PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gombos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Gombos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Domingo
vs
Gombos

188 cm
33
216 lbs
31 - 18 - 0

189 cm
26
182 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Hellbent
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Gombos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Domingo as Gombos shoots in.
Domingo throws a hook but Gombos avoids it easily.
Gombos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gombos throws a hook to the side of Domingo's head but Domingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Domingo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gombos circles away.
Domingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Domingo tries to clinch up.
Domingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gombos connects with a nice looking jab.
Gombos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gombos lands a glancing blow to the side of Domingo's head.
Domingo slips under a jab.
Domingo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Domingo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Domingo scores with a shot to the body.
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!

Domingo has closed the distance and engaged Gombos in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo lands an uppercut.
Gombos jumps guard but Domingo stands there with Gombos around his waist. Gombos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gombos being controlled against the cage.
Domingo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gombos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Domingo obliges.
Domingo scores with a shoulder strike.
Domingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Domingo - that landed with a thud.
Domingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Domingo lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Domingo.
Domingo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jorge Domingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Gombos.
Gombos misses with some punches.
Domingo working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with the head strike.
Gombos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Domingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gombos jumps guard but Domingo stands there with Gombos around his waist. Gombos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Domingo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Domingo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Domingo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gombos wants to get back to striking at distance but Domingo won't allow it.
Gombos swings wildly with an uppercut but Domingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gombos.

Gombos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Domingo regains guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Domingo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Domingo misses with a punch on the inside.
Domingo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gombos throws a head punch that misses.
Gombos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gombos prevents a body shot from Domingo.

Gombos breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Domingo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gombos darts in looking for a takedown but Domingo gets double underhooks and turns Gombos into the cage.
Domingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gombos.
Domingo tries to counter by clinching up but Gombos breaks away and moves out of range.

Domingo rushes Gombos and presses him up against the cage.
Domingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Domingo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gombos blocks it with crossed arms.
Domingo misses with a body punch.
Domingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gombos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Domingos head.
Domingo blocking some punches.
Domingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gombos misses with some punches.
Gombos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo working aggressively here.
Domingo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gombos working aggressively here.
Domingo pushes Gombos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Domingo effectively controlling the action here.
Domingo misses with some punches.
Gombos lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Domingo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gombos tries to stall but Domingo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gombos jumps guard but Domingo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Domingo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Domingo looking to stall.
Good body shot from Domingo.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Domingo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Domingo 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.

Gombos connects with a right hand. Domingo shakes it off.
Domingo wants to clinch but Gombos slips to the side
and Gombos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gombos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Domingo.
Domingo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gombos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Domingo tries to clinch there but Gombos circles away.
Dan Gombos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gombos lands a really nice looking cross but Domingo seems unphased.

Domingo moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gombos.
Domingo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Domingo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gombos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Domingo backwards.
Domingo lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Domingo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gombos throws a punch but it's blocked by Domingo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Gombos fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gombos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Domingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo tries a body shot but Gombos blocks it.
Gombos tries to work over Domingo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Domingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Domingo has Gombos pushed against the cage.
Domingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Domingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Domingo just leaning against Gombos, taking a breather.
Domingo tries to throw a body punch but Gombos avoids it by throwing Domingo back against the cage.
Gombos lands with a left to the head.
Gombos throws a head punch that misses.
Gombos tries to throw a body punch but Domingo avoids it by throwing Gombos back against the cage.
Domingo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Domingo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Domingo blocks a body shot from Gombos.
Gombos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gombos misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gombos lands a right hand.
Gombos misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Domingo.
Jorge Domingo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Domingo misses with a punch to the body.
Domingo misses with some punches.
Gombos misses with a punch to the body.
Domingo prevents a body shot from Gombos.
The referee is keeping an eye on Domingo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Domingo.
Gombos lands a nice shot to the body.
Domingo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gombos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Domingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gombos prevents a body shot from Domingo.
Domingo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Domingo is stalling here.
Domingo can't find room to land a body shot as Gombos controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gombos fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Domingo.

Gombos breaks from the clinch.
Gombos misses with a body punch
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gombos misses with a jab to the body
and Domingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gombos with a poor takedown

and Domingo counters by moving into the clinch.
Domingo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Domingo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gombos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gombos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Domingo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gombos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gombos lands a hook that snaps the head of Domingo backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Domingo misses with the head strike.
Domingo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gombos tries to throw a body punch but Domingo avoids it by throwing Gombos back against the cage.
Gombos is trying to push Domingo away but Domingo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Domingo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomboss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gombos is looking to break free of the clinch but Domingo has double underhooks.
Domingo is looking to control Gombos's arms but Gombos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Domingo has his back to the cage.
Gombos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Domingo's elbow.
Gombos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gombos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gombos.
Domingo misses with a body punch.
Gombos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Domingo gets through Gombos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gombos misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Jorge Domingo 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Domingo misses with a body shot
and Domingo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Gombos.
Domingo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gombos can do to turn this around?
Domingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Dan Gombos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gombos missing with a left hand there. Domingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gombos jabs Domingo right on the nose. Domingo blinks but takes it well.
Gombos swings for the body but Domingo moves out of range.
Gombos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Domingo has time to react.
Domingo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gombos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Domingo tries to avoid it but Gombos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Domingo to the ground. Domingo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gombos lands a jab to Domingo's midsection.
Domingo misses the shot to the body.
Gombos thuds a left hand into Domingo's body.
Domingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gombos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo staying out of range there.
Domingo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gombos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Domingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jorge Domingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Domingo slips under a jab from Gombos.
Domingo tries to counter by clinching up but Gombos breaks away and moves out of range.
Domingo misses with a looping left.
Gombos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domingo lands a nice shot that snaps Gombos's head back.
Gombos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Domingo throws out the jab.
Gombos swats away the attempt to clinch by Domingo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gombos is defended easily by Domingo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo tries to clinch there but Gombos circles away.
A jab from Gombos misses.
A slow jab from Gombos misses its intended target.
Domingo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Domingo misses with a hook.
Domingo cracks a nice hook into Gombos's ribs.
A lazy left from Gombos finds it's target.
Gombos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Domingo throws a nice looking combination but Gombos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Domingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Domingo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gombos looking for a takedown.
Jorge Domingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Gombos.
Domingo tries to work over Gombos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dan Gombos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gombos letting Domingo take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Domingo.
Domingo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gombos controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gombos misses with the head strike.
Gombos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Domingo has him pressed against the cage.
Gombos tries to work over Domingo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gombos swings wildly with an uppercut but Domingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domingo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gombos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Domingo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gombos is defending well for now.
Domingo is pushing Gombos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Domingo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Domingo stalling in the clinch.
Gombos struggles to land a body shot inside as Domingo controls his hands.
Domingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gombos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gombos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Domingo was covering up waiting for the punch and Gombos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gombos looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gombos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Domingo is trying to keep Gombos in close.
Gombos is fighting to break Domingo's control of his arms but Domingo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Gombos.
I think Domingo 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Domingo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jorge Domingo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.