PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Radiofri Rossco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rossco
vs
Gomez

150 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Radiofri Rossco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossco closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Rossco pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gomez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rossco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gomez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rossco wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rossco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gomez is controlling him.
Gomez looking to sit in guard and control but Rossco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gomez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossco wants to stand but Gomez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rossco lands a couple of elbows.
Rossco trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gomez's guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Rossco from controlling successfully.
Gomez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gomez pulls Rossco in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rossco distracts Gomez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gomez wants to sweep here but Rossco controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rossco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rossco postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossco with a nice head shot there.
Rossco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomez looks gassed!

Gomez kicks Rossco off and gets to his feet.
Rossco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossco misses with the combination.
Gomez stuffs the takedown.

Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gomez controlling the position easily from mount.
Rossco is squirming around, avoiding Gomez's attempts to control the action.
Rossco squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossco trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rossco is looking to escape.
Rossco squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Gomez 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.

Rossco doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rossco fails to land with a series of punches.
Rossco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Rossco misses with a wild combination.
Radiofri Rossco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Gomez.
Rossco misses with a combination

and Gomez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rossco!
Gomez wants to control the pace but Rossco is squirming around nicely.
Rossco wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rossco's face.
Rossco taking shots to the head.
Gomez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gomez looking to control but Rossco is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rossco trying desperately to get to his feet.

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.
Gomez wants to control the pace but Rossco is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Gomez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gomez wants to control the action but instead Rossco gets a body lock and reverses into Gomez's guard! Nice work!
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rossco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rossco misses with a few strikes there.
Rossco misses with a series of wild punches.
Rossco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rossco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Radiofri Rossco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomez is defended easily by Rossco.
Gomez with a poor takedown
and Rossco counters with a three punch combo that has Gomez backing up. Gomez nods at Rossco to acknowledge the strikes.
Rossco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rossco gets slowly back to his feet.
Rossco looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.

That's four 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.
Rossco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rossco's efforts to push away.
Gomez is pressed up against the cage. Rossco has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gomez down to the mat. Gomez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rossco is defended easily by Gomez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radiofri Rossco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Rossco or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.
No joy there for Rossco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rossco stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomez. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rossco circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rossco counters with a shoot takedown. Gomez fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Rossco.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez lands a high kick!
Rossco tries to clinch
and Rossco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Rossco shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rossco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossco tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rossco looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Rossco throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gomez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rossco is trying to break the clinch but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossco tries to circle away but Gomez has him pinned against the cage.
Gomez has Rossco pressed against the cage, preventing Rossco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez has Rossco pressed against the cage, preventing Rossco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomez tries to score a body lock takedown but Rossco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Radiofri Rossco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Gomez.
Gomez keeps control of Rossco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rossco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossco.

Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Rossco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rossco throws a series of punches but Gomez moves out of range.
Rossco lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rossco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rossco misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Rossco with that takedown attempt.
Rossco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez tries to clinch

and Rossco counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomez won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom here.
Gomez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gomez struggling a bit here.
Gomez is not content to let Rossco control the position.
Rossco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rossco advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez can't escape the position.
Luis Gomez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomez tries to hold on but Rossco postures up.
Rossco working the ground and pound effectively.
Gomez wants to control but Rossco is having none of it.
Gomez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rossco trying to control but Gomez is having none of it.
Rossco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gomez tries to reverse the position but Rossco maintains control.
Rossco with a couple of short strikes.
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Rossco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rossco with shots to the head and body - Gomez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rossco punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rossco.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Radiofri Rossco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rossco looking to finish Gomez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomez!
Luis Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radiofri Rossco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomez 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Gomez!