PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Glock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glock's entrance music is Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. A fine choice. Gomi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slaap lekker!. Kenny Gomi has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Glock
vs
Gomi

175 cm
24
166 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

175 cm
26
167 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Romeo Glock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glock counters with an outside leg kick.
Glock just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi misses with a takedown
and Glock counters with a thumping low kick.
Glock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glock misses with a hook
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi staying out of range there.
Glock throws a poor cross that misses

and Gomi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Glock's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi scoring with some ground and pound.
Gomi won't allow Glock to get back to his feet.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
Glock is pulling down on Gomi's head to control his posture.
Gomi stops Glock from standing up.
Gomi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Glock throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Gomi moves into the clinch successfully.

Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Glock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomi moves in looking to clinch but Glock pushes him off.
Glock throws a poor cross that misses

and Gomi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Glock!
Gomi content just to control the position here.
Gomi wants to control the pace but Glock is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gomi breaks from Glock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gomi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomi controlling from mount.
Glock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gomi on the ground.
Gomi trying to control but Glock is having none of it.
Gomi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Glock looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glock's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gomi wants to control the pace but Glock is squirming around nicely.
Gomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gomi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gomi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Gomi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gomi tries to clinch up.
Glock misses with a double jab
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glock. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi counters with a low kick, right behind Glock 's knee.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Glock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glock throws an off balance right hand
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomi misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glock throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi counters with a good low kick that Glock was not able to check.
Gomi punishes Glock's body with a nice straight punch.
Glock throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Glock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Glock swings widly with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomi as he connects with a hook.
Glock misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomi counters with a low kick, right behind Glock 's knee.
Glock misses with an uppercut
and Gomi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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Gomi lands a right hook to the body.
Glock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glock misses with a hook

and Gomi counters with a single leg into guard. Glock didn't expect that.
Gomi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gomi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gomi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenny Gomi.
Gomi wants to clinch up but Glock keeps it at a distance.
Glock misses with a left hand

and Gomi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Glock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Glock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Glock throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glock dodges the punch combination from Gomi.
Glock misses with a lunging right hand

and Gomi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Glock's guard.
Gomi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Glock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Glock tries to get out of the position.
Gomi slips nicely into half guard.

Glock is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomi.
Gomi trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gomi prevents Glock from standing back up.
Gomi is just content to waste time from the top position. Glock takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Glock wants to stand up but Gomi is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gomi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Glock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomi controlling from the top position.
Glock keeping full guard, as Gomi tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomi trying to control but Glock is working from the bottom.
Gomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romeo Glock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Glock uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Romeo Glock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glock stuffs the takedown.

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.
Glock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Glock swings widly with a right hand
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Glock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Glock throws an off balance right hand
and Gomi counters with a thumping low kick.

Gomi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Glock manages to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Gomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gomi 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Gomi!