PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Heinonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juho Heinonen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gomez
vs
Heinonen

196 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juho Heinonen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Heinonen's head.
Gomez landing some decent shots from guard.
Heinonen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Heinonen seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Gomez has recovered full guard.

Heinonen has gone for a leg lock! Gomez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Heinonen's guard.

Heinonen is looking for a triangle but Gomez pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez slips nicely into half guard.
Gomez trying to control the action but Heinonen is working from the bottom.
Gomez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gomez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Heinonen is looking for a sweep. Gomez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomez controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Heinonen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Heinonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Heinonen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gomez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomez.
Heinonen looks gassed!
Gomez cracks Heinonen with a solid left hand.
Gomez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez lands a couple of elbows.
Gomez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Heinonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
Gomez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a couple of elbows.

Heinonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gomez postures up and lands a big shot to Heinonen's brow.
Gomez is in close to Heinonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Heinonen 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.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Heinonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heinonen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gomez pushes down on Heinonen's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gomez controlling the action here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Gomez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gomez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Heinonen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gomez's guard now.

Gomez pushes Heinonen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Heinonen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gomez counters by clinching up.
Ryan Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juho Heinonen.

Gomez has hold of one of Heinonen's legs. Heinonen is fighting the takedown attempt but Gomez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gomez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez lands a couple of elbows.
Gomez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gomez is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gomez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Heinonen did well to prevent Gomez getting side control.
Gomez controlling the action here.

Heinonen looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Heinonen is breathing heavily.

Gomez seems to be working for a kimura but Heinonen defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gomez trying to control the action but Heinonen is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gomez connects with a nice short shot to Heinonen's temple.

Heinonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gomez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gomez lands with a punch from half guard.
Gomez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Gomez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gomez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heinonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Heinonen pushes him off.

Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heinonen walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heinonen misses with a takedown

and Gomez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heinonen's guard now.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Heinonen keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Heinonen keeps moving.

Heinonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomez is aware though and is defending well.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez trying to control but Heinonen is working from the bottom.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Heinonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Heinonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Heinonen wants to stand up but Gomez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gomez dominated that second round.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Heinonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gomez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gomez is keen to just control but Heinonen is a slippery customer.
Gomez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heinonen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Heinonen gets back to full guard.
Heinonen keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Heinonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gomez stays in close to Heinonen's body and controls the position.
Heinonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gomez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ryan Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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 lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gomez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gomez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Gomez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Heinonen misses with a takedown attempt

and Gomez counters with a takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Gomez stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinonen is looking to reverse the position.
Gomez controls the position from side control.

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.
Gomez prevents Heinonen from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Heinonen's face as Gomez controls the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Gomez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Heinonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryan Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juho Heinonen.

Gomez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heinonen is trying to defend but Gomez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gomez stalling.
Gomez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Heinonen for as long as he can get away with.
Juho Heinonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heinonen tries to kick Gomez off but Gomez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gomez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

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