PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Honza Hohol (ranked 1565 p4p, 2547 weight class) and Schwartz Gomez (ranked 196 p4p, 300 weight class). Gomez has chosen POP SMOKE - GOT IT ON ME as his entrance music. Schwartz Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hohol
vs
Gomez

184 cm
28
192
16 - 19 - 0

188 cm
45
184
46 - 38 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Schwartz Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez wants to clinch.
Hohol throws out a powerful jab.
Gomez throws a low kick, looking for Hohol's leg but Hohol calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Hohol misses its target.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.

Hohol pushes Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hohol blocking some punches.
Hohol is struggling to control the position.
Hohol swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol digs a right hand into Gomez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomez's gas tank.
A bit of stalling here from Hohol.
Hohol stalling against the cage.
Hohol tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Hohol throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hohol stalling in the clinch.
Hohol misses with the head strike.
Hohol lands with a light punch inside.
Hohol misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Hohol taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hohol.
Gomez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hohol seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gomez can turn it around.
Hohol taking a breather.
Hohol scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Hohol throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hohol.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Hohol lands a body shot.
Hohol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez tries to land knees in the clinch but Hohol avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hohol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hohol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Hohol lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Hohol scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomez misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol working aggressively here.
Hohol scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hohol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gomez is keeping busy.
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hohol blocks it with crossed arms.
Hohol misses with some punches.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hohol.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Hohol.

Gomez breaks the clinch.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hohol is just out of range.
Hohol cracks Gomez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hohol lands with a nice body punch.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Hohol ducks down to avoid it.
Hohol stalks Gomez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomez's face. Gomez staggers backwards, shaken.
Gomez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomez misses with a body punch
letting Hohol counter with a right hand.
Hohol connects with a body shot that sends Gomez's belly button to the back.
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Gomez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomez there as he acknowledges the shot.

Gomez drives through and clinches with Hohol against the cage.
Hohol lands with a left to the head.
Hohol swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hohol fails to land.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hohol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hohol looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gomez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Honza Hohol dominated that round.
That's time! Hohol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hohol, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hohol misses with a punch on the inside.
Hohol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Hohol misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hohol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Hohol keeps him there for the moment.
Hohol lands a right hand.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hohol.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Hohol.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Gomez pushes Hohol back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hohol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hohol misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hohol.
A short left from Gomez.
Hohol prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Hohol tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez looking to throw knees to the head but Hohol is blocking nicely.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Hohol.
Gomez is trying to break free.
Hohol misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hohol takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hohol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Gomez wants to break free but Hohol has control.
Hohol tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Hohol back against the cage.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Hohol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hohol blocks an uppercut.
Hohol lands a nice uppercut.
Hohol leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hohol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hohol backwards.
Gomez working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hohol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hohol prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hohol.
A short right from Hohol.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hohol.
Honza Hohol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gomez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hohol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hohol swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hohol.
Hohol lands with a left to the head.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Hohol moves out of range.
Hohol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hohol takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Hohol rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a head kick but Hohol moves out of range.
Gomez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hohol.
Hohol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Gomez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hohol lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Hohol blocks an uppercut.
Gomez trying to stall but Hohol improves his position.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Gomez misses with a body punch.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hohol ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hohol finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomez's head.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Gomez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Hohol.
Hohol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Honza Hohol dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hohol just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Hohol.

Hohol clinches.
Gomez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Hohol to work.
A hook to the body from Hohol.
A shot in the inside from Gomez.
Hohol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hohol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hohol takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hohol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Hohol takes a shot to the head.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Hohol to work.
A short uppercut from Hohol.
Gomez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gomez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hohol has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hohol as Gomez tries to tie him up.
Hohol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hohol misses with the head strike.
Hohol looking to slow down the pace here.
Hohol stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hohol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Hohol misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Gomez wants to break free but Hohol has control.
Hohol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hohol is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Hohol fails to land.
Hohol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hohol shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've been hearing that Hohol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hohol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hohol controls the pace.
Hohol won't allow Gomez to get back to his feet.
Hohol lands a couple of digs.
Hohol lands a couple of elbows.
Hohol wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Hohol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hohol trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honza Hohol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hohol seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gomez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hohol wants to clinch.
Schwartz Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hohol throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Hohol sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Honza Hohol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hohol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Honza Hohol!