PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by Roadhouse Blues. Chekhov has chosen КАТЮШA as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Dave Gomes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dave Gomes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gomes
vs
Chekhov

170 cm
25
138 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

169 cm
27
140 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chekhov throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Chekhov.
Gomes scores with a nice strike.
Gomes works Chekhov's body with a nice hook.
Chekhov cracks the inside of Gomes's front leg.
Gomes lands a two punch combo.
Gomes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Chekhov rushes Gomes and presses him up against the cage.
Gomes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chekhov prevents it.
Chekhov lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chekhov blocks an uppercut.
Chekhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chekhov prevents a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomes.
Gomes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chekhov backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov misses with a body punch.
Gomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Chekhov controls his hands.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chekhov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gomes is keeping busy.
Chekhov lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
Gomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chekhov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomes's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Chekhov.
Gomes prevents a body shot from Chekhov.
Chekhov working aggressively here.
Gomes lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomes takes a shot to the head.
Chekhov stalling in the clinch but Gomes improves position.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Gomes working aggressively here.
Chekhov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
Gomes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov lands with a right to the head.
Gomes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chekhov is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chekhov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chekhov misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gomes lands with a right to the head.
Gomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomes tries a body shot but Chekhov blocks it.
Chekhov blocking some punches.
Chekhov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chekhov misses with a body punch.
Chekhov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomes presses Chekhov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chekhov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chekhov has a couple of punches blocked by Gomes.
Chekhov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
Gomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chekhov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chekhov.
Chekhov working aggressively here.
Chekhov takes a shot to the head.
Gomes scores with a shoulder strike.
Chekhov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chekhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Gomes.
Chekhov throws a head punch that misses.
Chekhov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chekhov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Gomes.
Chekhov working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Gomes lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes cracks Chekhov with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov is trying to keep Gomes in close.
Gomes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomes is fighting to break Chekhov's control of his arms but Chekhov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Chekhov blocks nicely.
Gomes is in close to Chekhov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Chekhov keeps moving.
Gomes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dave Gomes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gomes throws an overhand right that lands on Chekhov's shoulder, as Chekhov tries to avoid the shot.
Chekhov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gomes will feel that in the morning.
Chekhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomes moves away.
Chekhov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chekhov scores with a hook to the body. Gomes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chekhov scores with a leg kick.
Chekhov is looking to slow Gomes down with leg kicks.
Chekhov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chekhov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chekhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Chekhov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chekhov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomes jabs at Chekhov's body.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chekhov but Chekhov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gomes lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes tries for a takedown but Chekhov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chekhov working aggressively here.
Chekhov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chekhov.
Chekhov scores with a shoulder strike.
Chekhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomes.
Gomes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chekhov pushes Gomes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Chekhov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes gets through Chekhov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chekhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomes as Chekhov tries to tie him up.
Gomes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gomes misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Gomes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekhov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Chekhov.
Chekhov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomes's elbow.
Chekhov tries to work over Gomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chekhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomes misses with a punch to the body.
Chekhov prevents the takedown attempt.
Chekhov works on Gomes's body with a couple of short punches.
Gomes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anton Chekhov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chekhov throws a head punch that misses.
Chekhov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chekhov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomes misses with a punch to the body.

Gomes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chekhov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chekhov tries to escape but Gomes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gomes's guard. Nice work there by Chekhov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chekhov wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Chekhov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gomes working a defensive guard here.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chekhov manages to get himself to full guard.

Chekhov pulls Gomes in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chekhov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Chekhov keeps moving.
Gomes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chekhov looking to control.
Chekhov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gomes pushing down on Chekhov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gomes is trying to work for a kimura but Chekhov is defending well.
Gomes prevents Chekhov from improving his position.
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 Dave Gomes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chekhov scores with a nice strike.
Chekhov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomes throwing a counter right hand but Chekhov manages to avoid it.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Chekhov is just out of range.
Chekhov 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.
Gomes misses with a low kick as Chekhov jumps back.

Chekhov tries to sprawl but Gomes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chekhov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chekhov is not content to let Gomes control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gomes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chekhov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is looking to advance position but Chekhov won't allow it.
Chekhov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomes's back!
Gomes is really stuck here.
Chekhov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gomes's body.
Gomes rolls, trying to escape but Chekhov keeps control of the position.
Chekhov biding his time, looking for the opening.
Anton Chekhov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes tries to roll but Chekhov sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Even with his hooks in, Chekhov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Gomes right now.
Chekhov biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gomes is trying to break free.
Gomes is working hard here to advance position.
Chekhov keeps control of the position easily here as Gomes tries to buck him off.
Chekhov has the hooks in. Gomes is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Chekhov.

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.
I really don't envy Gomes right now.
Chekhov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Chekhov is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gomes can't escape the position.
Gomes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I really don't envy Gomes right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good control from Chekhov.
Gomes wants to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Chekhov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Gomes!
Dave Gomes very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.