PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Busta Rhymes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gomez
vs
Rhymes

181 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Busta Rhymes!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rhymes!
Gomez trying to control but Rhymes is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Gomez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gomez avoids the attempt from Rhymes to control.
Rhymes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rhymes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Gomez is working for a guillotine from mount but Rhymes frees his head quite easily.
Gomez prevents Rhymes from getting the reversal.

Gomez has hold of Rhymes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rhymes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhymes can't escape the position.
Gomez looking to ground and pound but Rhymes is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes is trying to escape the mount.
Rhymes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rhymes is wriggling around trying to escape.

Gomez has hold of Rhymes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rhymes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Rhymes tries to lock up and control but Gomez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rhymes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhymes with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gomez working for a triangle but Rhymes defends it easily.
Rhymes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhymes tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Rhymes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomez, not yet.

Gomez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rhymes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rhymes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomez, right into the meat.

Gomez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gomez lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez trying to control but Rhymes is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes has momentary wrist control but Gomez slips an elbow through the middle.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rhymes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rhymes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rhymes tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhymes misses with a looping right.

Gomez has Rhymes up against the cage in a clinch.

Rhymes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rhymes is refusing to be controlled, as Gomez sits in half guard.

Gomez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Rhymes manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rhymes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rhymes tries to escape but Gomez is in control.

Gomez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gomez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gomez wants to control but Rhymes is keeping him busy.
Rhymes is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfredo Gomez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gomez scores with a takedown into Rhymes's guard.

Gomez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rhymes, up you get!
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhymes manages to avoid it.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhymes.
Rhymes doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Rhymes stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomez. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Alfredo Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Rhymes is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomez.
Rhymes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rhymes.
Rhymes is breathing heavily.

Rhymes breaks the clinch.

Gomez gets a takedown into half guard.
Rhymes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes wants to sweep but no luck.

Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Rhymes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rhymes manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Rhymes's guard.

Gomez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gomez seems to have locked his on tight now - Rhymes screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gomez, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alfredo Gomez!