PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Claw (ranked 811 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 101 p4p, 136 weight class). Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. Chief Claw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Claw
vs
Gomez

188 cm
42
200
28 - 27 - 0

188 cm
44
184
46 - 34 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Gomez.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Claw throws a big shot that misses.
Claw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez checks a low kick from Claw.
Gomez cracks a nice hook into Claw's ribs.
Gomez cracks Claw with an open hand slap.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw catches Gomez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body kick there by Gomez.
Gomez lunges at Claw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Claw's hand.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Claw checks it.
Gomez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Gomez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Claw is able to avoid easily.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Claw throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Claw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Claw on the side of the head.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Claw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Claw. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.

Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claw.
Claw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Claw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Claw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Claw jabs Gomez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Claw's sensitive parts.
Claw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Claw.
Gomez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Claw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Claw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomez's knee momentarily.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claw.
Claw throws a leg kick but Gomez sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Gomez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Claw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomez.
Gomez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Claw misses with a right hand
and Gomez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomez blocks the leg kick.

Claw pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
Gomez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Claw misses with the head strike.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gomez looks winded!
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the cage.
Claw has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Claw scores with a shoulder strike.
Claw working aggressively here.
Claw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez looking to slow down the pace here.
Claw working aggressively here.
Claw prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Claw blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Claw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Claw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Claw swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claw tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claw takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Gomez.
Gomez scores with a jab. Claw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Claw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Claw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomez has time to react.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Claw avoids them all with ease.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gomez! But no joy.
Claw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Claw circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Gomez drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Claw follows Gomez to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Claw!
Chief Claw seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.