PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renato Barao Gomez Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Langfors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barao Gomez Da Silva comes into the arena with carnavalera blaring out of the sound system. Langfors is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Amaranthe - Hunger. Niko Langfors has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barao Gomez Da Silva
vs
Langfors

169 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
164 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Perkele!
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 Helsinki, Renato Barao Gomez Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Langfors!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barao Gomez Da Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Barao Gomez Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Langfors moves out of range easily.
Barao Gomez Da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barao Gomez Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Langfors swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Renato Barao Gomez Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Langfors throws a body punch but Barao Gomez Da Silva moves out of range.

Langfors tries to keep at a distance but Barao Gomez Da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barao Gomez Da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Barao Gomez Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Barao Gomez Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Langfors backwards.

Barao Gomez Da Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Langfors regains guard.

Barao Gomez Da Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barao Gomez Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Langfors is looking to break free of the clinch but Barao Gomez Da Silva has double underhooks.
A short left from Barao Gomez Da Silva.

Barao Gomez Da Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Langfors regains guard.
Barao Gomez Da Silva postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Langfors working for a triangle but Barao Gomez Da Silva defends it easily.
Langfors wants to sweep but no luck.
Barao Gomez Da Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barao Gomez Da Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Renato Barao Gomez Da Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Barao Gomez Da Silva moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langfors wants to get back to striking at distance but Barao Gomez Da Silva won't allow it.
Langfors is trying to push Barao Gomez Da Silva away but Barao Gomez Da Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Langfors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barao Gomez Da Silva's elbow.
Barao Gomez Da Silva works on Langfors's body with a couple of short punches.
Barao Gomez Da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barao Gomez Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Barao Gomez Da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Barao Gomez Da Silva on the inside.

Barao Gomez Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Barao Gomez Da Silva clinches up against the cage.
Barao Gomez Da Silva digs a right hand underneath Langfors's ribcage. Langfors let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Barao Gomez Da Silva has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Langfors clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Langfors can't escape the position.

Barao Gomez Da Silva is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Barao Gomez Da Silva trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Langfors doesn't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barao Gomez Da Silva working for a choke but Langfors is defending well.
Barao Gomez Da Silva controlling the position well here. Langfors rolled but Barao Gomez Da Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Langfors preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Barao Gomez Da Silva.
Barao Gomez Da Silva is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barao Gomez Da Silva is not going to allow Langfors to sit and survive in this position.
Langfors is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Barao Gomez Da Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Langfors takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barao Gomez Da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Langfors moves out of range easily.
Barao Gomez Da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Langfors.

Barao Gomez Da Silva rushes Langfors and presses him up against the cage.

Barao Gomez Da Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Langfors wants to hit a switch here but Barao Gomez Da Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Langfors there!
Langfors has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Barao Gomez Da Silva gets his hands free as Langfors looks to control.
Barao Gomez Da Silva just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Barao Gomez Da Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langfors trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barao Gomez Da Silva keeps control of the position easily here as Langfors tries to buck him off.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barao Gomez Da Silva is hanging on to Langfors's back as he tries to escape.
Barao Gomez Da Silva really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Langfors.

Barao Gomez Da Silva sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Langfors taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renato Barao Gomez Da Silva!
Renato Barao Gomez Da Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.