PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 23461 p4p, 2518 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 376 p4p, 209 weight class). Gomez has chosen Hotel California (Spanish Mix) as his entrance music. Pedro Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Little Dove
vs
Gomez

175 cm
28
150
22 - 3 - 0

172 cm
32
146
16 - 10 - 2

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Little Dove.
Little Dove slips a straight right by Gomez.
We've been informed that Gomez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Little Dove tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomez was well out of range. Poor timing from Little Dove.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Little Dove ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Gomez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Gomez.
Gomez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Little Dove works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gomez misses with a leg kick.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomez swings for the body but Little Dove moves out of range.
Gomez moves out of range as Little Dove strikes.
Little Dove avoids the body shot from Gomez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Little Dove misses with a hook
and Gomez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Little Dove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Little Dove misses with a hook.
Little Dove ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez swings for the body but Little Dove moves out of range.
Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomez keeps Little Dove at a distance using the push kick.
Little Dove checks the leg kick nicely there.
Little Dove throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Little Dove scores with a hook.
Little Dove looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez thuds his shin into the meat of Little Dove's side.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Little Dove misses with a straight left.
Gomez's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little Dove looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Little Dove lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body kick there by Gomez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Little Dove scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Little Dove.
Gomez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez jabs Little Dove to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a nice shot to the body.

Gomez forces Little Dove back against the ropes and clinches.
Little Dove takes a shot to the head.
Gomez trying to stall but Little Dove improves his position.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Little Dove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Little Dove creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Little Dove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Little Dove throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Cheyenne Little Dove will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Gomez dips to his left and cracks Little Dove with an uppercut!
Gomez throws a body punch but Little Dove moves out of range.
Little Dove swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gomez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Little Dove clinches.
A shot in the inside from Gomez.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little Dove lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez.
Little Dove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a nice uppercut.
Gomez stalling against the ropes.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Little Dove avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the ropes.
Little Dove lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Pedro Gomez has been cut.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Little Dove has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the ropes.
Gomez blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez tries to stall but Little Dove uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Little Dove lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Little Dove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez is leaning against Little Dove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Little Dove throws an elbow but misses.
Gomez lands a right hand.
Little Dove scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Little Dove.
A short right from Gomez.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gomez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Little Dove.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Gomez avoids the elbow strike from Little Dove, against the ropes.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove digs a right hand underneath Gomez's ribcage. Gomez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little Dove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cheyenne Little Dove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomez lands a left hand.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little Dove.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
A head punch on the inside from Little Dove fails to land.
Little Dove misses with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Little Dove lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Little Dove coming out on top.
Little Dove scores with a body shot.
Little Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Little Dove sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez scoring well with a low kick there.
Little Dove has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gomez finds it's way round the side to connect with Little Dove's head.
Gomez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Little Dove throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little Dove misses with a body shot.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Little Dove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little Dove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Gomez slips under a jab from Little Dove.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Little Dove as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little Dove checks a leg kick.
Gomez ducks right into an uppercut from Little Dove.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Little Dove is looking to counter punch.
Pedro Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Gomez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Little Dove misses with an elbow strike.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Little Dove lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheyenne Little Dove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Little Dove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
Little Dove blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside.
Gomez pushes Little Dove back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gomez blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Gomez.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez swings wildly with an uppercut but Little Dove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Little Dove.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cheyenne Little Dove.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Little Dove, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheyenne Little Dove!
An out of breath Cheyenne Little Dove thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.