PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gaspar Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gomez
vs
Maguire

180 cm
30
152 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

169 cm
41
131 lbs
44 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspar Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maguire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Gomez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maguire. Maguire obviously looking to wear him down.
Maguire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gomez.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maguire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomez lands with a good body shot.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Maguire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Gomez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maguire looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire throws a solid leg kick but Gomez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maguire.

Gomez darts in and clinches Maguire up against the cage.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Maguire misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maguire tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the cage.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez lands with a slapping head kick.
Maguire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gomez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Gym of the Gods in the buildup to the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gaspar Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maguire tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Gomez connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Maguire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maguire misses with a series of wild punches.
Maguire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maguire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maguire.
Gomez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez connects with a solid leg kick.
Maguire cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maguire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maguire looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomez throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire flicks out a counter leg kick but Gomez steps away.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomez throws a head kick but Maguire moves out of range.
Maguire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maguire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Maguire swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maguire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gomez. Those never looked like landing.
Gomez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Maguire feints a counter leg kick.
Maguire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maguire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomez connects with a right hand. Maguire shakes it off.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Maguire pushes him off.
Gomez moves out of range as Maguire strikes.
Maguire circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gomez checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaspar Gomez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maguire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Maguire counters with a thumping low kick.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maguire can do to turn this around?
Gomez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maguire.
Maguire walks into a stiff left hand from Gomez.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses.
Maguire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maguire! But no joy.
Maguire works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
Maguire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomez's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomez lands a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maguire lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Maguire just manages to avoid it.
Gaspar Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
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 moves out of range of the leg kick from Maguire.
Maguire misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Maguire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cormac Maguire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maguire works the jab nicely.
Maguire avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Maguire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maguire swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez scores with a three punch combo!
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maguire under the eye.
Gomez scores with a nice head shot.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Maguire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maguire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez throws a quick counter head kick but Maguire was just out of range.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Maguire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maguire manages to avoid it.
Maguire throws a leg kick but Gomez moved away.
Gomez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maguire tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez swings for the body but Maguire moves out of range.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Gomez backs off Maguire throws a huge counter combo but Gomez manages to avoid it all.
Gomez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Maguire circles away.

Gomez rushes Maguire and presses him up against the cage.
Maguire tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Maguire breaks from the clinch.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gomez instigates a clinch.
Maguire is trying to break free.

Maguire manages to break the clinch.
Gomez shoots in but no luck this time.
Maguire throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Maguire throws a leg kick that misses.
Maguire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.

Maguire gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gomez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maguire wants to stand and escape but Gomez is having none of it.
Maguire working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gomez misses with a body punch
enabling Maguire to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Gomez both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Maguire tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.

Maguire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomez slips under a jab.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Maguire's defenses.
Maguire missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maguire thumps Gomez with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaspar 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 shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maguire throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Maguire ducks down to avoid it.
Maguire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Maguire circles away.
Gomez throws a lazy head kick
and Maguire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maguire lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomez's head.
A nice combination there by Gomez.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maguire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maguire is looking to chop away at Gomez's legs.
Maguire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomez's calf.
Gomez scores with a nice head shot.
Gomez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maguire.
Gomez shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomez has Maguire up against the cage in a clinch.
Maguire misses with the head strike.
Maguire has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Maguire fails to land.

Maguire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maguire misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomez counters with a two punch combo.
A good leg kick by Gomez.
Maguire thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Gomez checks the leg kick.
Maguire misses with a left hand
and Gomez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maguire thinking.
Maguire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez tries to clinch but Maguire moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Cormac Maguire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Good leg kick by Gomez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomez throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maguire throws a shot to the body.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maguire.
Maguire thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gomez if he has to take too many more of those.
Gomez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maguire throws a leg kick
and Gomez counters with a one-two to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomez.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maguire.
Maguire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maguire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maguire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maguire connects with an inside leg kick.
Gomez closes the distance but Maguire moves to the side
and Maguire counters with a stiff right hand.

Gomez gets a clinch.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Maguire circles away easily
and Maguire counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaspar Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez lands a glancing blow to the side of Maguire's head.
Maguire swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Maguire keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Maguire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Maguire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maguire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
Maguire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maguire throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maguire connects with an inside leg kick.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Maguire is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaspar Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maguire's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaspar Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaspar Gomez!
Gaspar Gomez gave a mention to Just Fight (Everything 8$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).