PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 2053 p4p, 559 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 298 p4p, 88 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gomez
vs
Drake

185 cm
34
200
19 - 10 - 0

188 cm
27
188
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Brooklyn Apothecary

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake 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.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Gomez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.

It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Drake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Drake.
Carlos Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake blocks a jab.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomez has time to react.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake thuds a left hand into Gomez's body.
Gomez misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but Drake defending well.
Drake is trying to maintain the position but Gomez is very close to passing his half guard.
Drake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gomez is thwarting Drake's attempts to control the position.
Drake tries to roll over but Gomez keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gomez is working for a kimura but Drake is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gomez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake trying to hold on to Gomez's head to control him but Gomez postures up.
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gomez is looking to pass Drake's guard but actually Drake recovers to full guard.
Drake is pulling down on Gomez's head. It's preventing any offense from Gomez, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard.

Gomez wants to sweep here but Drake controlling him for the moment.
Gomez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drake manages to get himself to full guard.

Gomez connects with a couple of short punches.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Drake keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to keep Gomez in close.
Gomez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gomez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomez trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
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 Carlos Gomez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gomez's head backwards.
Gomez throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake misses the body punch
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake with a hook.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomez.
Gomez is looking to land body kicks.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.
Gomez defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez fails to land the takedown.
Drake slips a jab from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Drake throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez misses with a body kick.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Gomez misses with a kick to the body.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Drake.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Bobby Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Gomez misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
Gomez throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake scores with a jab.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Gomez should have avoided that one.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Drake throws a shot to the body.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Gomez lands with a right hand.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Drake thuds his right hand into Gomez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Drake slips a straight right by Gomez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drake! But no joy.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Gomez lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake jabs at Gomez's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Gomez misses its target.
Gomez steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Drake is out on his feet! Gomez sets himself and nearly takes Drake's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carlos Gomez!
After winning the bout, Carlos Gomez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.