PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thomas
vs
Gomez

225 cm
36
267 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

175 cm
35
175 lbs
24 - 24 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tj Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomas closes the distance and pushes Gomez back into the cage.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Thomas slips a jab from Gomez.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomez. Gomez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thomas moves to clinch but Gomez breaks away
and Gomez counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gomez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gomez.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomez tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Gomez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas controlling Gomez's posture.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jose Gomez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.

Thomas clinches.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thomas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gomez blocking some punches.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Thomas is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomez.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Thomas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gomez did well to prevent Thomas getting side control.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Gomez is having none of it.

Thomas wants to work for an arm triangle but Gomez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Gomez defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Thomas is looking for a kimura here.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is thwarting Gomez's attempts to control the position.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gomez is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomez has a hand on Thomas's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thomas takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gomez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Tj Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.

Thomas gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Thomas to work.
Gomez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas catches Gomez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thomas wants to clinch but Gomez slips to the side
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Thomas darts in and clinches Gomez up against the cage.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gomez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thomas after a bit of a struggle.
Tj Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gomez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gomez can't get the takedown.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gomez pulls guard.
Thomas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thomas postures up.
Thomas passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gomez's head.
Thomas passes the guard and advances to mount!

Thomas working for a submission but Gomez is keeping him at bay.
Gomez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomez trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Tj Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thomas looking to control.
Thomas 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.
Thomas controls Gomez momentarily but Gomez frees himself.
Thomas pulls Gomez in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Thomas dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Gomez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thomas to score with a decent uppercut.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Tj Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomez counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Thomas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jose Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Thomas tries to clinch

and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas is looking to control Gomez's arms but Gomez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Jose Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tj Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas is pressed up against the cage. Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thomas down to the mat. Thomas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tj Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Gomez.
Thomas tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gomez clinches with his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj Thomas!