PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Solimak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arhtur Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Solimak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Solimak
vs
Gomez

180 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Solimak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arhtur Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solimak shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Solimak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Solimak blocks the low kick.
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Solimak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Solimak dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Solimak's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Solimak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solimak moves out of range of the strikes.
Solimak moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Solimak.
Solimak dives in for a single leg takedown but Gomez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Solimak tries to circle away but Gomez has him pinned against the ropes.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Solimak is controlling him.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solimak wants a takedown.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Solimak won't allow it.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Solimak jumps guard and drags Gomez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but instead Solimak has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Solimak from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomez is controlling Solimak's posture.
Solimak stops Gomez from standing up.
Solimak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomez's guard.
Solimak tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gomez controls his leg.
Gomez wants to control but Solimak is keeping busy.
Gomez is not content to let Solimak control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solimak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gomez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Solimak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Solimak moves out of range.
Solimak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Solimak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solimak scores with a hook to the body. Gomez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Solimak.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Solimak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Solimak misses with a head kick.
Arhtur Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solimak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Solimak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez stalks Solimak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Solimak's face. Solimak staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Solimak ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez throws a series of strikes that have Solimak backpedaling.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Solimak has been working on his balance at **CENTRUM GYM**, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gomez.
Solimak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gomez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Solimak. That one must have hurt.
Gomez misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Solimak.
Arhtur Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez looks winded!
Solimak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good work by Solimak as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick from Solimak lands but Gomez takes it in his stride.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solimak manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Solimak.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Solimak connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Solimak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomez's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Solimak dominated that round.
That's time! Solimak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gomez takes a swing at Solimak's ribcage but misses.
Solimak shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Solimak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solimak.
Solimak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
No joy there for Solimak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Solimak is looking to clinch.
Solimak dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Solimak's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Solimak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solimak 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 Solimak off to one side.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Solimak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Solimak avoids the body shot from Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Solimak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Solimak avoids it well.
Gomez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Solimak rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Solimak avoids it well.
Gomez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Solimak fails to land the takedown.
Gomez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Solimak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Solimak avoids them all with ease.
Solimak lands with a nice combination. Gomez backs away looking to recover.
Solimak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solimak throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez throws a head kick but Solimak moves out of range.
Solimak looks for a takedown but Gomez sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solimak lands a jab to the head.
Solimak digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Frank Solimak is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Solimak.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Solimak.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Solimak moves out of range.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Solimak.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Solimak.
Solimak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gomez stalks Solimak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Solimak's face. Solimak staggers backwards, shaken.
Solimak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez works Solimak's body with a nice hook.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Solimak off the ropes and back into range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Solimak!
Gomez lands with a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Solimak.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gomez.
Solimak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Solimak.
Solimak feints a jab promting Gomez to slip. Solimak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gomez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solimak misses the shot to the body.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Solimak avoids it well.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Solimak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solimak blocks a head kick by Gomez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Solimak does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Solimak with that takedown attempt.
Solimak takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Solimak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomez's calf.
Gomez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Solimak.
Solimak throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Solimak goes for a double leg but Gomez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Gomez continues to drive forward.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Solimak wants a takedown but no success here.
Solimak is looking to break free of the clinch but Gomez has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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 Frank Solimak will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gomez lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Solimak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Solimak misses with the combination.
Solimak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Solimak doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Solimak eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Solimak lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
Solimak just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Frank Solimak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a body shot.
Solimak misses the shot to the body.
Solimak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Solimak scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solimak looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Solimak misses the shot to the body.
Solimak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Solimak is just out of range.
Solimak goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Solimak changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Solimak manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Solimak circles away quickly and effectively.
Solimak swinging wildly here.
Solimak lands a jab to the head.
Solimak thuds a left hand into Gomez's body.
Gomez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Solimak eats them both and turns towards Gomez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomez throws a head kick but Solimak moves out of range.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solimak throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Solimak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solimak.
Solimak misses with a two punch combination.
Solimak fakes the leg kick and cracks Gomez in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Solimak.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez scores with a one two! Solimak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Solimak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Solimak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Solimak throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomez.
Solimak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gomez lands a two punch combo.
Gomez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Solimak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gomez throws a right hand that Solimak ducks under and follows up with a left that Solimak also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Solimak. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Solimak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Solimak.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Solimak.
Solimak missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Solimak moved out of range nicely.
Arhtur Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez lands a jab to Solimak's midsection.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Solimak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomez's sensitive parts.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Gomez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Solimak checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solimak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Solimak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez throws a body punch but Solimak moves out of range.
Solimak shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solimak was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Solimak clobbers Gomez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solimak throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Solimak lands but Gomez takes it in his stride.
Solimak throws a head kick that half lands.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Solimak's leg but Solimak calmly moves out of range.
Solimak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Frank Solimak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Solimak scores with a hook to the body. Gomez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Solimak.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Solimak, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Solimak!