PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirius Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Something in your Mouth. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gomez
vs
Black

170 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Cage Wars Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sirius Black!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomez gets a clinch.
Black tries to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling the position.
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gomez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Black throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Black misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Gomez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gomez's guard.
Gomez keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Black is pushing down on Gomez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gomez is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Gomez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black passes Gomez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Gomez is defending against the submission attempts here by Black.
Black looks gassed!

Gomez looking for submissions off his back.
Black wants to pass the guard but Gomez is defending well.
Black prevents Gomez from improving his position.
Gomez is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gomez is looking to improve his position.

Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Gomez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black looks to land a left hand but Gomez moved out of range nicely.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Black counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gomez!
Black avoids the attempt from Gomez to control.
Black looking to control but Gomez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomez tries to hold on but Black postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Black avoids the attempt from Gomez to control.
Gomez is trying to escape the mount.

Black swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gomez is now in Black's guard. A big mistake from Black there, giving up the dominant position!
Gomez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gomez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Black on the ground.

Gomez stands up and waves to Black to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sirius Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Black moves into the clinch.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Black closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomez did well to prevent Black getting side control.
Gomez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Black in particular looking to stall.
Gomez is pressing down on Black's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control but Black passes easily into half guard.
Black works his way into full mount!

Black goes for an armbar but Gomez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gomez.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Gomez trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Gomez is really struggling to control Black but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez is stalling in the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Black defends it nicely.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomez. Gomez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Gomez gets the takedown into side control.
Gomez wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gomez trying to control the position but Black is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to regain half guard here but Gomez keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.
Black is not content to let Gomez control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gomez tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Black moves into the clinch.
Black looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sirius Black will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomez takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Black wants to get back to full guard but Gomez has mounted him!
Gomez breaks from Black's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gomez cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gomez controlling from mount.
Gomez looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the head.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomez manages to capitalize on a mistake by Black to take his back!
Gomez scores with punches and elbows.
Gomez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Black doesn't escape.
Will Gomez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Black tries to roll but Gomez sticks to his back.

That's two 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.
Gomez wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Black tries to escape the position.
What can Black do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Gomez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Black has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gomez is looking to control Black but Black is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control the action but Gomez just sinks the hooks in.
Black looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gomez.
Orlando Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gomez's guard. Nice work there by Black.
Gomez trying to strike off his back.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez jumps guard but Black stands there with Gomez around his waist. Gomez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Gomez wants to stall.
Gomez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Black is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gomez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez lands with a short shot to the head.

Gomez pulls Black into guard.
Black wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Orlando Gomez!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Orlando Gomez!

Orlando Gomez wins by majority decision!