PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Pereira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gomes
vs
Pereira

192 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Brand New Life

Rage's Cloths

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomes lands a head kick. Pereira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Thiago Pereira has been cut.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Gomes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pereira.
Gomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomes.
Gomes throws a head kick that Pereira semi-blocks.
Gomes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pereira's head.
Pereira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomes can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Gomes.
Gomes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pereira.
Gomes fakes the leg kick and cracks Pereira in the body.
Pereira looks gassed!
Gomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomes lands a glancing blow to the side of Pereira's head.
Pereira tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pereira circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomes lands a head kick. Pereira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gomes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
Gomes thows a body kick. Pereira tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gomes delivers a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pereira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Gomes.
Gomes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Gomes cracks a nice hook into Pereira's ribs.
A left and a right from Gomes both land. Nice combination.
Gomes lands with a nice body kick.
Gomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gomes, right into the meat.
Gomes is looking to slow Pereira down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arthur Gomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomes.
Gomes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomes.
Gomes lands with a kick to the temple. Pereira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pereira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gomes scores with a spinning back kick!
Pereira slips a jab and a cross from Gomes.
Gomes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pereira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gomes.
Gomes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gomes fakes the leg kick and cracks Pereira in the body.
Pereira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gomes connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from Gomes lands but Pereira takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Gomes.
Gomes lands with a nice body punch.
Gomes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pereira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gomes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gomes lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes throws a head kick that half lands.
Gomes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pereira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pereira shoots in but no luck this time.
Arthur Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Pereira.
Gomes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
Pereira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gomes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomes is looking to slow Pereira down with leg kicks.
Gomes throws a nice head kick!
Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pereira.
Gomes stuffs the takedown.
Pereira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gomes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pereira.
Gomes lands a head kick. Pereira smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pereira misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Gomes lands but Pereira takes it in his stride.
Pereira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Gomes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pereira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pereira tries for a takedown but Gomes circles away easily
and Gomes counters with a low kick, right behind Pereira 's knee.
Gomes lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomes throws a shot to the body.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pereira can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomes.
Gomes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pereira's sensitive parts.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pereira might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gomes has got the better of the exchanges.
Gomes lands a high kick!
Gomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Gomes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pereira.
Gomes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Pereira is rocked!
Pereira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pereira is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomes finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Gomes. That's going to slow Pereira down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gomes - that will leave a mark!
Pereira seems to have recovered his senses.
Pereira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gomes thumps Pereira with a low kick.
Gomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gomes delivers a nice body kick.
Gomes lands a high kick!
Gomes connects with an inside leg kick.
Pereira shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomes sprawls well. He's pushed Pereira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arthur Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Pereira.
Gomes scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gomes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gomes.
Gomes keeps Pereira at a distance using the push kick.
Gomes thumps Pereira with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Gomes.
Pereira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomes throws a head kick that Pereira semi-blocks.
Gomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gomes thumps Pereira with a low kick.
Pereira chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomes can pounce on him.
Gomes throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gomes as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands with a kick to the temple. Pereira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gomes stuffs the takedown.
Gomes throws a series of strikes that have Pereira backpedaling.
Gomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Gomes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arthur Gomes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pereira crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gomes - the referee stops the clock and Pereira gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gomes. Pereira manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomes.

Pereira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pereira tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomes is retaining full guard.
Pereira won't allow Gomes to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pereira stands up from Gomes's guard - Pereira perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gomes misses with a low kick.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Gomes shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.
Pereira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomes's waist but Gomes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pereira off to one side.
Pereira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gomes.
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arthur Gomes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomes.
Gomes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pereira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Gomes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Pereira's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A solid body kick from Gomes.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomes. Gomes obviously looking to wear him down.
Gomes is looking to wear down Pereira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gomes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pereira's calf.
Gomes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pereira.
Pereira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gomes connects with the punch.
Gomes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gomes lands with a kick to the temple. Pereira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gomes lands with a shot to the body.
Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pereira is defended easily by Gomes.
Gomes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pereira. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomes.
Gomes throws a head kick that misses.
Gomes lands a nice looking body kick.
Gomes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomes.
Gomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pereira's sensitive parts.
Pereira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pereira misses with a takedown
and Gomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gomes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pereira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomes. Gomes obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes keeps Pereira at a distance using the push kick.
Gomes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gomes scoring well with a low kick there.
Pereira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arthur Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Pereira.
Gomes connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomes lands a leg kick that knocks Pereira off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomes.
Gomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomes lands with a kick to the temple. Pereira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pereira shoots in for a takedown but Gomes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereira on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomes. Gomes obviously looking to wear him down.
Pereira shoots in but Gomes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes scores with a head kick.
Pereira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomes counters with a leg kick.
Pereira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomes.
Gomes cracks the inside of Pereira's front leg.
Gomes scores with a push kick.
Gomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thiago Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomes's waist but Gomes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pereira off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gomes.
Gomes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gomes lands a jab to Pereira's midsection.
Pereira shoots in and drives through. Gomes sprawls well.
Gomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pereira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arthur Gomes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomes avoids the head kick by Pereira.
Pereira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomes.
Gomes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pereira is defended easily by Gomes.
Pereira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gomes lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira fails to land the takedown.
Gomes lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Gomes!