PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roadhouse Blues. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gomes
vs
Yamamoto

170 cm
34
138 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

169 cm
41
147 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kenshin Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a wild body shot.
Gomes throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Gomes throws a low kick but Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Gomes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamamoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomes.
Gomes scores with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamamoto at a distance.
Gomes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomes lands a leg kick that knocks Yamamoto off balance momentarily.

Yamamoto dives in and scores a takedown into Gomes's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Gomes is working hard here to advance position.
Gomes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Gomes misses.
Yamamoto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gomes defends it well.
Gomes is looking to wear down Yamamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gomes misses with a leg kick

so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gomes controlling Yamamoto's posture.
Yamamoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gomes pulls Yamamoto in close to prevent any damage.
Yamamoto won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gomes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomes moves to clinch but Yamamoto breaks away

and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gomes wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomes tries to get to full guard but Yamamoto has control of the leg.
Gomes desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Yamamoto controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control but Yamamoto passes into side.
Yamamoto taking a breather here.
Sloppy strikes there by Yamamoto.
Gomes sneaks back into half guard.
Gomes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yamamoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomes is trying to maintain the position but Yamamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yamamoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomes counters with a right hand to the body.

Gomes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yamamoto did well to prevent Gomes getting side control.
Yamamoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Gomes.
Gomes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamamoto is trying to control but can't.
Gomes wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping him busy.

Gomes seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto is looking to control Gomes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yamamoto avoid being mounted?
Yamamoto is not content to let Gomes control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomes working Yamamoto over with strikes.
Yamamoto manages to get to full guard.
Gomes advances to half guard.
Yamamoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
Kenshin Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Yamamoto blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Yamamoto keeps moving.
Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamamoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomes manages to get himself to full guard.

Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamamoto trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes is pulling down on Yamamoto's head to control his posture.
Gomes trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Gomes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gomes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamamoto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gomes misses with a wild body shot.
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Yamamoto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gomes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dave Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshin Yamamoto.

Yamamoto shoots in and gets a takedown into Gomes's guard.
Gomes is pulling down on Yamamoto's head. It's preventing any offense from Yamamoto, at least for the moment.
Gomes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gomes trying to control the position.
Yamamoto controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes pulls Yamamoto in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Gomes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yamamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomes swivels and escapes.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
Dave Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomes.

Gomes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yamamoto was covering up waiting for the punch and Gomes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gomes throwing strikes from guard but Yamamoto blocks nicely.
Gomes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gomes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yamamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomes stopping the sweep attempt from Yamamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamamoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yamamoto controls Gomes momentarily but Gomes frees himself.
Gomes pushes down on Yamamoto's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep. Gomes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomes working Yamamoto over with strikes.

Gomes is trying to work for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending well.
Yamamoto is trying to control but can't.
Gomes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomes scores with a couple of nice shots.

Gomes is trying to work for a kimura but Yamamoto is defending well.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yamamoto keeps working.
Yamamoto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up here but Gomes is controlling him well.
Gomes is trying to control. Yamamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yamamoto has hold of Gomes's hands but Gomes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gomes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yamamoto!
Gomes lands a big shot there that rocks Yamamoto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up.
Gomes raining down shots from the mount!
Yamamoto taking shots to the head.
Gomes working Yamamoto over with strikes here.
Gomes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yamamoto tries to hold on but Gomes postures up.
Gomes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gomes avoids the attempt from Yamamoto to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gomes wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping him busy.
Gomes with the ground and pound but Yamamoto uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yamamoto can't keep his opponent in guard - Gomes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep. Gomes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yamamoto is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep. Gomes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto is staying active underneath Gomes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomes 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Gomes!
A victorious Dave Gomes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.