PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arhtur Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Froggy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gomez
vs
Green

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arhtur Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Froggy Green!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Green tries for a takedown but Gomez circles away easily
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.

Gomez rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Green circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt

and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green looking for a takedown.
Arhtur Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Froggy Green.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Green shoots in but no luck this time.

Gomez rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.

Gomez pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez stalling.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Green's head and hops out.

Gomez rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
Green tries to pull guard but Gomez holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Arhtur Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez looks to clinch

and Green counters by moving into the clinch.
Green has Gomez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gomez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.

Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez stuffs the takedown.
Green looks winded!
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez instigates a clinch.
Green tries to pull guard but Gomez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gomez just leaning against Green, taking a breather.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arhtur Gomez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomez moves into the clinch.

Green pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gomez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gomez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomez is looking to improve his position.
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomez defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to maintain the position but Green is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green trying to control from half guard but Gomez is working away.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Green looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.

Gomez clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has Green pushed against the cage.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green jumps guard but Gomez stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arhtur Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Froggy Green.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green misses with a body shot.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.

Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Green.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Green's efforts to push away.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Arhtur Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Green shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Green gets slowly back to his feet.

Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gomez.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arhtur Gomez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gomez moves into the clinch.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Green.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.

Gomez moves into the clinch.
Green fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Green circles away.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Green is trying to pull guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arhtur Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Froggy Green.
Green tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Arhtur Gomez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Green looking for a takedown.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bit of stalling here from Gomez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Green circles away.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.

Gomez has managed to clinch.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.

Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Green.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arhtur Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arhtur Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Green is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gomez drives through and clinches with Green against the cage.
Green is trying to break the clinch but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Green is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.

Gomez clinches up with Green and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez gets underhooks to prevent Green's takedown attempt.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.

Gomez gets a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gomez prevents it.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Arhtur Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomez, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arhtur Gomez!