PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Khan (ranked 382 p4p, 519 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 56 p4p, 73 weight class). Khan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying. Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Khan
vs
Gomez

185 cm
25
190
13 - 3 - 1

188 cm
38
184
33 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.

It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Gomez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khan.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Khan lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomez.
Gomez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khan doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomez cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez tried to score with a low kick but Khan checks it.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Gomez blocks a jab.
Donk. Khan catches Gomez right on the button with a cross.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Khan staying out of range there.
Gomez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Gomez lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Khan lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a jab.

Gomez clinches.
Gomez blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Khan.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan connects with a right hand. Gomez shakes it off.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan 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.
Gomez lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into range.

Bora Khan's cut is getting worse.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan slips under a jab.
Gomez walks into a jab.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez looks to land a combination. Khan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Gomez jabs at Khan's body.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwartz Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Khan cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan checks a low kick from Gomez.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khan backs up against the cage.
Gomez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Khan misses.
Gomez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomez.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Khan didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan jabs at Gomez's body.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Gomez had a free shot at his head there.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez slips a straight right by Khan.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gomez - that will leave a mark!
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
It seemed like Gomez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez lands an overhand right.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Gomez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gomez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Bora Khan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Gomez misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Khan throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Gomez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Khan's head but Khan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez connects with the punch.
Gomez misses with a right hand
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez lands with a good body shot.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomez doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwartz Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomez misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Gomez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomez.
Khan lands a jab to Gomez's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khan's hands.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Khan lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomez tries a low kick but Khan avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Gomez lands with a cross.
Gomez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Khan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomez throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Gomez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khan.
Gomez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan scores with a body shot.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gomez. Khan shrugs it off though.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Gomez throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Gomez slips under a jab.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Khan takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Khan misses the target.
Gomez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Khan.
Khan works Gomez's body with a nice hook.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan sets himself, and Gomez steps forward looking for the clinch! Khan avoids it this time.
Khan throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan scores with the left hand. Gomez knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Khan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Khan finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schwartz Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khan avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Gomez is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Khan finish him?
Gomez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bora Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Khan! Gomez is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bora Khan!
An out of breath Bora Khan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.