PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bj gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes to the cage accompanied by Triumph by Wu Tang Clan. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Money
vs
gomi

194 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Deadly Clothing
Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, bj gomi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money tries to bum rush gomi with a series of wild strikes but gomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Money lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Trey Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money misses with a two punch combination.
Money throws a right and a left that both miss.
Money will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Money keeps the fight on the outside.
Money throws a right and a left that both miss.
gomi swinging wildly here.
Money misses with a combination

and gomi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
gomi wants to stand up but Money manages to regain full guard.
gomi looks gassed!
gomi postures up.
Money keeping full guard, as gomi tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. gomi manages to get himself to full guard.
Money has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Money keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of gomi's head.
Money pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. gomi is keeping the position for now.
Money lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Money trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Money trying to control but gomi is working from the bottom.
Money trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Money landing some decent shots from guard.
Money postures up in gomi's guard and throws a big left but gomi blocks it.
Money throwing strikes from guard but gomi blocks nicely.
Money with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
gomi is trying to keep Money in close.
Money lands a couple of digs.
Money throwing strikes from guard but gomi blocks nicely.
Money stands up over gomi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
gomi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
gomi keeping full guard, as Money tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gomi keeping moving, preventing Money from controlling successfully.

Money gets to his feet. gomi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Money, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Money misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
gomi shoots in but no luck this time.
Money misses with a double jab.
Money falls off balance throwing a combination
and Money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Money takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
gomi slips a jab and a cross from Money.
Money misses with a combination

and gomi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by gomi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Money is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Money working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Money keeping moving, preventing gomi from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Money throws a series of punches but gomi moves out of range.
Money lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Money throws a series of punches but gomi moves out of range.
Money misses with a few strikes there.
Money scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like bj gomi has been cut.
Money throws a right and a left that gomi avoids nicely.
Money throws a series of punches but gomi moves out of range.
gomi wants to clinch.
Money throws a series of punches but gomi avoids them all with ease.

gomi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Money looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Money manages to get back to half guard.
Money is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gomi trying to control from half guard but Money is working away.
gomi is looking to stall here but Money recovers full guard.
Money keeping moving, preventing gomi from controlling successfully.

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.
Money will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Money wants to stand and escape but gomi is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

gomi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Money has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, gomi has managed to get both his arms back between Money's legs - danger averted.
gomi wanted to stand there but Money had control of the position.
gomi looking to sit in guard and control but Money gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Money stands and steps away. gomi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Money!
Money lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Money works over gomi's head and body with a nice combination.
Money throws a series of punches but gomi avoids them all with ease.
Money throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and gomi counters with a series of strikes. Money will be more careful next time no doubt.
Money misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
gomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
gomi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Money avoids it really well and circles away.
Money misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Money misses with the combination.
Trey Money is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Money swats away the attempt to clinch by gomi.
A combination from Money does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Money dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bj gomi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Money misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Money misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Money throws a combination that misses
and gomi counters with a series of strikes. Money will be more careful next time no doubt.
Money misses with a combination

and gomi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
bj gomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
gomi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Money keeps working.
gomi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Money looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Money works his way to full guard. Good work.

Money is looking for a triangle but gomi pushes his legs off easily.
Money is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Money manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. gomi manages to get himself to full guard.
Money slips nicely into half guard.

Money stands up out of the half guard.
Money misses with a series of wild punches.
Money misses with a double jab
letting gomi counter with a right hand.
Money throws a right and a left that gomi avoids nicely.
Trey Money is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money misses with a jab, cross combination.
Money throws a series of punches but gomi moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from gomi.
Money fails to land with a series of punches.
Money tries to bum rush gomi with a series of wild strikes but gomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Money. No joy for gomi on that attempt.
gomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Money defends it nicely.
Trey Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bj gomi.
Money throws a right and a left that gomi avoids nicely.
gomi fails with the takedown.
Money throws a combination that misses
and gomi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Money's knee momentarily.
Money throws a nice looking combination but gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
gomi shoots in and drives through. Money sprawls well.
Money lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but gomi circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
gomi throws a head kick but Money moves out of range.
Money misses with a double jab.
Money tries to bum rush gomi with a series of wild strikes but gomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Money looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Money throws a combination but it was largely blocked by gomi.
Money throws a right and a left that gomi avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Money misses.
Money misses with a series of wild punches.
Money misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Money does no damage.
Money throws a series of punches but gomi moves out of range.
Money misses with a double jab.
Money fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Money misses.
Money will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
gomi wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to bj gomi.
I think gomi 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... bj gomi!