PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crusty Pelican could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Octavio Gomes's chin.

Pelican
vs
Gomes

155 cm
29
148 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

173 cm
23
147 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Octavio Gomes!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelican misses with a kick to the body.
Gomes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gomes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pelican has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pelican and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pelican ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomes moves away.
A nice combination there by Pelican.
Pelican scoring well with a low kick there.
Pelican looks to throw the jab but Gomes is out of range.
Gomes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pelican takes a swing at Gomes's ribcage but misses.
Gomes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pelican misses with a hook. Gomes ducked under it nicely.
Pelican fails to land with a series of punches.
Pelican looks to land a right hand but Gomes moved out of range.
Crusty Pelican is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pelican is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomes.
Gomes slips under a jab.
Gomes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gomes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gomes controlling the action here.

Gomes is working for a kimura but Pelican is defending it quite comfortably.
Pelican might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomes wants to pass the guard but Pelican is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pelican makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Some bone on bone action there as Pelican checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pelican throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Gomes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pelican's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes wants to control from the top but Pelican keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes won't allow Pelican to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Pelican keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Octavio Gomes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pelican throws a looping overhand right but Gomes ducks down to avoid it.
Pelican catches Gomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pelican throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pelican. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to score with low kicks.
Gomes moves out of range of the leg kick from Pelican.
Pelican lands with a good body shot.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crusty Pelican has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavio Gomes.
Gomes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pelican tries to avoid it but Gomes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pelican to the ground. Pelican escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pelican comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Pelican misses the target.
Pelican misses with an uppercut.
Pelican lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelican lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomes at a distance.
Pelican lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomes's sensitive parts.
Gomes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pelican's waist but Pelican gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes off to one side.
Gomes looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelican scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Crusty Pelican will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pelican lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomes's sensitive parts.
Pelican misses with a body kick.
Pelican will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelican.
Pelican misses with a hook. Gomes ducked under it nicely.
Crusty Pelican is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelican with a hook.
Gomes defending well as Pelican loads up on a big left hand.
Pelican misses with a double jab.
Gomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelican.
Gomes dives in and grabs Pelican's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pelican pushes down on Gomes's head and hops out.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pelican as he jumps to the side.

Gomes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pelican's guard.
Gomes looking to sit in guard and control but Pelican gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gomes is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
Gomes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pelican throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pelican attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pelican throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomes checks a low kick from Pelican.
Gomes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pelican is fending him off so far but Gomes persists. Nope, Pelican circles away and we're back to standing.
Crusty Pelican has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavio Gomes.
Pelican pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gomes is out of range and Pelican settles back down.
Pelican fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Octavio Gomes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomes swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelican.
Pelican lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crusty Pelican seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pelican.
Pelican scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gomes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomes dives in and grabs Pelican's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pelican pushes down on Gomes's head and hops out.
Pelican slips a jab and a cross from Gomes.
Gomes fails to land the takedown.
Pelican scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomes blocks a jab.
Gomes throws a front kick aimed at Pelican's knee but Pelican avoids it well.
Gomes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pelican defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pelican swinging wildly here.
Gomes has a takedown stuffed.
Pelican connects with a single shot there.
Pelican fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pelican looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pelican connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice takedown defense from Pelican. No joy for Gomes on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crusty Pelican dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gomes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick lands from Pelican.
Pelican smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pelican scores with the left hand. Gomes knows he should have avoided that one.
Pelican works Gomes's body with a nice hook.
Pelican scores with a jab.
Gomes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pelican.
Pelican takes a swing at Gomes's ribcage but misses.
Gomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelican.
Gomes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pelican defends it nicely.
Gomes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pelican.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican connects with a crisp jab.
Pelican lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pelican misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Pelican closes the distance and clinches.
Pelican scores with a shoulder strike.
Pelican misses with a body punch.
Pelican misses with a knee strike.
Pelican pushes Gomes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pelican breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pelican to score with a decent uppercut.
Pelican connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomes's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes slips under a jab from Pelican.
Pelican misses the jab.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pelican as he avoids it easily.
Gomes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pelican to score with a decent uppercut.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pelican as he jumps to the side.
Crusty Pelican has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavio Gomes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pelican.

Pelican moves into the clinch.
Gomes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pelican is pushing Gomes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelican obliges.
Pelican lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Gomes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pelican keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomes's efforts to push away.
Pelican pushes Gomes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pelican as Gomes tries to tie him up.

Pelican breaks the clinch.
Jab by Pelican.
That kick from Pelican tenderised Gomes's leg. Gomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from Pelican.
Pelican smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
Pelican misses with the combination.
Gomes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelican.
Gomes dives in and grabs Pelican's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pelican pushes down on Gomes's head and hops out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pelican, right into the meat.
Pelican scores with a hook to the body. Gomes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pelican misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelican throws a lazy uppercut

and Gomes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pelican's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pelican swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Gomes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pelican is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gomes, into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crusty Pelican showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pelican, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crusty Pelican!