PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo has chosen In the End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ronaldo Ricardo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Gomez
vs
Ricardo

172 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ricardo shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Ricardo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricardo fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ricardo. No joy for Gomez on that attempt.

Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ricardo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Ricardo successfully pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ricardo's guard.

Ricardo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ricardo looks gassed!
Ricardo tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to stand but Ricardo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Gomez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ricardo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gomez has managed to get both his arms back between Ricardo's legs - danger averted.
Ricardo has a closed guard, preventing Gomez from standing up.

Ricardo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gomez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ricardo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gomez has managed to get both his arms back between Ricardo's legs - danger averted.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Ricardo won't let him.
Gomez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Gomez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ricardo, up you get!
Ricardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ricardo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez dives in and grabs Ricardo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ricardo pushes down on Gomez's head and hops out.
Gomez wants to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ricardo enables Gomez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ricardo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Gomez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomez. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.

Ricardo pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo wants to take the fight to the mat but Gomez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ricardo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gomez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ricardo has Gomez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gomez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ricardo tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Ricardo manages to get underhooks.
Ricardo is looking to control Gomez's arms but Gomez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ricardo has his back to the cage.
Ricardo gets underhooks to prevent Gomez's takedown attempt.
Ricardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Gomez jumps guard and drags Ricardo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez kicks Ricardo off and gets to his feet.

Ricardo gets the takedown into side control.
Gomez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ricardo is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricardo landing a few strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ricardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ricardo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gomez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ricardo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ricardo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gomez some visible discomfort.

Ricardo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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 Franco Gomez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gomez shoots in but Ricardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ricardo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gomez.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Ricardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ricardo as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ricardo fails with the takedown.
Ricardo is breathing heavily.
Gomez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ricardo defends it nicely.
Franco Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ricardo counters by moving into the clinch.
Ricardo stalling.

Ricardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricardo throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Ricardo is avoiding it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ricardo is defended easily by Gomez.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ricardo is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Ricardo circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez shoots in for a double leg but Ricardo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ricardo wants it to stay on the feet.

Ricardo pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo with a knee to the head.
Ricardo prevents a takedown attempt there.

Ricardo pulls guard effortlessly.
Ricardo working a defensive guard here.

Ricardo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gomez wants to stand but Ricardo is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gomez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ricardo, up you get!

Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gomez prevents Ricardo from improving his position.
Ricardo is looking to escape.
Ricardo wants to get back to full guard.

Gomez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Gomez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ricardo's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Ricardo works to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ricardo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ricardo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ricardo working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez tries to stand but Ricardo is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Franco Gomez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ricardo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez shoots and misses
and Ricardo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ricardo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ricardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomez fails with a takedown attempt.

Ricardo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gomez to the mat! Gomez manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricardo won't allow Gomez to get back to his feet.
Ricardo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomez's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ricardo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ricardo as he avoids it easily.
Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Franco Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomez.
Gomez cracks a nice hook into Ricardo's ribs.

Ricardo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gomez on his heels. He'll look to pass Gomez's guard now, I'm sure.
Gomez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ricardo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ricardo content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gomez has locked up a guillotine! Gomez's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ricardo is holding on here and Gomez must be using up a lot of energy. Ricardo has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gomez gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Franco Gomez!