PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Torry Gomez (ranked 2278 p4p, 2498 weight class) and Richie Simpson (ranked 234 p4p, 253 weight class). Gomez's entrance music is Pimp Like A Butterfly. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gomez
vs
Simpson

180 cm
32
155
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
31
154
18 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torry Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Simpson moves away and avoids it.
Simpson ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez tries to move into range but Simpson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomez lands a jab.
Simpson throws a hook but Gomez avoids it easily.
Gomez lands the left hand.
Simpson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez scores with a body shot.
We've been informed that Simpson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Simpson is rocked!
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Gomez cracks Simpson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gomez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Simpson to stand back up!
Simpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
A big left from Gomez misses.
Simpson seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Simpson throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Simpson lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
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 wants to clinch but Simpson slips to the side
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Gomez.

Gomez drops Simpson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Simpson looks back up at him and smiles so Gomez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simpson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simpson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simpson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simpson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Simpson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simpson.
Simpson throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Simpson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simpson.
Simpson throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Simpson knows he should have avoided that one.

Gomez cracks Simpson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Simpson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gomez finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Simpson misses.

Gomez cracks Simpson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Simpson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gomez finish him?
Gomez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Gomez wants to clinch up but Simpson keeps it at a distance.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez throws a sloppy body shot
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simpson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Simpson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gomez cracks Simpson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Simpson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomez.
Gomez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torry Gomez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Torry Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez misses with a combination
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Simpson defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Simpson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Simpson throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez defending well as Simpson loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez misses with a left hand
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Gomez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simpson doesn't seem bothered though.

Simpson sends Gomez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Simpson is motioning to the referee to let Gomez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Gomez is rocked!
Simpson moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez cracks Simpson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Simpson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Simpson knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez misses with a combination
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Simpson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gomez has got the better of the exchanges.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Torry Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Simpson counters with a nice right hand that sends Gomez toppling to the canvas! Gomez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Simpson finish him?!
Simpson throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simpson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simpson! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Simpson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Simpson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez throws a lazy uppercut
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
Simpson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Simpson slips a straight right by Gomez.
A little jabbing left from Simpson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simpson walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to move into range but Gomez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson.
A big right from Gomez misses.
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!
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gomez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Simpson knows he should have avoided that one.
Simpson moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Simpson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simpson! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richie Simpson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Simpson throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Simpson.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Simpson, as that shot connected.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Simpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Simpson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez lands a glancing blow to the side of Simpson's head.
Good exchange - Simpson coming out on top.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gomez dances in with a quick combination. Simpson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Gomez snaps Simpson's head back. Simpson stumbles backwards against the cage. Gomez steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Simpson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Simpson just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Torry Gomez!
Post fight, Torry Gomez stared into the camera and said 'First I would like to thank GOD for everything he have done in my life. And to my elite opponent man your so tough you my idol and it's my HONOR to fight a warrior like you to my fans thank you so much guys this is for you and lastly to #FARTMMA thank you for giving me this wonderful chance to hold '.