PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Gomi (ranked 957 p4p, 113 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 1111 p4p, 129 weight class). Doyle has chosen The Clash - Jimmy Jazz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gomi
vs
Doyle

175 cm
34
148 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

171 cm
41
150 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akihiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good exchange - Gomi coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Gomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Gomi lands.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Doyle backs away, Gomi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gomi misses with a shot to the body

and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch.
Gomi blocking some punches.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.

Gomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle slips under a jab from Gomi.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Doyle moved away.
Gomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doyle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle stalks Gomi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomi's face. Gomi staggers backwards, shaken.
Gomi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle misses with a leg kick.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gomi misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle lands with a nice body kick.
Gomi throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Doyle clobbers Gomi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi connects with a jab.
Doyle swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Doyle blocks a low kick nicely.
Doyle moves out of range as Gomi throws a body kick.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Gomi misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomi.
Gomi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gomi feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Gomi chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a hook to the body. Doyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Gomi scores with a leg kick.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.

Doyle clinches.
Gomi lands with a right to the head.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi misses with an uppercut.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Doyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Doyle.
Gomi throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Gomi dips to his left and cracks Doyle with an uppercut!
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Gomi 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!
Gomi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomi scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Gomi.
Gomi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Gomi connects with a nice looking jab.
Doyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Gomi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doyle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle connects with a single shot there.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Gomi cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomi scores with a one two! Doyle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Gomi.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
Gomi scores with a nice right hand.
Doyle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands with a hook. Doyle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Gomi tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
It looked like Gomi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomi checks it well.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gomi misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Gomi digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomi slips under a jab from Doyle.
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Gomi throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Gomi jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Doyle throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Gomi appears to be looking for a big counter.
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 Akihiro Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Doyle scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Gomi misses.
Doyle throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doyle feints a jab promting Gomi to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gomi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomi.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomi. Gomi obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Gomi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomi.
Gomi wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomi.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Gomi moves out of range.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomi under the eye.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Gomi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomi swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Gomi scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Doyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomi clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle lands the left hand.
Doyle lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.

Doyle darts in and clinches Gomi up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gomi breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyle.
A jab from Gomi finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Doyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomi tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomi throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle tries to counter with a clinch but Gomi shakes him off and moves away.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomi misses with a leg kick.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi tries a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Gomi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akihiro Gomi.
I think Gomi 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiro Gomi!
After the fight, Akihiro Gomi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.