PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hommis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Gehrig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cal Gehrig is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hommis
vs
Gehrig

180 cm
19
150 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

180 cm
24
153 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Hommis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cal Gehrig!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gehrig.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gehrig.
Gehrig throws a right and a left that Hommis avoids nicely.
Hommis tries to clinch but Gehrig is having none of it.
Gehrig misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Gehrig.
Gehrig throws a body punch but Hommis moves out of range.
Hommis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gehrig looks to score with a jab to the body but Hommis is just out of range.
Gehrig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hommis blocks a head kick by Gehrig.
Gehrig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gehrig swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hommis.
Gehrig scores with a jab.
Gehrig misses with a looping right.
A combination from Hommis does no damage.
Hommis throws a combination that misses
and Gehrig counters with a left and a right that stings Hommis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hommis counters with a left and a right that stings Gehrig.
Gehrig throws a sloppy head kick and Hommis moves out of range easily.
Gehrig throws a head kick that misses.
Gehrig connects with a jab.
Gehrig looks to land a left hand but Hommis moved out of range nicely.
Hommis misses with a few strikes there.
Gehrig scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hommis moves in looking to clinch but Gehrig pushes him off.
Hommis misses with a double jab
and Gehrig counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Gehrig both land. Nice combination.

Hommis is rocked!
Gehrig misses with a combination

and Hommis moves into the clinch.

Gehrig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hommis throws a right and a left that Gehrig avoids nicely.
Gehrig falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hommis counters by clinching up.
Gehrig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hommis keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hommis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hommis keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hommis lands with a short shot to the head.
Hommis has Gehrig pressed against the cage, preventing Gehrig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gehrig is looking to break free of the clinch but Hommis has double underhooks.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Hommis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gehrig or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
Gehrig blocks a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
Hommis has Gehrig pressed against the cage, preventing Gehrig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hommis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehrig's elbow.
Hommis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hommis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gehrig's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hommis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gehrig or not.

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.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
Gehrig blocks a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gehrig blocks a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
Hommis has Gehrig pressed against the cage, preventing Gehrig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Hommis - that landed with a thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hommis. Gehrig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gehrig misses with a double jab

and Hommis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cal Gehrig dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gehrig throws a body punch but Hommis moves out of range.
Dick Hommis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hommis clinches but Gehrig breaks the clinch
and Gehrig counters with a series of strikes. Hommis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gehrig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gehrig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gehrig misses with a double jab
and Hommis counters with a nice body shot.
Gehrig swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Hommis moves into the clinch.
Gehrig blocks an uppercut.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
Hommis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gehrig blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig tries to circle away but Hommis has him pinned against the cage.
Gehrig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gehrig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Hommis.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but Hommis has him pressed against the cage.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hommis.
Hommis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hommis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hommis has Gehrig pressed against the cage, preventing Gehrig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hommis can't find room to land a body shot as Gehrig controls the action.

That's two 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.

Gehrig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gehrig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gehrig throws a series of punches but Hommis avoids them all with ease.
Hommis checks a leg kick.
Cal Gehrig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hommis tries to clinch
and Gehrig counters with a two punch combo.
Hommis misses with a combination
and Gehrig connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Gehrig misses its intended target.
Gehrig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hommis.
Hommis misses with a series of wild punches.
Gehrig moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hommis moves away from the strike by Gehrig.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hommis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gehrig.
Hommis avoids the head kick by Gehrig.
Gehrig falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hommis counters by moving into the clinch.
Hommis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hommis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but Hommis won't allow it.
Gehrig is trying to force a seperation but Hommis has the dominant position.
Hommis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gehrig blocks a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hommis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but Hommis is controlling him.
Hommis lands a body shot.
Hommis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hommis is working Gehrig over against the cage.
Hommis lands with a left to the head.
Hommis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but Hommis is controlling him.
Hommis digs a right hand underneath Gehrig's ribcage. Gehrig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gehrig has had enough of the clinch but Hommis keeps him there for the moment.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cal Gehrig will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hommis tries to clinch up but Gehrig circles away and keeps his distance.
Gehrig throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hommis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hommis can't find room to land a body shot as Gehrig controls the action.
Gehrig tries to break free but Hommis pushes him back against the cage.
Hommis lands a hook that snaps the head of Gehrig backwards.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Gehrig is trying to force a seperation but Hommis has the dominant position.
Hommis lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hommis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gehrig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hommis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hommis misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but Hommis has him pressed against the cage.
Gehrig prevents a body shot from Hommis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hommis.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gehrig is trying to force a seperation but Hommis has the dominant position.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gehrig blocks a body shot from Hommis.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gehrig is trying to break free.
Hommis misses with a hook from the clinch.

Gehrig manages to break the clinch.
Hommis throws a series of punches but Gehrig moves out of range.
Dick Hommis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Gehrig jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hommis misses with a double jab
and Gehrig counters with a good low kick that Hommis was not able to check.
Gehrig swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hommis counters with a left and a right that stings Gehrig.
Gehrig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hommis misses with the combination.
Gehrig missing with a left hand there. Hommis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gehrig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hommis counters with a series of strikes. Gehrig will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gehrig fails to land with a series of punches.
Gehrig moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gehrig throws a big shot that misses.

Hommis forces Gehrig back against the cage and clinches.
Hommis can't find room to land a body shot as Gehrig controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hommis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gehrig.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gehrig.
Hommis cracks Gehrig with a nice body shot.
Hommis swings wildly with an uppercut but Gehrig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hommis. Gehrig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gehrig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hommis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gehrig backs up against the cage.
Gehrig throws a combination that misses
and Hommis counters with a one-two to the body.
Gehrig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hommis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gehrig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hommis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gehrig scores with a jab. Hommis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hommis misses with a combination
and Gehrig counters with a three punch combo that has Hommis backing up. Hommis nods at Gehrig to acknowledge the strikes.
Gehrig misses with a double jab
and Hommis counters with a stiff right hand.
Cal Gehrig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gehrig throws a body kick that misses.
Gehrig throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hommis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hommis tries a body shot but Gehrig blocks it.
Hommis can't find room to land a body shot as Gehrig controls the action.
Hommis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hommis misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but Hommis is controlling him.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
Hommis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
Hommis can't find room to land a body shot as Gehrig controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Hommis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gehrig 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cal Gehrig!