PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manga Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Before I Forget. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rosa
vs
Gomez

181 cm
29
152 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

172 cm
22
149 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manga Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosa shoots and misses
and Gomez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rosa thinking.

Gomez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rosa's guard.

Gomez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rosa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rosa has escaped and now he's on top!
Rosa wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rosa postures up and lands a big shot to Gomez's brow.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rosa cracks Gomez with a solid left hand.
Gomez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosa.
Gomez trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Rosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosa tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomez is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rosa postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosa manages to avoid it.

Rosa darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Rosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gomez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manga Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.

Rosa clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rosa pressing his opponent against the cage.

Rosa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rosa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rosa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rosa lands a couple of elbows.
Rosa scoring with some ground and pound.
Rosa stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Gomez wants to stand but Rosa is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rosa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomez's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rosa manages to pass to side control.
Gomez is pressing down on Rosa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rosa postures up and lands a big shot to Gomez's brow.
Rosa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Gomez is working an open guard so Rosa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Rosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomez, pushing him back against the cage.
Gomez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rosa after a bit of a struggle.
Rosa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gomez is defending well.
Rosa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gomez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rosa is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez decides to pull guard.
Rosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gomez's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rosa chips away with some ground and pound.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rosa is in close to Gomez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rosa postures up and lands a big shot to Gomez's brow.
Gomez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rosa manages to get himself to full guard.
Rosa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosa strikes from his own guard.
Rosa wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosa is retaining full guard.
Rosa lands a decent punch to the body there.
Rosa trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manga Rosa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rosa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gomez was covering up waiting for the punch and Rosa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rosa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosa trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rosa cracks Gomez with a solid left hand.
Rosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rosa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Gomez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rosa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Rosa persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
Rosa shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomez tries to sprawl out of it but Rosa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez counters with a head kick. That will keep Rosa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manga Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosa tries for a takedown but Gomez circles away easily
and Gomez counters with a good low kick that Rosa was not able to check.
Rosa shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Rosa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomez scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosa shoots and misses

and Gomez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rosa's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Rosa is keeping the position.

Rosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rosa keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.

Rosa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rosa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rosa is on top in guard.

Gomez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rosa wants the takedown. Gomez is fighting it off but Rosa persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gomez's guard against the cage.
Rosa is in close to Gomez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gomez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rosa!
Rosa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gomez prevents Rosa from getting the reversal.
Manga Rosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gomez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rosa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rosa shrugs it off.
Gomez looking to control but Rosa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomez lands a big shot there that rocks Rosa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rosa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Gomez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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!

Rosa kicks Gomez off and gets back to his feet.

Rosa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomez defending well though.
Rosa prevents Gomez from standing back up.
Rosa working over Gomez with some ground and pound. Gomez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gomez is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rosa connects with a nice short shot to Gomez's temple.
Rosa slips a nice elbow through Gomez's hands, connecting with Gomez's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Manga Rosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Gomez as Rosa shoots in.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Gomez slaps away a takedown attempt from Rosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manga Rosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rosa takes the fight into the clinch.

Rosa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Rosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez is trying to control the position but Rosa postures up.
Rosa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gomez wants to stand up but Rosa is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosa lands a couple of elbows.
Rosa postures up.
Rosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rosa stands up over Gomez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rosa is working Gomez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rosa works over Gomez with some ground and pound from guard.
Gomez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rosa!
Rosa regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomez is working away from the top position though.
Rosa is trying to stand.
Rosa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Rosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gomez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rosa trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Rosa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Rosa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosa gets full guard.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rosa is retaining full guard.
Rosa scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Rosa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rosa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gomez trying to control but Rosa is working from the bottom.
Rosa keeping full guard, as Gomez tries to pass.
Rosa looking to control.
Rosa lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Rosa tries to strike from the bottom.
Rosa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Rosa keeps moving.
Rosa keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rosa is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gomez rolls with it to try and escape but Rosa cranks on the arm and Gomez is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manga Rosa!