PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Gomez's chin.

Gomez
vs
Silva

168 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gomez misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Gomez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Gomez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to stall but Gomez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Silva.

It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Gomez pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gomez.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Silva is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva 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.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva is looking to control Gomez's arms but Gomez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomez stalls.
Gomez can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Gomez improves position.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Silva has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Silva wants to stall.
Gomez lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anderson Silva.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva moves to clinch but Gomez breaks away
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Gomez shrugs it off.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gomez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Gomez avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Gomez tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Gomez improves position.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomez lands with a light punch inside.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Gomez scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva 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.
Silva prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Gomez.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Gomez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gomez lands with a short shot to the head.

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.
Good body shot from Gomez.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gomez slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gomez avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Gomez improves position.
Still in the clinch, Gomez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gomez lands with a right to the head.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Gomez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Gomez.
Gomez scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomez.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Gomez.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomez.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomez stalling against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gomez lands a left hand.
Silva wants to stall.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Gomez on the inside.
Gomez tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez lands with a light punch inside.
Silva looking to stall.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gomez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to clinch but Gomez slips to the side
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Gomez shrugs it off.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Gomez is predictable there
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Gomez shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That kick from Silva tenderised Gomez's leg. Gomez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses

and Silva counters with a head kick that drops Gomez to the mat! Gomez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomez's knee momentarily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.

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.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carlos Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva 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 avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Gomez avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Gomez.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Gomez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!