago Gomes looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Gomes
vs
Pandl

180 cm
18
132 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iago Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Masao Pandl!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a low kick.
Gomes looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Gomes gets tackled into the cage by Pandl. Pandl maintains the clinch.
Pandl leaning against his opponent.
Pandl working Gomes over with knees to the body.
Pandl effectively controlling the action here.
Pandl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Pandl breaks from the clinch.
Gomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gomes tries to keep at a distance but Pandl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pandl unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pandl landing knees to the head.
Pandl unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pandl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pandl lands a damaging elbow.
Gomes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pandl scores with a knee to the head.

Pandl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pandl wants to clinch up but Gomes keeps it at a distance.
Pandl fails with an attempt to clinch.

Pandl has closed the distance and engaged Gomes in a clinch.

Pandl manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandl throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gomes.

Pandl moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gomes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pandl with a knee to the head.

Pandl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pandl rushes Gomes and presses him up against the cage.

Pandl manages to break the clinch.
Pandl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Pandl forces Gomes back against the cage and clinches.
Pandl lands a knee to the head.

Pandl breaks from the clinch.

Gomes tries to keep at a distance but Pandl has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pandl manages to break the clinch.
Pandl tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pandl gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pandl.

Pandl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pandl tries to clinch but Gomes moves out of range.

Pandl has Gomes up against the cage in a clinch.
Pandl lands a knee to the head.
Pandl lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Pandl.

Pandl breaks the clinch.
Pandl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pandl wants to clinch.
Pandl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Pandl pushes Gomes up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pandl smiles and moves away.
Gomes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Pandl rushes Gomes and presses him up against the cage.
Gomes tries for a takedown but Pandl manages to get underhooks.
Pandl effectively controlling the action here.
Knees to the body from Pandl.
Pandl connects with a knee to the head.
Pandl lands a knee to the head.
Gomes tries to break the clinch but Pandl is controlling the position.
Pandl stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pandl.
Pandl unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pandl lands a nice knee to the body.
Pandl landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandl landing knees to the head.
Pandl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pandl unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Pandl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pandl scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pandl misses with a head kick.
Pandl doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.
Pandl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandl lands with a kick to the temple. Gomes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Pandl clinches up with Gomes and pushes him back against the cage.
Pandl landing knees to the body.
Gomes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pandl crunches a lovely knee into Gomes's ribcage.
Pandl lands a nice knee to the body.
Pandl has Gomes pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masao Pandl dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pandl moves in looking to clinch but Gomes pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pandl!

Pandl clinches with his opponent.
Pandl is struggling to control the position.
Gomes takes an elbow to the forehead.

Pandl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gomes misses with a combination

and Pandl moves into the clinch.
Pandl lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomes won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Pandl.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pandl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pandl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Pandl breaks the clinch.
Pandl throws a head kick that Gomes semi-blocks.

Gomes gets a takedown into half guard.
Pandl is trying to stand.
Gomes winds up and cracks Pandl with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pandl is looking to escape.

Gomes seems to be working for a kimura but Pandl defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pandl!
Gomes trying to control but Pandl is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes won't let Pandl get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Gomes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pandl is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomes wants to control the pace but Pandl is squirming around nicely.
Gomes punching from mount but Pandl doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pandl bucks Gomes off and manages to get back to his feet!
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
Pandl tries to clinch there but Gomes circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Masao Pandl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Gomes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pandl clinches.
Gomes takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Pandl.
A knee to the head by Pandl.

Pandl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pandl moves into range and clinches up with Gomes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandl obliges.
Pandl stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Pandl breaks the clinch.
Gomes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pandl swivels and escapes.

Pandl has managed to clinch.
Pandl lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomes won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pandl landing knees to the head.
Gomes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gomes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pandl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masao Pandl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gomes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes is standing up over Pandl. Pandl looks to escape but Gomes dives into side control.

Gomes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gomes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pandl throws a nice head kick!
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iago Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Pandl keeps it at a distance.
Iago Gomes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pandl moves in looking to clinch but Gomes pushes him off.
Pandl fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gomes gets tackled into the cage by Pandl. Pandl maintains the clinch.
Pandl landing knees to the head.

Gomes pulls guard.

Gomes working for a triangle but Pandl defends it easily.

Pandl gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomes gets a takedown into half guard.

Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gomes trying to control the pace.
Gomes wants to control but Pandl is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandl wants to get back to his feet.
Gomes is looking to take a break and control but Pandl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomes is looking to stall here but Pandl recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes trying to control but Pandl is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Iago Gomes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pandl doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.
Iago Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masao Pandl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pandl doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomes circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iago Gomes.
I think Pandl has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masao Pandl!