PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jons Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gomi
vs
Landry

179 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takanori Gomi!
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, Jons Landry!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry tries for a takedown but Gomi circles away easily
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Landry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jons Landry.
Landry tries for a takedown but Gomi circles away easily
and Gomi counters with a left and a right that stings Landry.
Gomi scores with a one two! Landry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gomi scores with a jab. Landry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomi throws a combination that misses

and Landry counters with a single leg into guard. Gomi didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Landry drops back looking for a leg! Gomi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomi manages to kick Landry off! Landry jumps back into Gomi's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi wants to stand and escape but Landry is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gomi holds on and takes a little breather.
Landry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomi wants to get back to his feet but Landry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Landry trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Landry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Landry avoids them all with ease.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi works over Landry's head and body with a nice combination.
Landry with a poor takedown
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomi scores with a one two! Landry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Landry walks into a left hand.
Gomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Landry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Gomi throws a combination that misses

and Landry counters with a shoot takedown. Gomi fights it but they end up in guard.
Landry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Landry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Landry drops back looking for a leg! Gomi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomi manages to kick Landry off! Landry jumps back into Gomi's guard.
Landry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gomi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Landry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomi is looking to stand up but Landry isn't so interested in that idea.
Landry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry works over Gomi with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomi wants to stand and escape but Landry is having none of it.
Gomi is breathing heavily.

Landry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.

Landry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Landry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomi swivels and escapes.
Landry shoots and misses
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landry circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry tries for a takedown but Gomi circles away easily
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jons Landry.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Landry misses with a takedown
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Takanori Gomi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses with the combination.
Landry is breathing heavily.
Gomi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Landry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Landry has his takedown stuffed
and Gomi counters with a series of strikes. Landry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Landry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gomi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gomi.
Landry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Landry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomi counters with a two punch combo.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Landry eats them both and turns towards Gomi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gomi misses with a wild combination.
Landry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomi counters with a two punch combo.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Landry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with the combination.
Gomi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Landry tries for a takedown but Gomi circles away easily
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Landry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gomi.
Gomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landry circles away quickly and effectively.

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.
Landry has his takedown stuffed
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gomi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomi throws a shot to the body.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Landry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gomi!

Landry goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gomi turns into him and now he's in Landry's guard.
Gomi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landry wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori Gomi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Landry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Gomi scores with a four punch combination!
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Landry.
Gomi misses with the combination.
Gomi throws a nice looking combination but Landry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi lands a jab.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gomi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Landry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Landry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Landry shoots and misses
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Landry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Landry counters with a shoot takedown. Gomi fights it but they end up in guard.
Landry works over Gomi with some ground and pound from guard.
Landry stops Gomi from standing up.
Landry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Landry trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Landry stands and steps away. Gomi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Landry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomi counters with a series of strikes. Landry will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takanori Gomi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jons Landry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a double jab.
Landry tries for a takedown but Gomi circles away easily
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
Gomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Landry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Landry has his takedown stuffed
and Gomi counters with a three punch combo that has Landry backing up. Landry nods at Gomi to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Landry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Landry is fighting to break Gomi's control of his arms but Gomi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gomi wants to sweep here but Landry controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Landry is controlling him.

Landry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Landry won't allow Gomi to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Landry drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Landry as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Gomi screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Landry! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jons Landry!