PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Ask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arhtur Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rain Ask could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arhtur Gomez's chin.

Ask
vs
Gomez

183 cm
28
190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rain Ask!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arhtur Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ask tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ask takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Ask gets a clinch.

Ask breaks from the clinch.
Gomez misses with a body punch

and Ask counters by clinching up.
Ask tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Ask.

Ask breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Ask's shoulder, as Ask tries to avoid the shot.
Ask fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ask takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ask tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez tries to bum rush Ask with a series of wild strikes but Ask uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ask has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ask avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Ask has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ask effectively controlling the action here.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ask is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ask closes the distance and clinches.
Ask presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ask is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ask.

Ask rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.

Ask breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ask clinches up against the cage.
Ask stalling.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomez is trying to maintain a safe position but Ask gets an underhook and turns Gomez into the cage.
Ask taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Ask misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ask takes the fight into the clinch.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez lands a jab to Ask's midsection.
Ask is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ask avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Ask misses with a double jab
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Ask.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ask clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ask tries to clinch up.
Ask lands a head shot.
An inside leg kick from Gomez misses.
Gomez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ask tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez connects with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Ask blocks the leg kick.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.

Ask closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gomez is trying to stall.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ask rather than just go for the knockout.

Ask closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ask leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Ask dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ask.
Gomez thuds a left hand into Ask's body.
Ask is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Ask looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ask. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Gomez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ask 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 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ask moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Gomez swinging wildly here.

Ask gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ask.

Ask breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez wants to land a leg kick but Ask is out of range.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Ask tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ask connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ask.
Gomez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomez.
Ask doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Ask has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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

Ask escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Ask does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arhtur Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ask gets a clinch.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ask blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Ask.
Ask thows a body kick. Gomez tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ask throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.

Ask drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.

Ask manages to break the clinch.
Ask jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Ask moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Ask breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ask clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ask thows a body kick. Gomez tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Ask rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ask throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez looks for the body kick but Ask saw that one coming.
Gomez lands a glancing blow to the side of Ask's head.

Ask forces Gomez back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Ask breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ask.
Gomez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ask fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Ask, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gomez.

Ask drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ask 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 fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ask checks it well.
Ask throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ask rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ask is pushing Gomez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gomez is trying to maintain a safe position but Ask gets an underhook and turns Gomez into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ask breaks the clinch.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Gomez scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rain Ask dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ask tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez throws a solid leg kick but Ask takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gomez.
Ask is looking to clinch.
Ask ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Ask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.

Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Ask. Ask maintains the clinch.
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.

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

Ask breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ask.
Ask tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Rain Ask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ask uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ask breaks from the clinch.
Ask wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ask backs up against the cage.
Ask 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.

Ask gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ask breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Ask avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ask tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ask misses with a head kick.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ask is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gomez lands with an overhand left.
Ask connects with a jab.
Ask is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Ask tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.

Ask closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ask breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ask is looking to clinch.
Ask throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ask takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ask tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.

Ask has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ask has Gomez pushed against the cage.
Ask seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Ask pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arhtur Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rain Ask is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ask is looking to clinch.
Ask tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Ask moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws the kick towards the body but Ask avoids it.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Ask sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ask.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez swings for the body but Ask moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Gomez.

Ask moves into the clinch successfully.
Ask lands an elbow inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ask lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez swinging wildly here.

Ask clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rain Ask showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ask, 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rain Ask!
Rain Ask retains his middleweight title!