PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pharoah The First Chai (ranked 23862 p4p, 2617 weight class) and Pedro Gomez (ranked 391 p4p, 205 weight class). Gomez has chosen Hotel California (Spanish Mix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Chai
vs
Gomez

179 cm
27
159
11 - 7 - 0

172 cm
32
146
16 - 11 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $48

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Pharoah The First Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pedro Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Gomez.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gomez takes one to the side of the head.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Chai misses.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Chai knows he should have avoided that one.
Chai misses with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Chai finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Chai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Pedro Gomez has been cut.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez lands an overhand right.
Chai throws a series of punches but Gomez avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chai misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gomez.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Chai.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gomez looking to stall.
Gomez is looking to control Chai's arms but Chai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomez has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chai landing knees to the body.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Chai.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomez's elbow.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pharoah The First Chai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gomez with a jab.
Chai throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Chai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chai slips a straight right by Gomez.
Chai half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez.
Chai defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Chai is looking to counter with a body kick.
Chai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez tests Chai's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Chai is rocked!
Pedro Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Chai slams his shin into Gomez's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez misses with a left hand
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai slips a jab and a cross from Gomez.
Pharoah The First Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Chai counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Chai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chai moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.
Chai takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez misses with a leg kick
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Gomez has Chai up against the cage in a clinch.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Chai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the cage.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
Gomez takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
Chai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gomez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pharoah The First Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Gomez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gomez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Gomez sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Chai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomez can pounce on him.
Gomez cracks Chai with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Chai is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Chai is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Chai could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pedro Gomez!
A very excited looking Pedro Gomez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.