PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Samba De Janeiro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Andre Gomez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Benoit
vs
Gomez

180 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Gomez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Benoit misses.
A head kick misses from Benoit.
Benoit throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez fails to land the takedown.
Benoit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benoit throws a leg kick which misses Gomez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomez tries to avoid it.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Gomez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benoit lands with a nice combination. Gomez backs away looking to recover.
Benoit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benoit is looking to chop away at Gomez's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a wild body kick that Gomez sees coming a mile off.
Benoit tries a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
Benoit looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez blocks a leg kick.
Benoit throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Benoit digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
Gomez drops his hands momentarily and Benoit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benoit swinging wilding here.
Sean Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit misses with a body kick.
Benoit misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomez. That did some damage!
Gomez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benoit.
Benoit lands a jab-cross combination.
Benoit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benoit misses with a low kick as Gomez jumps back.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sean Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Gomez.
Gomez checks a low kick from Benoit.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Benoit throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benoit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benoit.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Benoit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Benoit.
Nice sprawl there from Benoit as Gomez shoots in.
A low kick from Benoit is predictable there
and Gomez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benoit really felt that one!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a leg kick

so Gomez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gomez looks gassed!
Benoit keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Benoit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Benoit is keeping the position.

Gomez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Benoit is looking to stand up but Gomez isn't so interested in that idea.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benoit trying to control the position here.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Benoit is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benoit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit drops Gomez with a nice combination! Benoit dives into Gomez's guard, looking to finish!

Gomez is rocked!
Benoit wanted to stand there but Gomez had control of the position.
Gomez is still in real trouble! Can Benoit finish him?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benoit stays in close to Gomez's body and controls the position.
Gomez seems to have recovered his senses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomez is on top in guard.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benoit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benoit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gomez is looking to work some ground and pound but Benoit has wrist control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Benoit keeps moving.

Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Benoit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Benoit manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Benoit's guard.
Benoit wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling him.
Benoit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Benoit is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benoit scores with a nice body kick.
Benoit looks to land a combination. Gomez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benoit looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Benoit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomez pinned against the cage. Gomez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomez walks into a straight right hand from Benoit.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Benoit is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Benoit throws a shot to the body.
Benoit thows a leg kick but Gomez checks it

and Gomez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Benoit won't be happy with that.
Gomez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Benoit tries to improve position but can't.
Benoit defending against the ground and pound.
Benoit is trying to improve his position.
Benoit is pushing Gomez's head away, looking to escape. Gomez manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Benoit dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Benoit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sean Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Benoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benoit throws a series of strikes that have Gomez backpedaling.
Benoit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benoit lands the left hand.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benoit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Benoit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit avoids a kick to the body.
Benoit throws a one two combo.
Benoit throws a series of strikes that have Gomez backpedaling.
Benoit's corner calls for a 1-2. Benoit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat.
Benoit is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Benoit misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Benoit misses.
Sean Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomez.
Benoit throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomez's head backwards.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benoit counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Benoit both land. Nice combination.
Benoit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benoit scores with a nice strike.
Benoit drops Gomez with a nice combination! Benoit dives into Gomez's guard, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Benoit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Benoit has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez is looking for a triangle but Benoit pushes his legs off easily.
Benoit wants to stand but Gomez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benoit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gomez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benoit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to get up but he can't break Gomez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benoit as he jumps to the side.
Sean Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Gomez.
Benoit digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
Benoit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benoit swinging wilding here.
Benoit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Benoit.
Benoit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benoit scores with a three punch combo!
Benoit throws and low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Benoit lands a slapping body shot.
Benoit lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
Benoit throws a leg kick but Gomez checks it.
Benoit feints and then cracks Gomez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomez down.
Benoit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Benoit.
Benoit throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Benoit.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
Benoit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves out of range as Benoit throws a body kick.
Benoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Benoit misses.
Benoit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Gomez to counter with a crisp jab.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit throws a leg kick
and Gomez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benoit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benoit.
Gomez walks into a straight right hand from Benoit.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
Benoit lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Gomez shoots for a takedown but Benoit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benoit swinging wilding here.
Benoit wants to land a leg kick but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez avoids a kick to the body.
Andre Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benoit thows a leg kick but Gomez checks it

and Gomez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benoit's guard.

Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gomez trying to control but Benoit is working from the bottom.
Benoit wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Gomez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benoit swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benoit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Sean Benoit!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Sean Benoit!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Sean Benoit!

Sean Benoit wins by unanimous decision!