PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Ferra Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the ring accompanied by I Put The Finger On You. Rannanjarvi has chosen Stonehenge by Spinal Tap as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ferra Gomez
vs
Rannanjarvi

180 cm
25
154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
154 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Felipe Ferra Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rannanjarvi slips under a jab.
Rannanjarvi moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Gomez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomez cracks Rannanjarvi with an open hand slap.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.
Rannanjarvi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gomez tries to land a front kick but Rannanjarvi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rannanjarvi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a push kick but Gomez slaps the foot to one side.
Rannanjarvi swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rannanjarvi.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rannanjarvi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomez is defended easily by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a front kick but Gomez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi feints and then cracks Gomez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomez down.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rannanjarvi.

Rannanjarvi gets a clinch.
Rannanjarvi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Rannanjarvi trying to land knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi blocks an elbow strike from Gomez.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rannanjarvi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomezs head.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez is working for takedown but Rannanjarvi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rannanjarvi tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Rannanjarvi working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi landing knees to the head.
Gomez avoiding damage as Rannanjarvi throws knees to the body.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Ferra Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rannanjarvi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez works on Rannanjarvi's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rannanjarvi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Gomez avoiding damage as Rannanjarvi throws knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi pushes Gomez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rannanjarvi obliges.
Rannanjarvi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Rannanjarvi landing knees to the body.
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Rannanjarvi avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.

Rannanjarvi breaks the clinch.
Gomez shoots in and drives through. Rannanjarvi sprawls well.
Rannanjarvi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rannanjarvi - that will leave a mark!
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rannanjarvi.
Antti Rannanjarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rannanjarvi has managed to clinch.
Rannanjarvi trying to land knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rannanjarvi has Gomez pressed against the ropes.
Gomez tries to score a body lock takedown but Rannanjarvi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gomez.
Gomez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Rannanjarvi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gomez pushes off an throws an elbow but Rannanjarvi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow inside.
Rannanjarvi misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi lands a knee to the head.
Gomez avoiding damage as Rannanjarvi throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gomez throws an elbow but misses.

Rannanjarvi breaks from the clinch.
Gomez takes a kick to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomez is defended easily by Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi fakes the leg kick and cracks Gomez in the body.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rannanjarvi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that Gomez semi-blocks.
Rannanjarvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rannanjarvi doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.

Gomez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rannanjarvi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rannanjarvi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gomez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rannanjarvi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rannanjarvi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rannanjarvi!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gomez is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Rannanjarvi stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rannanjarvi wants to stand but Gomez is controlling his arm.
A lull in the action here.
Gomez wants to control but Rannanjarvi postures up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rannanjarvi wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
Gomez sneaks back into half guard.

Gomez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomez wants to control but Rannanjarvi is keeping busy.
Rannanjarvi prevents Gomez from improving his position.
Gomez is staying active underneath Rannanjarvi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi tries to pass to full mount but Gomez defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rannanjarvi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rannanjarvi lands a right hook to the body.
Rannanjarvi walks into a left hand.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Rannanjarvi blocks the low kick.
Rannanjarvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rannanjarvi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez takes a swing at Rannanjarvi's ribcage but misses.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rannanjarvi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomez.
Rannanjarvi throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rannanjarvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez scoring well with a low kick there.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick
and Gomez counters with an outside leg kick.
Rannanjarvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Rannanjarvi.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rannanjarvi!

