PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Bad Motherfucker as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Franco Gomez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Grice
vs
Gomez

184 cm
37
179 lbs
27 - 15 - 2

172 cm
39
212 lbs
31 - 33 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Nuggetori's Nutritionals
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez misses with a combination
and Grice counters with an inside leg kick.
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomez scrambles back to his feet.
Gomez tries to clinch up
and Grice counters with an inside leg kick.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Grice misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Grice.
We've been told by Grice's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez throws a right hand that Grice ducks under and follows up with a left that Grice also avoids with ease.

Grice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grice lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice throws a leg kick which misses Gomez's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomez tries to avoid it.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grice throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grice darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grice thinks about countering with a body kick.
Grice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grice throws out the jab.
Grice slips a straight right by Gomez.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.
Grice wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grice connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grice thumps Gomez with a low kick.
Grice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Grice catches Gomez right on the button with a cross.
Grice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Grice lands a body shot.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Grice is avoiding it.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Grice moves out of range.
Grice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grice slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grice has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Grice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Grice.
Grice misses with a body punch.
Grice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Grice has double underhooks.
Grice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
Grice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grice is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grice lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grice.
Gomez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grice seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gomez can turn it around.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grice.
Grice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Grice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grice is working Gomez over against the cage.
Grice scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice dominated that 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.

Grice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grice dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Grice scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Grice finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Grice stuns Gomez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Grice closes the distance and clinches.
Grice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
Grice lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grice misses with the head strike.
A short right from Grice on the inside.
Grice has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grice digs a right hand underneath Gomez's ribcage. Gomez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grice presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grice lands a right hand.
Grice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice working aggressively here.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Grice is controlling the position.
Grice lands a right hand.
Grice digs a right hand into Gomez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomez's gas tank.
A short right from Grice on the inside.
Grice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Gomez is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Grice finish him?
Grice misses with the head strike.
Gary Grice has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Grice.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Grice.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Grice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grice.
Grice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.
Grice tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grice scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice misses with a hook to the ribs.

Grice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grice connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grice throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grice scores with a jab to the body.
Grice is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomez's sensitive parts.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomez momentarily.
Grice throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Grice clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Grice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Grice dominated that second round.
That's time! Grice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Grice throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Grice misses the shot to the body.
Grice connects with a nice looking jab.

Grice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grice misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Grice as the two fighters clinch.
Grice digs a right hand underneath Gomez's ribcage. Gomez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Grice is working Gomez over against the cage.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Grice gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Grice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gary Grice is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Grice misses the target.
Grice misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grice.
Grice tries to clinch up.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Grice with a hook.
Grice lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Grice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Gomez tries to get set, Grice tries to push him back and clinch up but Gomez manages to avoid the attempt.
Franco Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Grice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grice scores with a leg kick.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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 misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Grice.
Grice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.

Grice has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Grice.
Grice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grice.
Grice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grice fails to land.
Grice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grice lands with a left to the head.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Grice digs a right hand underneath Gomez's ribcage. Gomez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gary Grice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Grice keeps him there for the moment.
Grice lands an uppercut.
Grice prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Grice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grice walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Grice is avoiding it.
Grice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomez.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franco Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Grice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grice 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
After winning the bout, Gary Grice thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.