PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 512 p4p, 785 weight class) and Scot Harwath (ranked 78 p4p, 127 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gomez
vs
Harwath

188 cm
32
184
17 - 9 - 0

182 cm
25
175
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scot Harwath!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harwath throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez lands the left hand.
Harwath misses with a straight left.
Harwath scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Harwath. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Harwath.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harwath just misses with a punch to the body.
Harwath takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gomez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Gomez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Harwath releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Harwath sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harwath doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harwath throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Harwath counters with a nice body shot.
Gomez scores with a punch to the head.
Gomez lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Harwath.
Harwath ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Harwath circles away.
It seemed like Harwath was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez throws a head kick but Harwath moves out of range.
Harwath doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Gomez misses
and Harwath counters with a straight right hand.
Harwath throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harwath throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomez lands a jab to Harwath's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Harwath 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harwath throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harwath let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harwath misses with some punches.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.
Harwath struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harwath is trying to break the clinch but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Harwath throws a head punch that misses.
Harwath cracks Gomez with a nice body shot.
Harwath misses with a body punch.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body.
Gomez avoiding damage.
Harwath lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harwath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harwath lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Harwath.
Harwath lands a shoulder strike.
Harwath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Harwath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harwath backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez lands a body punch.
Harwath misses with some punches.
Gomez lands with a light punch inside.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harwath can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Harwath tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Harwath.
Harwath avoids the elbow strike from Gomez, against the cage.
Harwath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harwath scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Harwath is working Gomez over against the cage.
Harwath lands with a right to the head.
Harwath fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harwath.
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 Schwartz Gomez will probably get the nod.
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.

Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez throws a lazy head kick
and Harwath counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Harwath counters with a nice uppercut.
Harwath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harwath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harwath.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harwath has time to react.
Schwartz Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harwath has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Harwath throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Harwath pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gomez does it's job there.
Harwath moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.

Harwath gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harwath can do to turn this around?
Gomez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harwath or not.
Gomez wants to break free but Harwath has control.
Gomez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harwath has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harwath struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schwartz Gomez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harwath backwards.
Harwath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harwath working aggressively here.
Harwath tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harwath backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Gomez lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.
Harwath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 breaks the clinch.

Harwath gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harwath fails to land.
Harwath misses with a hook to the ribs.

Harwath breaks from the clinch.
Gomez moves out of range as Harwath strikes.
Harwath takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harwath drops his hands momentarily and Gomez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Harwath counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Harwath saw that one coming.
Gomez connects with the punch.
Harwath tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harwath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez digs a good body shot into Harwath's ribs.
Harwath throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Harwath ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Harwath was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harwath slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harwath. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez drops his hands momentarily and Harwath takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Harwath does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harwath ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.

Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Harwath misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harwath.
Harwath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez catches Harwath with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gomez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harwath smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Gomez is rocked!
Gomez lands with a nice body kick.

Gomez forces Harwath back against the cage and clinches.
Harwath misses with a punch to the body.
Harwath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harwath is looking to break free of the clinch but Gomez has double underhooks.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwartz Gomez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harwath has time to react.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Harwath avoids it well.
Harwath is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomez with a body shot.
Gomez throws a body punch but Harwath moves out of range.
Harwath throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Gomez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harwath moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harwath has time to react.
Gomez misses with a double jab
and Harwath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harwath checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harwath throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Harwath misses.
Harwath misses the shot to the body.
Harwath with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomez to score with a decent uppercut.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harwath on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harwath throws out the jab.
Harwath takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Harwath showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harwath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
A nice side step and Harwath releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Harwath counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harwath.
Scot Harwath has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez swinging wildly here.
Harwath slips under a jab from Gomez.
Harwath drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Harwath.
Harwath has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harwath scores with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
Gomez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harwath defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Harwath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harwath looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Jab from Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harwath throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harwath. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Harwath has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harwath and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harwath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Jab from Gomez.
Harwath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Harwath.
Gomez lands a nice shot that snaps Harwath's head back.
Gomez connects with a body shot that sends Harwath's belly button to the back.
Gomez throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harwath.
Harwath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gomez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez lands with a kick to the temple. Harwath shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Harwath is rocked!
Harwath avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Harwath swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harwath is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harwath swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harwath seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomez misses with a hook. Harwath ducked under it nicely.
Harwath tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Harwath.
Schwartz Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez throws a hook but Harwath avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
Harwath looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Harwath misses with a looping right.
Gomez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gomez scores with a sloppy right hand. Harwath should have avoided that one.
Harwath tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schwartz Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwartz Gomez!
A victorious Schwartz Gomez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.