Rannanjarvi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rannanjarvi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gomez has Rannanjarvi pressed against the ropes, preventing Rannanjarvi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rannanjarvi tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Rannanjarvi trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rannanjarvi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Rannanjarvi misses with a knee to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
Rannanjarvi looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Rannanjarvi tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Rannanjarvi back against the cage.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Gomez.
Gomez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi 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.
A right hand to the body from Gomez.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Rannanjarvi 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.
Gomez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gomez lands an elbow inside that Rannanjarvi shrugs off.
Gomez lands with a short shot to the head.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez avoids a wild elbow strike from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez avoiding damage as Rannanjarvi throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Rannanjarvi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gomez swings for the body but Rannanjarvi moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gomez throws a leg kick but Rannanjarvi checks it.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Rannanjarvi misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rannanjarvi.
Antti Rannanjarvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomez.
Gomez throws a leg kick which misses Rannanjarvi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rannanjarvi tries to avoid it.
Gomez misses with a jab to the body
and Rannanjarvi counters with a body kick that stops Gomez in his tracks momentarily.
Rannanjarvi tried to score with a low kick but Gomez checks it.
Rannanjarvi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Rannanjarvi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but Rannanjarvi blocks with his arms.
Rannanjarvi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rannanjarvi missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi missing with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gomez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Rannanjarvi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rannanjarvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rannanjarvi avoids a wild elbow strike from Gomez.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rannanjarvi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gomez looking for a takedown.
Rannanjarvi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rannanjarvi lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Rannanjarvi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Ferra Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rannanjarvi obliges.
Rannanjarvi trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez looking to throw knees to the head but Rannanjarvi is blocking nicely.
Rannanjarvi missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Rannanjarvi pushes Gomez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rannanjarvi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Rannanjarvi managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rannanjarvi misses with a knee to the head.

Rannanjarvi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez looks to score with a jab to the body but Rannanjarvi is just out of range.
Gomez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rannanjarvi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Gomez moves into the clinch.
Rannanjarvi lands with a right to the head.
Gomez looking to throw knees to the head but Rannanjarvi is blocking nicely.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi pushes Gomez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rannanjarvi obliges.

Rannanjarvi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rannanjarvi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch up.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range as Gomez throws a body kick.

Gomez moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Rannanjarvi.
Rannanjarvi missing with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Gomez.
Gomez cracks Rannanjarvi with a nice body shot.
Rannanjarvi trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez pushes off an throws an elbow but Rannanjarvi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gomez avoiding damage as Rannanjarvi throws knees to the body.

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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gomez.
Gomez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rannanjarvi prevents a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rannanjarvi backwards.
Rannanjarvi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rannanjarvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rannanjarvi lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rannanjarvi obliges.
Rannanjarvi tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rannanjarvi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rannanjarvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rannanjarvi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gomez.
Rannanjarvi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomez lands a right hook to the body.
Rannanjarvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rannanjarvi checks a leg kick nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rannanjarvi lands a head kick. Gomez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Rannanjarvi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rannanjarvi.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
Rannanjarvi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rannanjarvi!
Rannanjarvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rannanjarvi moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.

Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gomez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rannanjarvi is staying active underneath Gomez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gomez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rannanjarvi's head.
Gomez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gomez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but Rannanjarvi defending well.
Rannanjarvi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gomez.
Gomez postures up in Rannanjarvi's guard and throws a big left but Rannanjarvi blocks it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rannanjarvi defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Rannanjarvi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi tries a head kick but it misses.

Gomez gets a takedown into half guard.
Gomez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rannanjarvi's head.

Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rannanjarvi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rannanjarvi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rannanjarvi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rannanjarvi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rannanjarvi is retaining full guard.
Gomez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rannanjarvi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gomez throws a big right hand that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rannanjarvi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gomez cracks the inside of Rannanjarvi's front leg.
Rannanjarvi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gomez finds it's way round the side to connect with Rannanjarvi's head.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rannanjarvi. That's going to slow Gomez down.
Rannanjarvi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rannanjarvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Rannanjarvi clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rannanjarvi avoiding damage as Gomez throws knees to the body.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez scores a nice knee to the body.
Rannanjarvi blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Rannanjarvi.
I think Rannanjarvi 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Antti Rannanjarvi!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Antti Rannanjarvi!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Antti Rannanjarvi!

Antti Rannanjarvi wins by unanimous decision!