PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gomi
vs
Beefheart

190 cm
25
205 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

182 cm
23
223 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi closes the distance and clinches up with Beefheart, looking for a takedown. Gomi pushes Beefheart against the cage but Beefheart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gomi staying out of range there.
Beefheart lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomi off the cage and back into range.
Beefheart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomi darts in trying to clinch
and Beefheart counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gomi wants to clinch up but Beefheart keeps it at a distance.

Gomi gets tackled into the cage by Beefheart. Beefheart maintains the clinch.
Beefheart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Yoshiro Gomi has been cut.
Gomi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Beefheart prevents it.
Beefheart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beefheart misses with a knee strike.
Beefheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomi swings wildly with an uppercut but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beefheart pushes Gomi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gomi avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Gomi on the inside.
Beefheart misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi tries to work over Beefheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomi goes for a takedown attempt but Beefheart pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi fails with the takedown.
Beefheart looks to land a body kick but Gomi moved away.
Gomi misses with a double jab
and Beefheart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomi's knee momentarily.
Beefheart throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gomi defending well as Beefheart loads up on a big left hand.
Beefheart misses with a two punch combination.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Beefheart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beefheart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart connects with a body shot that sends Gomi's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Beefheart circles away.
Beefheart catches Gomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gomi avoids a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Beefheart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beefheart.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Beefheart misses with a looping right.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but Beefheart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Beefheart throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.

Gomi feints and as Beefheart raises his hands in defense, Gomi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Beefheart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomi throws a big elbow that misses.
Beefheart trying to keep a closed guard but Gomi is proving a slippery customer.
Gomi postures up in Beefheart's guard and throws a big left but Beefheart blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart pulls Gomi in to control the position.
Beefheart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomi is one step ahead there.
Beefheart keeping moving, preventing Gomi from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beefheart lands a front kick.
Beefheart misses with a body kick.

Gomi looking to score a takedown here. Beefheart is defending well but Gomi drives through and ends up in Beefheart's guard.
Gomi slips nicely into half guard.
Gomi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi prevents Beefheart from standing back up.

Gomi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Beefheart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gomi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beefheart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomi trying to mount his opponent but Beefheart defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Beefheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshiro Gomi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beefheart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Gomi or perhaps it was just good defense by Beefheart which made him look bad.

Beefheart clinches up with Gomi and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beefheart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Beefheart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beefheart.
Beefheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Beefheart.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gomi scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart blocking some punches.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beefhearts head.
Nice body punch from Beefheart - that landed with a thud.
Beefheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beefheart throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gomi fails to land.
Gomi trying to control the position but instead, Beefheart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomi into the cage.
Gomi wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi is looking to control Beefheart's arms but Beefheart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomi has his back to the cage.

Gomi jumps guard.
Beefheart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomi controls Beefheart momentarily but Beefheart frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomi is trying to control the position but Beefheart postures up.
Beefheart postures up in Gomi's guard and throws a big left but Gomi blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Beefheart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gomi, up you get!
Yoshiro Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi fails with the takedown.

Gomi gets tackled into the cage by Beefheart. Beefheart maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beefheart throws an elbow but misses.
Beefheart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beefheart looking to throw knees to the head but Gomi is blocking nicely.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Beefheart lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
Gomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Beefheart walks away with a smile on his face. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Beefheart lands a body shot.
Gomi shoots in but Beefheart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beefheart throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Beefheart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomi's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beefheart.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beefheart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beefheart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a double jab.

Gomi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi trying to control from Beefheart's half guard. Beefheart has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Beefheart has control of Gomi's left arm, preventing Gomi from doing any damage.
Beefheart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gomi is trying to maintain the position but Beefheart is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beefheart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beefheart throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Gomi finds it's way through Beefheart's defenses.
Beefheart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beefheart lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
Beefheart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomi tries to clinch up.
Beefheart digs a good body shot into Gomi's ribs.

Gomi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Beefheart was covering up waiting for the punch and Gomi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gomi wants to control from the top but Beefheart keeps moving.
Beefheart is trying to keep Gomi in close.

Beefheart kicks Gomi off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beefheart.
Beefheart looks to throw the jab but Gomi is out of range.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi moves to clinch but Beefheart breaks away
and Beefheart counters with a nice body shot.

Beefheart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gomi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beefheart lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomi won't want to take too many of those.
Gomi pushes Beefheart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Captain Beefheart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beefheart misses with a knee strike.
Gomi avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Beefheart prevents a body shot from Gomi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomi lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Beefheart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomi swings wildly with an uppercut but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beefheart blocks a body shot from Gomi.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
A head punch on the inside from Beefheart fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart blocks a body shot from Gomi.
Gomi taking a breather.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomi avoids the damage to the body.
Gomi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beefheart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Yoshiro Gomi's cut is getting worse.
Beefheart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Beefheart pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Beefheart lands a nice uppercut.
Gomi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beefheart smiles and moves away.
Beefheart lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi moves out of range of the body kick from Beefheart.
Beefheart leaves Gomi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Captain Beefheart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beefheart manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Beefheart both land. Nice combination.
Beefheart connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Beefheart clinches with his opponent.
Yoshiro Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Beefheart.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Beefheart lands a knee to the body.
Beefheart is struggling to control the position.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomi avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Beefheart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beefheart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Beefheart!
A victorious Captain Beefheart thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.