PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Hartford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gomez
vs
Hartford

170 cm
23
167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guillermo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Hartford!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a head kick but Hartford moves out of range.
Hartford tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Gomez has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartford.
Hartford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hartford lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Guillermo Gomez has been cut.
Hartford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.

Gomez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartford tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Hartford lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hartford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Hartford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hartford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
Hartford lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
Hartford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hartford misses with a knee strike.
Hartford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A knee to the head by Hartford.
Knees to the body from Hartford.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Hartford lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.

Guillermo Gomez's cut is getting worse.
Hartford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hartford landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hartford lands a nice elbow.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartford lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartford connects with a knee to the head.
Hartford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartford with a knee to the head.
Hartford lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartford scores with a knee to the head.
Hartford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
Hartford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartford.
Hartford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hartford.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Hartford.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Hartford blocking some punches.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Hartford lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Hartford lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Hartford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Hartford.
Hartford connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Hartford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hartford landing knees to the head.
Hartford with a knee to the head.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartford connects with a knee to the head.
Hartford lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Hartford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hartford lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hartford.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Hartford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hartford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Hartford gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hartford connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Hartford.
A nice left hand lands by Hartford.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartford crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Hartford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Gomez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Hartford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartford comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartford.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hartford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Hartford digs a right hand underneath Gomez's ribcage. Gomez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Hartford.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hartford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
Hartford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartford throws an elbow that misses.
Hartford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hartford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Hartford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hartford lands a knee to the body.
A short left from Hartford.
Hartford lands an uppercut.
Hartford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Robbie Hartford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hartford scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Hartford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hartford lands an elbow inside.
Hartford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hartford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartford crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Hartford working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartford lands a body shot.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Hartford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartford missing with knees to the body.
Gomez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartford scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hartford lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Hartford lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Hartford takes a shot to the head.
Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartford's elbow.
Hartford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Hartford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gomez.
Hartford misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartford lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartford lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Hartford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hartford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Hartford misses with an elbow over the top.
Hartford pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hartford throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hartford just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hartford throws an elbow but misses.
Hartford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hartford takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Hartford lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hartford throws an elbow but misses.
Hartford misses with a knee strike.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Hartford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hartford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Hartford.
Hartford lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hartford throws an elbow but misses.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hartford throws an elbow but it misses.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Hartford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez tries to work over Hartford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hartford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Hartford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Gomez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hartford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hartford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Hartford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Hartford lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Hartford.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Hartford lands a nice knee to the body.
Hartford lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Hartford scores a nice knee to the body.
Hartford lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartford lands a body shot.
Hartford with a knee to the head.
Hartford landing knees to the head.
Hartford with a knee to the head.
Hartford scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Hartford lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartford lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hartford throws an elbow but misses.
Hartford with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Hartford lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartford lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Hartford scores a nice knee to the body.
Hartford scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hartford throws an elbow that misses.
Hartford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Hartford.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Hartford.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Hartford misses with a knee strike.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guillermo Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Hartford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Hartford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartford's elbow.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Hartford blocking some punches.
Hartford crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Hartford connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hartford.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hartford creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hartford lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Hartford landing knees to the head.
Hartford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez can't find room to land a body shot as Hartford controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Hartford throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartford.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Robbie Hartford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hartford lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Hartford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hartford 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Hartford!