PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Schwartz Gomez (ranked 211 p4p, 681 weight class) and Gustav Line (ranked 35 p4p, 107 weight class). Gomez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME. The crowd seem to be enjoying Line's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Gustav Line is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gomez
vs
Line

188 cm
34
184
24 - 13 - 0

178 cm
32
182
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Heavy Metal Drugs

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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Line!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Line counters with a good low kick that Gomez was not able to check.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Line circles away.
Line throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Line looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Line tries a head kick but it misses.
Line lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Line looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Line 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.
Line looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
A right-left combo lands from Line.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Gomez misses.
Line lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Line steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Line throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez wants to clinch but Line slips to the side
and Line counters with a straight right hand.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Line scores with a leg kick.
Line defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
A nice combination there by Gomez.
Line lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Line throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Gomez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez tries to move into range but Line moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Line gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Line.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Line circles away.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Line misses with a hook.
Line takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Line loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Gomez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Line doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Line has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Gomez's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Line misses with an uppercut.
Gomez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Line misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a jab.
Line fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomez checks it well.
Gomez scores with a one two! Line had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Line throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
Gomez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Line slips a jab from Gomez.
Line lands with a nice body kick.
Line throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Line connects with a nice looking jab.
Line throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gomez with a jab.
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!
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Line throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Line scores with a jab to the body.
Line throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Line - the referee stops the clock and Gomez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Line. Gomez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gomez tries to score with a low kick but Line moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Line swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Line misses with a straight left.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Line's leg but Line calmly moves out of range.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomez throws a head kick but Line moves out of range.
Line takes one to the chin there.
Line dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomez throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Line moved away.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Line was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Line scores with a sloppy right hand. Gomez should have avoided that one.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Line avoids them all with ease.
Line looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gomez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
Gomez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Line swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Line.
Gomez slips a jab from Line.
Nice shot lands for Line.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Line counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gomez is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Gomez is rocked!
Gomez wants to land a leg kick but Line is out of range.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Line to score with a decent uppercut.
Line misses the jab.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Line flicks out a counter leg kick but Gomez steps away.
Line takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Line misses the target.
Line fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gomez lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez cracks Line with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomez. That snapped Line's head back.
Gomez throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
Gomez blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Gomez there.
Nice uppercut lands for Line. That snapped Gomez's head back.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Line uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomez has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Line throws a head kick that misses.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Gomez's head back.
Gomez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Line momentarily.
Gustav Line seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Line, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez throws a shot to the body.
Gomez staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Gomez slips under a jab from Line.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Line circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Line takes a step back to recover.
Line with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomez to score with a decent uppercut.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Line shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Line ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Line throws a push kick but Gomez slaps the foot to one side.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Line throws a hook to the side of Gomez's head but Gomez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Line lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a leg kick that misses.
Line throws a wild body kick that Gomez sees coming a mile off.
Gomez jabs Line to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gomez lands a nice hook to Line's body. Line takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Line moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Gomez both land. Nice combination.
Gomez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Line.
Line throws a low kick, looking for Gomez's leg but Gomez calmly moves out of range.
Gomez is looking to counter punch.
Line misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Line avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Line lands with an uppercut that bounces Gomez off the cage and back into range.
Line takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a body shot.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Line's defenses.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Line.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Line tries to score with a low kick but Gomez moves his leg out of the way.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez connects with a leg kick.
Line takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Line.
Line gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Line throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Schwartz Gomez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gustav Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
Line pushes Gomez away with a front kick.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Gomez sizes up Line with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Line tries to keep at a distance but Gomez has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gomez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.
Gomez lands with a short shot to the head.

Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez slips under a jab.

Gomez darts in and clinches Line up against the cage.
Gomez has Line pressed against the cage, preventing Line from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
I was talking to Gomez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Line pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gomez lands a slapping body shot.
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 tests Line's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Line lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.
Line jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Line misses with a double jab.
Gomez lands a slapping body shot.
Line takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Line is trying to force a seperation but Gomez has the dominant position.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Line misses with the head strike.

Line breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Line doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line lands with a straight right. Gomez didn't see that one coming.

Gomez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lines head.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Line lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Line.
Gomez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Line is defending well for now.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.

Line breaks the clinch.
Gomez scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Line.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Gomez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Line misses with the combination.
Gomez throws a series of strikes that have Line backpedaling.
Line misses with a hook to the body
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Line on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomez. Gomez obviously looking to wear him down.
Line misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Gomez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Line is rocked!
Gomez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Line misses with a hook.
Gomez lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick lands for Gomez.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Line takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Line is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez checks a low kick from Line.
Line with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Line seems to have recovered his senses.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Line. That snapped Gomez's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
Gomez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez throws a body shot but no joy.
Line shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gomez eats them both and turns towards Line to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick from Gomez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez connects with a crisp jab.
Schwartz Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Line lands a nice looking body kick.
Jab by Gomez.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Line takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Line has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez jabs Line right on the nose. Line blinks but takes it well.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Line - that will leave a mark!
Gomez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez connects with a leg kick.

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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Schwartz Gomez!
A very excited looking Schwartz Gomez 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.