PBP Commentary

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

Gomes
vs
Kinho

192 cm
22
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
230 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

RMC - $ 9 Shorts!!!

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 4 - 2 - 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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Kinho!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Emerson Kinho has been cut.
Kinho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kinho is lucky that one didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick from Kinho misses.
Gomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes throws a sloppy head kick and Kinho moves out of range easily.
Kinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gomes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kinho throws the left hand but Gomes avoids the punch easily.
Kinho closes the distance but Gomes moves to the side
and Gomes counters with a body kick.

Kinho clinches up against the cage.
Kinho jumps guard but Gomes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kinho has a couple of punches blocked by Gomes.
Gomes missing with knees to the body.
Kinho lands with a light punch inside.
Gomes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Gomes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kinho tries to throw a body punch but Gomes avoids it by throwing Kinho back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinho wants to take the fight to the mat but Gomes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kinho letting Gomes take a breather here.
Kinho misses with the head strike.
Kinho throws a head punch that misses.
Gomes looking to slow down the pace here.
Kinho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Arthur Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Kinho.
Kinho wants a takedown but no success here.

Gomes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kinho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gomes can pounce on him.
Emerson Kinho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gomes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arthur Gomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinho tries to clinch up.
Kinho tries to clinch
and Gomes counters with a leg kick.
Gomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinho blocks a head kick by Gomes.
Gomes swats away the attempt to clinch by Kinho.
Kinho darts in trying to clinch
and Gomes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kinho really felt that one!
Kinho tries to clinch but Gomes moves away
and Gomes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kinho tries to clinch up but Gomes circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinho avoids the head kick by Gomes.
Kinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kinho tries to clinch but Gomes moves away
and Gomes counters with a leg kick.
Gomes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomes wants it to stay on the feet.
Kinho tries to clinch up
and Gomes counters with an outside leg kick.
Kinho looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kinho just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomes lands a head kick!

That has opened up Emerson Kinho's cut even more.
Kinho wants to clinch
and Gomes counters with a good low kick that Kinho was not able to check.
Kinho tries to clinch
and Gomes counters with a big head kick but Kinho shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinho tries to clinch but Gomes is having none of it.

Kinho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gomes's guard.
Kinho wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Kinho from controlling successfully.

Kinho postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gomes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kinho, into his guard.
Kinho is controlling Gomes's posture.
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 Emerson Kinho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gomes lands a head kick!
Arthur Gomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Kinho closes the distance but Gomes moves to the side
and Gomes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kinho takes a kick to the side of the head.

The cut above Emerson Kinho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Emerson Kinho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinho tries to clinch up.
Kinho wants to clinch.
Kinho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gomes avoids it really well and circles away.
Gomes swats away the attempt to clinch by Kinho.
Kinho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kinho tries to clinch up
and Gomes counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomes scores with a head kick.

Emerson Kinho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Emerson Kinho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur Gomes!