PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 139 p4p, 237 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 18 p4p, 37 weight class). Gomez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. 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 Humors Lacplesis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gomez
vs
Lacplesis

188 cm
31
184
16 - 6 - 0

180 cm
30
171
29 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lacplesis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gomez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lacplesis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lacplesis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lacplesis cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Gomez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lacplesis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacplesis.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lacplesis moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez stuns Lacplesis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Lacplesis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Gomez checks a low kick from Lacplesis.
Gomez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gomez connects with a nice looking jab.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lacplesis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lacplesis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the body from Lacplesis misses
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacplesis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lacplesis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Gomez avoids the head kick by Lacplesis.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Lacplesis is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez misses the jab.
A nice leg kick from Lacplesis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacplesis with the inside leg kick.
Gomez lands a really nice looking cross but Lacplesis seems unphased.
Lacplesis looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lacplesis moves away.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Lacplesis counters with a leg kick.
Gomez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lacplesis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacplesis is just out of range.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Lacplesis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lacplesis tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Gomez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Gomez sets himself, and Lacplesis steps forward looking for the clinch! Gomez avoids it this time.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Lacplesis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Lacplesis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacplesis slips under a jab.

Lacplesis has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lacplesis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lacplesis lands a body shot.
Lacplesis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis scores with a hook to the body.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
A short left from Lacplesis.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lacplesis swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lacplesis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacplesis is working Gomez over against the cage.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
Lacplesis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Lacplesis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lacplesis scores with an uppercut up the middle.

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!
Lacplesis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomez tries to break free but Lacplesis pushes him back against the cage.
Lacplesis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacplesis digs a right hand into Gomez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomez's gas tank.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis takes a shot to the head.
Lacplesis blocks an uppercut.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
A shot in the inside from Gomez.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses with the head strike.
Lacplesis keeps control of Gomez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lacplesis pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lacplesis lands with a left to the head.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lacplesis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Humors Lacplesis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacplesis.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacplesis.
Nice body punch from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Lacplesis.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez is trying to break free.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez throws a right hand that Lacplesis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lacplesis also avoids with ease.
Lacplesis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Gomez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Lacplesis.
Gomez tries to clinch but Lacplesis moves out of range.
Lacplesis throws the kick towards the body but Gomez avoids it.
Lacplesis avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a low kick as Lacplesis jumps back.
Lacplesis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Lacplesis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomez at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Lacplesis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomez. That did some damage!
Lacplesis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Lacplesis.
Gomez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez throwing a counter right hand but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacplesis manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lacplesis! But no joy.
Lacplesis tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
An inside leg kick from Gomez misses.
Lacplesis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lacplesis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.

Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Lacplesis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lacplesis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Lacplesis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lacplesis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Lacplesis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lacplesis scores with a spinning back kick!
Lacplesis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomez's head.
Lacplesis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lacplesis feints and then cracks Gomez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomez down.
Lacplesis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lacplesis lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lacplesis counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a hook.
Gomez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lacplesis with a nice calf kick.

Lacplesis takes the fight into the clinch.
Lacplesis can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Lacplesis has double underhooks.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis blocking some punches.
Lacplesis works on Gomez's body with a couple of short punches.
Lacplesis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lacplesis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Lacplesis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Gomez.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Lacplesis has the dominant position.
Lacplesis presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but Lacplesis blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lacplesis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis lands an elbow inside.
Gomez tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lacplesis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Nice body punch from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lacplesis lands a left hand.

Gomez is rocked!
Humors Lacplesis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lacplesis pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lacplesis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gomez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lacplesis is unloading with more strikes now! Gomez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Humors Lacplesis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.