PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shark Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: Bad Motherfucker. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Attack
vs
Gomez

180 cm
28
177 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

172 cm
35
201 lbs
27 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shark Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
My spies in Palace of Pain Gym - VCL - Rio inform me that Gomez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Attack bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Attack scores with a hook.
Attack throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Attack but Attack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches up with Attack, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes Attack against the cage but Attack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Attack connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Gomez to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Attack!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shark Attack!
Shark Attack was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.