PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agrippa Kohr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gomez
vs
Kohr

196 cm
18
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agrippa Kohr!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohr tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kohr gets caught flat footed, as Gomez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kohr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomez postures up.
Gomez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kohr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gomez defends it easily.
Gomez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kohr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomez is one step ahead there.
Gomez thows a big elbow that misses.
Gomez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gomez postures up in Kohr's guard and throws a big left but Kohr blocks it.
Gomez distracts Kohr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Kohr is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gomez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gomez cracks Kohr with a solid left hand.
Gomez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kohr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomez.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kohr swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kohr looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kohr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kohr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gomez passes Kohr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kohr wants to improve his position but Gomez is controlling well.
Gomez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gomez thows a huge punch but Kohr dodges it nicely.
Gomez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kohr is looking to improve his position.
Kohr wants to control but Gomez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kohr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomez's back!
Gomez trying to get back to his feet but Kohr is in full control for now.
Kohr tries to keep control of the position but Gomez is staying busy.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Gomez prevents Kohr from getting a body triangle.

Kohr is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gomez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gomez for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kohr looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Gomez is controlling Kohr 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Gomez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gomez is in close to Kohr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kohr has momentary wrist control but Gomez slips an elbow through the middle.
Kohr keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Gomez passes Kohr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kohr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kohr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kohr looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.

Kohr looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.
Kohr looks gassed!
Gomez is working Kohr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gomez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gomez landing with the ground and pound.
Gomez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kohr's head.
Kohr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Kohr goes for an armbar but Gomez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gomez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gomez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Kohr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kohr.

Gomez is trying to trip Kohr. He has hold of a leg but Kohr is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gomez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gomez scoring with some ground and pound.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kohr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kohr on the ground.

Kohr has his foot on Gomez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gomez works his way back into a safe position though.
Gomez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gomez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gomez lands a couple of elbows.
Gomez lands a couple of elbows.
Gomez landing with the ground and pound.
Kohr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gomez!
Kohr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gomez is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohr fails to move to back control.
Gomez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Kohr goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gomez turns into him and now he's in Kohr's guard.

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.
Kohr keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Gomez throws and elbow that misses. Kohr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gomez's guard. Nice move by Kohr!

Kohr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kohr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Kohr from controlling successfully.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kohr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gomez working the body and head with strikes.
Kohr is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kohr wants to control but Gomez postures up.
Kohr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kohr is looking to advance position but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez looks like he's trying to stand up.

Kohr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gomez defends it well.
Gomez is trying to stand up here but Kohr is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gomez kicks off Kohr and gets to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Kohr as Gomez shoots in.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Kohr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kohr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kohr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Kohr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kohr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kohr lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kohr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Kohr misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kohr.
Kohr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomez has Kohr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kohr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Agrippa Kohr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Kohr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kohr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kohr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kohr lands a left and a right that send Gomez crashing to the mat, dazed. Kohr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gomez is rocked!
Kohr tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Gomez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kohr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomez working away.
Kohr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kohr trying to control from the bottom.
Gomez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gomez winds up and cracks Kohr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Kohr looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kohr is looking for a sweep. Gomez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomez working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kohr.
Ryan Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kohr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kohr working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gomez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kohr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gomez has Kohr in his guard.
Kohr pushes down on Gomez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kohr is keen to just control but Gomez is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez pushes Kohr off looking to stand but Kohr dives back in and keeps control.
Gomez tries to kick Kohr off in order to stand up. Kohr Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kohr passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gomez!

Kohr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gomez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kohr trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Kohr swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gomez is now in Kohr's guard. A big mistake from Kohr there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is working Kohr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kohr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomez manages to get himself to full guard.
Kohr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomez's guard.
Gomez is not content to let Kohr control the position.

Gomez has one foot on Kohr's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gomez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kohr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomez's hands.
Kohr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kohr tries to clinch but Gomez moves away

and Gomez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gomez thows a big elbow that misses.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.

Kohr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kohr keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kohr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomez manages to get himself to full guard.
Kohr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomez's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Agrippa Kohr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kohr 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agrippa Kohr!