PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arhtur Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicklas Shephere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gomez
vs
Shephere

190 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

220 cm
20
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
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 1 - 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, Nicklas Shephere!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephere tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Shephere is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gomez tries to clinch but Shephere is having none of it.
Shephere swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Shephere pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez tries to clinch but Shephere is having none of it.
Gomez stuffs the takedown attempt from Shephere. Shephere gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shephere fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch but Shephere is having none of it.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shephere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shephere shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Shephere 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shephere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shephere fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arhtur Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicklas Shephere.
Shephere fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Shephere pushes him off.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Shephere wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Gomez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Gomez instigates a clinch.
Shephere tries to pull guard but Gomez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephere keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Gomez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shephere has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gomez after a bit of a struggle.

Shephere pulls guard.
Gomez won't allow Shephere to get back to his feet.
Shephere looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shephere wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shephere looking for a sweep. Not yet Shephere, not yet.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Shephere is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arhtur Gomez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shephere shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a left to the body.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Shephere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arhtur Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shephere, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Shephere won't allow it.
Gomez tries to break free but Shephere pushes him back against the cage.
Shephere throws an elbow that misses.
Shephere fails to pull guard.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shephere tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gomez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Shephere has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gomez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gomez prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arhtur Gomez dominated that 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shephere tries to pull guard but Gomez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shephere tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gomez smiles and moves away.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shephere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shephere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shephere keeps the fight on the outside.
Shephere is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arhtur Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicklas Shephere.
Shephere swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephere circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gomez clinches.
Shephere goes for a takedown attempt but Gomez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shephere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shephere tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shephere is breathing heavily.

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

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Shephere keeps it at a distance.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Shephere circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Shephere in a clinch.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Shephere has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the cage.
Shephere tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gomez smiles and moves away.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shephere tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shephere paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shephere is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephere is looking for a takedown.
Gomez just leaning against Shephere, taking a breather.
Shephere tries to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling the position.
Shephere can't break the clinch.
Shephere misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shephere has Gomez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gomez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Shephere is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arhtur Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shephere keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arhtur Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shephere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephere.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shephere swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shephere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arhtur Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Shephere, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arhtur Gomez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shephere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez tries to clinch but Shephere moves out of range.
Shephere shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch but Shephere is having none of it.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shephere tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gomez rushes Shephere and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shephere is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomez gets an underhook and turns Shephere into the cage.
Shephere tries to pull guard but Gomez holds him up against the cage and eventually Shephere drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephere taking a breather.
Shephere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Shephere has double underhooks.
Shephere wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomez won't allow it.
Shephere drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gomez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arhtur Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicklas Shephere.
Gomez tries to break free but Shephere pushes him back against the cage.
Shephere tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shephere is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Shephere is controlling him.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Gomez prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez tries a body shot but Shephere blocks it.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Shephere wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Arhtur Gomez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomez tries to break free but Shephere pushes him back against the cage.

Shephere breaks the clinch.
Shephere tries to clinch up.

Gomez clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephere throws an elbow that misses.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shephere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shephere swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Shephere throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomez's waist but Gomez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shephere off to one side.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Shephere darts in looking for a takedown but Gomez gets double underhooks and turns Shephere into the cage.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Shephere is controlling the position.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arhtur Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shephere has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shephere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Shephere is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephere is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gomez to keep the fight standing.
Shephere tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Shephere won't allow it.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Shephere has double underhooks.
Gomez tries to break free but Shephere pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shephere is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gomez to keep the fight standing.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Shephere is controlling him.
Nicklas Shephere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shephere.

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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

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