PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Graham Polliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Polliver
vs
Gomez

177 cm
29
168 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

170 cm
29
164 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Polliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Polliver tenderised Gomez's leg. Gomez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Polliver checks it.
Polliver throws a wild body kick that Gomez sees coming a mile off.
Polliver avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Polliver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Polliver moves to clinch but Gomez breaks away

and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch.
Polliver tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez is working for takedown but Polliver is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Polliver has the dominant position.
Polliver stops a takedown attempt from Gomez.
Polliver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Polliver.
Gomez wants a takedown but no success here.
Graham Polliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Gomez.
Gomez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomez is trying to push Polliver away but Polliver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gomez tries to circle away but Polliver has him pinned against the cage.
Polliver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Polliver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polliver gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gomez regains guard.
Polliver wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gomez is looking for a triangle but Polliver pushes his legs off easily.
Gomez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomez, not yet.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Polliver from controlling successfully.
Polliver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Graham Polliver wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Polliver.
Polliver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Graham Polliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polliver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Polliver tries to clinch but Gomez moves away
and Gomez counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Polliver has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Polliver slows down the pace here.

Gomez has hold of one of Polliver's legs. Polliver is fighting the takedown attempt but Gomez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Polliver has wrist control.
Gomez trying to control but Polliver is working from the bottom.
Polliver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gomez working to try and regain half guard.
Polliver lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to get to half guard.
Gomez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Polliver wants to pass the guard but Gomez is defending well.
Polliver has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Polliver wants to control the pace but Gomez is squirming around nicely.
Gomez can't escape the position.
Gomez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polliver scoring with strikes but Gomez is staying in there.
Gomez can't escape the position.
Gomez looks gassed!

Polliver with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Polliver landing strikes from the mount.
Polliver looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez is desperately trying to improve his position but Polliver has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Polliver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Polliver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Polliver throws a combination that misses
and Gomez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomez misses the jab.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Polliver.

Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Polliver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Polliver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Polliver prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Gomez goes for a takedown attempt but Polliver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Graham Polliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Gomez.
Polliver fails in his attempt to clinch.

Polliver moves into the clinch successfully.
Polliver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Polliver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez is working for takedown but Polliver is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Polliver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Polliver misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez jumps guard but Polliver stands there with Gomez around his waist. Gomez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Polliver keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Gomez pulls Polliver into guard.
Polliver controls from within his opponent's guard.
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.
Polliver wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polliver sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Polliver won't allow Gomez to get back to his feet.

Graham Polliver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Polliver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Polliver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez slips a jab from Polliver.
Polliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Polliver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Polliver is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Polliver moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polliver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Polliver, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Graham Polliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.

Polliver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gomez was covering up waiting for the punch and Polliver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Polliver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Polliver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Polliver has managed to get both his arms back between Gomez's legs - danger averted.

Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Polliver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Polliver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Polliver slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Polliver is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gomez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Polliver prevents Gomez from standing back up.
Gomez wants to control but Polliver is keeping busy.

Gomez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Polliver pulls his head out easily.
Polliver lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gomez is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Polliver dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Polliver moves into the clinch successfully.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Polliver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Polliver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Polliver thows a left - swing and a miss!

Gomez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Polliver wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Polliver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Gomez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Polliver is aware though and is defending well.
Gomez trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomez, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to stand but Polliver is controlling the position.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Polliver is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Polliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Graham Polliver wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Polliver throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez throws a jab when Polliver was well out of range.
Polliver swinging wildly here.
Polliver misses with a leg kick
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.

That's two 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.
Polliver throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polliver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Polliver avoids them all with ease.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
and Polliver counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Polliver thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Polliver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Polliver tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Polliver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Polliver throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez tries to bum rush Polliver with a series of wild strikes but Polliver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polliver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Polliver avoids it well.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Polliver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Polliver lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Polliver tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Polliver postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Polliver looking to sit in guard and control but Gomez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Polliver looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polliver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polliver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Polliver keeps moving.

Gomez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Polliver dives on top into guard.
Gomez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Polliver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Polliver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Polliver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Graham Polliver!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Graham Polliver!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Graham Polliver!

Graham Polliver wins by unanimous decision!