PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Izquierdo (ranked 1543 p4p, 998 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 201 p4p, 144 weight class). Ivan Izquierdo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Izquierdo
vs
Gomes

190 cm
30
216
13 - 7 - 0

190 cm
24
211
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hardcore Alchemy
Core Combat

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Izquierdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izquierdo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomes.
Jab, jab by Gomes - just one landing.
Gomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izquierdo throws out the jab.
Izquierdo looks to throw the jab but Gomes is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gomes misses.
Gomes throws out a loose jab but Izquierdo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izquierdo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Izquierdo throws a shot from downtown. Gomes moves away and avoids it.
Gomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izquierdo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Izquierdo. Beautiful body shot.
Ivan Izquierdo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Izquierdo.
Ivan Izquierdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izquierdo fails to land with a series of punches.
Izquierdo sets himself, and Gomes steps forward looking for the clinch! Izquierdo avoids it this time.
Izquierdo lands a really nice looking cross but Gomes seems unphased.
Gomes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Izquierdo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Izquierdo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izquierdo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Izquierdo.
Izquierdo throws a nice looking combination but Gomes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izquierdo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Izquierdo drops his hands momentarily and Gomes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Izquierdo throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Izquierdo's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomes as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Izquierdo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Izquierdo misses the shot to the body.
Gomes throws an overhand right that lands on Izquierdo's shoulder, as Izquierdo tries to avoid the shot.
Izquierdo throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
Izquierdo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gomes counter with a right hand.
Gomes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Izquierdo.
Izquierdo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Izquierdo misses with a hook. Gomes ducked under it nicely.
Gomes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Gomes rushes Izquierdo and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo blocks a body shot from Gomes.
Izquierdo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Izquierdo up against the cage.
Izquierdo trying to control the position but instead, Gomes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Izquierdo into the cage.
Izquierdo tries to throw a body punch but Gomes avoids it by throwing Izquierdo back against the cage.
Gomes stalling in the clinch.

Izquierdo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izquierdo digs a good body shot into Gomes's ribs.
Gomes tries to clinch but Izquierdo moves out of range.
It looked like Izquierdo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomes moves out of range as Izquierdo strikes.
A little jabbing left from Gomes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gomes moves out of range as Izquierdo strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Izquierdo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gomes misses with a right hand
and Izquierdo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Izquierdo's head backwards.
A jab from Izquierdo misses.
Gomes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izquierdo misses with a hook.
Gomes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Izquierdo throws a right hand that misses
and Gomes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izquierdo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Izquierdo takes one to the side of the head.
Gomes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Izquierdo throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Gomes.
A slow jab from Izquierdo misses its intended target.
Izquierdo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomes connects with a single shot there.
Izquierdo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomes with a nice cross.
Izquierdo throws a combination. Gomes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Izquierdo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Izquierdo misses.
Nice straight punches there by Gomes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomes.
Gomes sizes up Izquierdo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Izquierdo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Izquierdo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomes under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes moves out of range as Izquierdo strikes.
Izquierdo throws out a loose jab but Gomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Gomes does it's job there.
Izquierdo jabs Gomes right on the nose. Gomes blinks but takes it well.
Izquierdo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomes momentarily.
Izquierdo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomes manages to avoid it.
A big left from Izquierdo misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Izquierdos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Izquierdo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izquierdo is trying to get back to half guard.
Izquierdo is working hard here to advance position.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Izquierdo keeps working.
Izquierdo wants to control but Gomes postures up.
Izquierdo tries to buck Gomes off but Gomes is having none of it.

Gomes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gomes tries to move to mount but Izquierdo blocks the move with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronaldo Gomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gomes connects with a looping right hand.
Gomes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Izquierdo momentarily.

Izquierdo is rocked!
Gomes fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Izquierdo out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ronaldo Gomes!
Ronaldo Gomes thanked the fans post fight for their support.