PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert E Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Big Pimpin. Lee has chosen American Trilogy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Gomez
vs
E Lee

181 cm
25
184 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

175 cm
26
175 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert E Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.
Gomez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Lee wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.

Gomez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Gomez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gomez seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Lee is controlling Gomez's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomez.

Gomez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gomez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control but can't.

Gomez is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.

Gomez has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez jumps guard but Lee stands there with Gomez around his waist. Gomez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Lee scores with a knee to the head.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Gomez is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gomez wants a takedown.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Gomez's ribcage.
Lee lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Gomez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Gomez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gomez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gomez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Lee lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Lee landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.

Gomez pulls guard successfully.
Lee trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee looks to clinch

and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez looking for a takedown.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Gomez jumps guard but Lee stands there with Gomez around his waist. Gomez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Gomez blocks it.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomez's defenses.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee landing knees to the body.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Gomez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Gomez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gomez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Lee's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee has his hands on Gomez's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Lee has his hands on Gomez's head, controlling the position.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gomez tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing punches.
Gomez tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Lee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee wants to control the pace but Gomez is squirming around nicely.
Gomez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gomez's face.
Lee working Gomez over with strikes here.
Lee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gomez can't escape the position.
Lee looking to finish Gomez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomez!
Lee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lee looking to control but Gomez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Gomez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Gomez is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Oh Gomez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Gomez is in trouble!
Gomez is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gomez?
Lee scoring with strikes but Gomez is staying in there.
Gomez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lee's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert E Lee!