PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Carbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes into the arena with Samba De Janeiro blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gomez
vs
Carbone

180 cm
22
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Syndicate 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Carbone!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez wants to clinch up but Carbone keeps it at a distance.
Gomez tries to clinch but Carbone moves out of range.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomez tries to clinch up.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carbone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Carbone circles away and keeps his distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carbone!
Carbone throws a one two combo.

Gomez is rocked!
Carbone drops Gomez with a nice combination! Carbone dives into Gomez's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Gomez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carbone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now.
Carbone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carbone stops Gomez from standing up.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carbone controls the pace.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Carbone stops Gomez from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carbone gets to his feet - Gomez follows without any prompting.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Carbone is avoiding it.
Carbone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Carbone moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomez is trying to stall.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez closes the distance but Carbone moves to the side
and Carbone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carbone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch

and Carbone counters by moving into the clinch.
Gomez landing knees to the head.
Gomez trying to stall but Carbone improves his position.
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carbone blocks it with crossed arms.
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Carbone.
Gomez looking to throw knees to the head but Carbone is blocking nicely.

Carbone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carbone throws out a powerful jab.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Carbone counters with a nice body kick.
Gomez wants to clinch
and Carbone counters with an outside leg kick.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
and Carbone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andre Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch

and Carbone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Carbone blocks it.
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carbone.
Gomez misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carbone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Carbone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez closes the distance but Carbone moves to the side
and Carbone counters with a one-two to the body.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carbone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Carbone.
Carbone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gomez closes the distance but Carbone moves to the side
and Carbone counters with a leg kick.
Gomez clinches but Carbone breaks the clinch
and Carbone counters with a three punch combo that has Gomez backing up. Gomez nods at Carbone to acknowledge the strikes.
Carbone Rushes Gomez and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Gomez is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Carbone Piles on the pressure and Gomez crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Carbone!