PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Pedro Gomez (ranked 2688 p4p, 3122 weight class) and Tommy Harinck (ranked 227 p4p, 247 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Hotel California (Spanish Mix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gomez
vs
Harinck

172 cm
33
146
17 - 11 - 2

159 cm
30
147
14 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pedro Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Harinck!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harinck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Harinck closes the distance and clinches.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
Harinck scores with a hook to the body.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Harinck.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
Harinck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harinck.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
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!
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harinck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Harinck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Gomez stalling in the clinch but Harinck improves position.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Gomez.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harinck struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Harinck lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomez.
Harinck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomez or not.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gomez breaks from the clinch.

Harinck has managed to clinch.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
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.

Harinck lands a slapping body shot.
Harinck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Harinck connects with a looping right hand.
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Harinck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Gomez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Harinck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harinck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harinck swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Harinck misses with a body punch
letting Gomez counter with a right hand.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gomez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harinck has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harinck clinches up against the cage.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomez misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a body shot.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Gomez.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harinck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez scores with a jab.
Gomez lands with a kick to the temple. Harinck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Harinck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck throws an off balance right hand
and Gomez counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Harinck misses.
Gomez tries to clinch there but Harinck circles away.
Harinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pedro Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Harinck fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harinck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harinck throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Pedro Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Harinck sizes up Gomez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harinck digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harinck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Harinck moved out of range.
Harinck misses with a body shot.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Gomez dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Harinck. Harinck maintains the clinch.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Harinck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Harinck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Harinck.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Harinck lands an uppercut.
Harinck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Harinck as the two fighters clinch.
Gomez wants to stall.
Harinck lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Harinck on the inside.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gomez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harinck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomez stalling.
Harinck presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Harinck gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harinck gets through Gomez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Harinck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Harinck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Harinck.
Gomez is looking to control Harinck's arms but Harinck gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomez has his back to the cage.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Harinck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harinck works on Gomez's body with a couple of short punches.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harinck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Gomez on the inside.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez stalling in the clinch but Harinck improves position.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomezs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gomez.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harinck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
After winning the bout, Tommy Harinck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.