PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Perrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by Roadhouse Blues. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gomes
vs
Perrera

170 cm
29
138 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

170 cm
28
147 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio Perrera!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perrera checks a low kick from Gomes.
Perrera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomes counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Helio Perrera has been cut.
Gomes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Perrera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crunch! Gomes slams his shin into Perrera's torso.
Perrera moves out of range as Gomes strikes.
Gomes throws a leg kick but Perrera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perrera takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Perrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Gomes tries to sprawl but Perrera drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perrera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perrera trying to control the action but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perrera trying to control from half guard but Gomes is working away.
Perrera looks to land a strike but Gomes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Perrera trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Perrera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perrera postures up.

Gomes working for submissions but it's allowed Perrera to get to half guard.
Perrera seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomes gets back to full guard.

Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perrera slips nicely into half guard.
Gomes is concentrating on defense, preventing Perrera from advancing position.
Perrera content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is positioning himself well to prevent Perrera advancing to mount.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. Perrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perrera trying to control from half guard but Gomes is working away.
Gomes wants to get back to full guard.
Perrera is controlling the pace.

Gomes looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gomes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomes tries to get to full guard but Perrera has control of the leg.
Gomes manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perrera trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Perrera won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Helio Perrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio Perrera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Perrera throws out a loose jab but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perrera misses with a straight right.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gomes thumps Perrera with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomes.
Perrera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomes has time to react.

Perrera forces Gomes back against the cage and clinches.
Gomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perrera's elbow.
Perrera is looking to control Gomes's arms but Gomes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perrera has his back to the cage.
Perrera lands a shoulder strike.
Perrera wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Perrera controls the action.
Gomes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perrera after a bit of a struggle.
Gomes working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Gomes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Perrera.
Perrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Gomes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gomes misses with a body punch.

Gomes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Perrera uses from the top position.

Gomes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perrera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Perrera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gomes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perrera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perrera working some strikes from top position.
Perrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gomes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perrera defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perrera trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.

Gomes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perrera is aware though and is defending well.

Gomes isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Perrera stacks Gomes on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Perrera!
Gomes is looking for a sweep.
Perrera wants to control but Gomes is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perrera working the ground and pound from side control.
Gomes is trying to control Perrera's posture but Perrera avoids it.
Gomes taking a bit of punishment here - Perrera scoring with strikes.
Perrera working the ground and pound.
Perrera creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gomes tries to buck Perrera off but Perrera is having none of it.
Perrera trying to control the position but Gomes is working away.
Gomes is trying to improve his position.
Perrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is working hard here to advance position.
Perrera is looking to take a break and control but Gomes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gomes can't do much from the bottom here.
Perrera trying to control the action but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes is trying to control Perrera's posture but Perrera avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perrera working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Perrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Helio Perrera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perrera's calf.
Perrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomes.
Perrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Perrera loads up on a big right hand but Gomes slips the punch.
Perrera drops his hands momentarily and Gomes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Perrera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perrera looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomes misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes tries to work over Perrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perrera tries to stall but Gomes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomes lands a hook that snaps the head of Perrera backwards.
Perrera scores with a shot to the side of Gomes's head.
Gomes tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Perrera.
Perrera struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomes controls his hands.
Perrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomes.
Perrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes tries to throw a body punch but Perrera avoids it by throwing Gomes back against the cage.
Perrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perrera's elbow.
Perrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perrera throws a head punch that misses.
Perrera slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Perrera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Perrera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Gomes pulls guard successfully.
Gomes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Perrera is refusing to be controlled, as Gomes sits in half guard.
Dave Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Perrera defending well though.
Gomes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gomes working over Perrera with some ground and pound. Perrera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gomes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gomes stalling away here and it's allowed Perrera to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perrera keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Perrera trying to keep a closed guard but Gomes is proving a slippery customer.
Perrera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Perrera wants to control the position but Gomes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gomes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gomes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Perrera gets full guard.

Gomes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Perrera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gomes has Perrera in his guard.

Gomes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Perrera from controlling successfully.

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 Dave Gomes.
I think Perrera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Helio Perrera!