PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the ring accompanied by DJ Shadow, Six Days. Troy Reed has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Reed
vs
Gomes

186 cm
23
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Demonic Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Reed blocks the low kick.

Reed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reed is one step ahead there.
Reed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reed thows a big elbow that misses.
Reed won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.

Gomes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.

Gomes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gomes stuffs the takedown.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but Gomes shows good takedown defense.
Troy Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes blocks a head kick by Reed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomes pinned against the cage. Gomes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes tries to clinch up.

Gomes scores with a takedown into Reed's guard.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Reed 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.
Gomes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reed stops Gomes from passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomes trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reed stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomes. Gomes gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gomes looks gassed!
Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed is looking to land body kicks.
Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed shoots in for a double leg but Gomes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomes tries to clinch up but Reed circles away and keeps his distance.

Reed instigates a clinch.

Gomes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Reed is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gomes to the mat. Gomes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Gomes has an active guard here but Reed has managed to pass into half guard.

Reed is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Reed pulls his head out easily.

Gomes is defending against the submission attempts here by Reed.
Gomes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Gomes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reed looking to pass the guard.

Gomes looking for a guillotine here but Reed defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reed tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomes is retaining full guard.

Gomes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gomes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomes looking for a sweep. Not yet Gomes, not yet.
Gomes trying to strike off his back.
Reed pushes down on Gomes's leg and manages to get into half guard.

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

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gomes gets back to full guard.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.

Gomes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gomes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reed manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomes tries to free his leg and advance position but Reed is retaining full guard.
Gomes thows a big elbow that misses.
Gomes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomes trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Reed throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomes stands and throws Reed's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reed being controlled for a moment.

Gomes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reed gets back to half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reed gets full guard.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Gomes passes Reed's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gomes is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Gomes is looking for a kimura here.
Reed wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomes controlling the action here.
Gomes prevents Reed from improving his position.
Reed is working hard here to advance position.
Gomes trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.

Gomes is working for a kimura but Reed is defending it quite comfortably.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gomes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reed is fending him off so far but Gomes persists. Nope, Reed circles away and we're back to standing.
Reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reed stuffs the takedown.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Gomes feints and as Reed raises his hands in defense, Gomes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reed working a defensive guard here.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Reed has his foot on Gomes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gomes works his way back into a safe position though.
Gomes advances to half guard.

Gomes is working for a submission of some sort.
Gomes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Gomes has control of the leg.

Reed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Gomes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gomes moves into the clinch successfully.
Reed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Reed has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gomes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Reed somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gomes is in bad spot here.
Reed avoiding Gomes 's attempts to control his hands.
Gomes turns into Reed and is now in his guard.
Gomes stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gomes postures up and lands a big shot to Reed's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gomes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reed is pulling down on Gomes's head to control his posture.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Reed keeps moving.
Thiago Gomes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomes stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Gomes looking to pass the guard.
Reed looking to control.
Reed keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes pushing down on Reed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gomes is looking for a kimura but Reed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomes to get the leverage.
Gomes is keen to just control but Reed is a slippery customer.
Reed won't allow Gomes to pass to mount.

Gomes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reed is just riding it out for now. Gomes eventually gives up the hold.
Reed moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reed wants to sweep here but Gomes controlling him for the moment.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reed looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gomes passes into half guard.

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

Gomes wants to work for an arm triangle but Reed is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Gomes 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.
Reed wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Reed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reed wants to improve his position but instead Gomes has moved into half guard.
Gomes wants to take a breather but Reed is having none of it.
Reed is looking for a sweep. Gomes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gomes seems to be working for a kimura but Reed defends the submission attempt.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Reed darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reed trying to advance position but Gomes counters by regaining guard.
Reed won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

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

Gomes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reed trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reed tries to avoid it but Gomes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reed to the ground. Reed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reed fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomes scores with a jab to the body.
Reed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes shoots in but Reed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reed doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control.
Reed manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomes's best efforts.

Gomes wants to work for an arm triangle but Reed is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gomes stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Gomes looking to pass the guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Reed working a defensive guard here.
Gomes won't allow Reed to sweep him here.
Gomes trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Gomes with that takedown attempt.

Reed feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Reed won't allow Gomes to sweep him here.
Reed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomes is keeping the position for now.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gomes 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.
Reed thows a big elbow that misses.
Reed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Reed drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gomes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gomes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gomes!
Gomes working the head and body with strikes.
Reed tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gomes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.

Gomes tries for a kimura but Reed is defending well.
Reed manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reed missing with punches from the bottom.
Gomes is pressing down on Reed's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reed is holding on for now.
Reed is looking to improve his position.
Gomes wants to take a breather but Reed is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thiago Gomes.
I think Gomes 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Thiago Gomes!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Thiago Gomes!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Thiago Gomes!

Thiago Gomes wins by unanimous decision!