PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scat Muncher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Giolas Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas Giolas Gomez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Muncher
vs
Giolas Gomez

190 cm
18
254 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
149 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scat Muncher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Giolas Gomez !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muncher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muncher avoids it really well and circles away.
Muncher moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Muncher won't allow it.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muncher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gomez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gomez is trying to push Muncher away but Muncher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Muncher prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Muncher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the cage.
Gomez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Scat Muncher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Giolas Gomez .
Muncher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gomez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gomez stops a takedown attempt from Muncher.
Muncher could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Muncher controlling the action here for a moment.
Gomez lands a body punch.
Gomez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Muncher or not.

Muncher jumps guard and drags Gomez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muncher wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Muncher keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Muncher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Gomez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Muncher, up you get!

Muncher has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Gomez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muncher fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Muncher moves into range and clinches up with Gomez .

Muncher is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gomez can't fight it off and eventually Muncher manages to take the fight to the floor. Gomez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Muncher advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A lull in the action here as Muncher stalls from top position.
Muncher's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muncher working the head with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gomez can do anything to dispel that myth.
You can see the frustration on Gomez 's face as Muncher controls the position.
Muncher works to advance to full mount. Gomez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muncher controlling from mount.
Gomez tries to hold on but Muncher postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scat Muncher dominated that round.
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.

Muncher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gomez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Muncher is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gomez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Muncher advances to mount.
Gomez is trying to escape the mount.
Muncher content just to control the position here.
Muncher cracks Gomez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muncher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomez tries to hold on but Muncher pushes him away.
Muncher content just to control the position here.
Muncher lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muncher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Further stalling from Muncher.
Gomez tries to hold on but Muncher pushes him away.
Muncher is landing with some decent strikes but Gomez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Muncher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muncher seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gomez for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez wants to control but Muncher is having none of it.
Gomez is desperately trying to improve his position but Muncher has a good base and remains in mount.
Muncher controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muncher lands a nice shot to the head.
Muncher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Muncher continues to stall.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Muncher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Muncher controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muncher has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Muncher with a couple of short strikes.
Muncher controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muncher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Muncher holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
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 Muncher walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Muncher swinging wildly here.

Muncher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Muncher is working Gomez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muncher slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Muncher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez can't keep his opponent in guard - Muncher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Muncher seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Muncher pulls his head out easily.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muncher not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Muncher there.
Ground and pound from Muncher.

Muncher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two 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.
Muncher is controlling the pace.
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.
More hug and hope from Muncher.
Scat Muncher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Muncher winds up and cracks Gomez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Scat Muncher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez tries to roll over but Muncher keeps him under control.
Muncher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

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.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Muncher is stinking the place up with his stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Muncher drives through with a takedown into Gomez 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Muncher controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andreas Giolas Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muncher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scat Muncher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muncher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Scat Muncher!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Scat Muncher!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Scat Muncher!

Scat Muncher wins by unanimous decision!
Scat Muncher decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.