PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dicks
vs
Gomez

185 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Vitality

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Dicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicks tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez throws a jab when Dicks was well out of range.
A jab from Dicks misses.
Dicks tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Gomez throws the left hand but Dicks avoids the punch easily.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mario Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Dicks. That snapped Gomez's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Dicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dicks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dicks slips a jab from Gomez.
Dicks doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Dicks moved out of range.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
A left and a right from Gomez both land. Nice combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomez blocks the leg kick.
Dicks ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dicks under the eye.
Dicks staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gomez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicks moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Dicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Dicks lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Dicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Dicks saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.

Dicks rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dicks throws an elbow but misses.
Dicks lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dicks has him pressed against the cage.
Dicks misses with an elbow over the top.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickss head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dicks.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Dicks.
Dicks is pushing Gomez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dicks prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Dicks throws an elbow but it misses.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Dicks.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dicks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dicks has him pressed against the cage.
Dicks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dicks lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Dicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dicks.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Dicks 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.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Dicks has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dicks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Dicks.
Dicks lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dicks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Dicks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
Dicks lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Gomez dominated that 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.

A jab from Dicks does it's job there.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Dicks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Dicks slips under a jab from Gomez.
Dicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dicks tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Dicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Dicks throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.

Dicks rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Dicks.
Dicks blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dicks throws an elbow but misses.
Dicks blocking some punches.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
Dicks blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dicks.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Dicks defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Dicks throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Dicks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dicks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dicks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dicks can pounce on him.
Gomez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dicks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Dicks does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Dicks ducks down to avoid it.
Dicks slips a straight right by Gomez.
Dicks looks to throw a body kick
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dicks misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dicks scores with a kick to the body.
Dicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez moves out of range as Dicks throws a body kick.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dicks.
Dicks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dicks tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Dicks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Dicks tries a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez cracks Dicks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez slips a jab from Dicks.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dicks can pounce on him.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Dicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dicks misses with an uppercut.
Gomez throws a body punch but Dicks moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a hook. Dicks ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gomez checks a leg kick.
Dicks ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez lands with a cross.
Gomez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Dicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gomez is out of range and Dicks settles back down.
Dicks throws a chopping leg kick but Gomez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dicks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dicks throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dicks.
Gomez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dicks lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Dicks throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Dicks knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dicks throws out the jab.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Dicks didn't see that one coming.
Dicks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mario Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mario Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Gomez misses with a straight right.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Dicks saw that one coming.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dicks moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Dicks scores with a leg kick.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Dicks is looking to slow Gomez down with leg kicks.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dicks throws a front kick aimed at Gomez's knee but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Dicks is looking to clinch.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Dicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gomez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dicks can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Gomez misses.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Dicks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dicks. Dicks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dicks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Dicks is out of range.
Dicks lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomez's head.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dicks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomez. That did some damage!
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Dicks misses.
Dicks throws a low kick, looking for Gomez's leg but Gomez calmly moves out of range.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Dicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Dicks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Dicks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ron Dicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dicks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Ron Dicks has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dicks has double underhooks.
Dicks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dicks lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Dicks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the cage.
Dicks misses with an elbow strike.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dicks lands an elbow inside.
Gomez lands a nice uppercut.
Dicks misses with an elbow over the top.
Dicks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dicks throws an elbow that misses.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dicks backwards.
Dicks pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dicks lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Dicks.
Dicks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mario Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Dicks keeps him there for the moment.
Dicks misses with an elbow over the top.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dicks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Dicks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dicks taking a breather.
Dicks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ron Dicks.
I think Gomez 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Gomez!
Mario Gomez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.