PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 1188 p4p, 1541 weight class) and Chame Boxing Champ (ranked 167 p4p, 226 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gomez
vs
Boxing Champ

185 cm
27
200
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
198
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chame Boxing Champ!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez stuns Boxing Champ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Boxing Champ moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Boxing Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez is working for takedown but Boxing Champ is calmly controlling the position for now.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Boxing Champ drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.

Boxing Champ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Boxing Champ drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Gomez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boxing Champ defends well.

Gomez is looking for a triangle but Boxing Champ pushes his legs off easily.

Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gomez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxing Champ advances position into side control!
Boxing Champ working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ controls the position.
Boxing Champ looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom here.
Boxing Champ gets to mount! Gomez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Boxing Champ fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boxing Champ lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Boxing Champ looking for a guillotine from mount but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Boxing Champ lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boxing Champ wants to control the pace but Gomez is squirming around nicely.
Boxing Champ breaks from Gomez's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is trying desperately to improve position.

Boxing Champ with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Boxing Champ takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gomez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boxing Champ is keeping the position for now.
Boxing Champ avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boxing Champ manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Gomez controlling Boxing Champ's posture.

Boxing Champ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Boxing Champ from controlling successfully.
Boxing Champ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boxing Champ with a nice head shot there.
Boxing Champ scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boxing Champ tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.

Gomez looking for a guillotine here but Boxing Champ defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez controls Boxing Champ momentarily but Boxing Champ frees himself.
Boxing Champ makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Gomez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boxing Champ defends it easily.

Gomez working for a triangle but Boxing Champ defends it easily.
Boxing Champ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chame Boxing Champ dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Boxing Champ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomez moves forwards but Boxing Champ connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boxing Champ gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez slips a straight right by Boxing Champ.
Boxing Champ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Boxing Champ's defenses.

Boxing Champ moves into the clinch.
Boxing Champ misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.

Gomez has picked Boxing Champ up - he's going for a ride! Gomez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gomez trying to control from Boxing Champ's half guard. Boxing Champ has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez prevents Boxing Champ from getting back to his feet.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomez is in close to Boxing Champ's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boxing Champ wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
Boxing Champ is wriggling around but Gomez manages to pass to half guard.
Gomez trying to control from half guard but Boxing Champ is working away.
Chame Boxing Champ has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boxing Champ blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomez.
Gomez is stalling here. Boxing Champ is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gomez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boxing Champ has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Boxing Champ is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gomez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to reverse the position.
Boxing Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Boxing Champ is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gomez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boxing Champ is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boxing Champ working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ grinds an elbow into Gomez's temple.
Gomez manages to get back to half guard.
Gomez wants to control but Boxing Champ is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Boxing Champ.

Boxing Champ is looking for a kimura but Gomez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boxing Champ to get the leverage.

Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Boxing Champ scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boxing Champ stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez trying to control here.
Boxing Champ wants to take a breather but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez wants to control but Boxing Champ is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Boxing Champ.
Boxing Champ is trying to control the action in half guard but Gomez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boxing Champ is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez trying to hold on to Boxing Champ's head to control him but Boxing Champ postures up.

Gomez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chame Boxing Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Boxing Champ takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boxing Champ goes for a double leg but Gomez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gomez continues to drive forward.
Boxing Champ gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boxing Champ fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomez avoids it really well and circles away.
Boxing Champ misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boxing Champ misses with a body shot.
Boxing Champ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Boxing Champ.

Boxing Champ forces Gomez back against the cage and clinches.
Boxing Champ dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxing Champ blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez lands a left hand.
Boxing Champ is pushing Gomez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gomez is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is pressed up against the cage. Boxing Champ has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomez down to the mat. Gomez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carlos Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chame Boxing Champ.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxing Champ shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense.
Carlos Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Boxing Champ.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boxing Champ.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chame Boxing Champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez cracks a nice hook into Boxing Champ's ribs.
Boxing Champ is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Gomez does no damage.

Boxing Champ instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Boxing Champ forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boxing Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
Boxing Champ tries for a takedown but Gomez manages to get underhooks.
Boxing Champ pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boxing Champ blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boxing Champ gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Boxing Champ.
Gomez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boxing Champ gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boxing Champ tries for a takedown. No joy.

Boxing Champ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gomez misses with a body kick.
Boxing Champ cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boxing Champ dives in for a single leg takedown but Gomez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxing Champ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Boxing Champ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez scores with a one two! Boxing Champ had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boxing Champ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxing Champ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxing Champ tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Gomez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boxing Champ has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Boxing Champ fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomez cracks Boxing Champ with a good jab.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Chame Boxing Champ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boxing Champ swinging wildly here.
Gomez throws a big counter combination but Boxing Champ scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
It looks like Gomez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Boxing Champ throws a wild hook but Gomez just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Boxing Champ gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Gomez raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Gomez!
A relieved looking Carlos Gomez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.