PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshi Nogueira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gomez
vs
Nogueira

160 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ferdinand Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toshi Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks to clinch

and Gomez moves into the clinch.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Nogueira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Gomez really is a fat lump.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nogueira cracks Gomez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Gomez drives through and clinches with Nogueira against the cage.
Nogueira lands a nice elbow.

Gomez wants the takedown. Nogueira is fighting it off but Gomez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nogueira's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gomez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogueira swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomez throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Gomez postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Toshi Nogueira wasn't active enough on the ground.

Gomez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nogueira!
Nogueira is trying to control Gomez's posture but Gomez avoids it.
Nogueira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez controlling the position from side mount.
Nogueira managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gomez.

Gomez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nogueira is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Nogueira's face as Gomez controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira struggling a bit here.
Nogueira is looking for a sweep.
Gomez wants to stand but Nogueira has his arm trapped.
Nogueira is letting Gomez control him for a moment.
Nogueira parries the strikes from Gomez easily there. Gomez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nogueira to escape.
A lull in the action here as Gomez stalls from top position.
Nogueira wants to control but Gomez postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gomez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gomez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gomez decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Gomez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Gomez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ferdinand Gomez 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.

Nogueira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gomez is looking to clinch.
Gomez throws a hook but Nogueira blocks it.

Gomez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nogueira is trying to keep Gomez in close.
Nogueira can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gomez controls the pace.
Gomez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nogueira working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nogueira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a double jab

and Nogueira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nogueira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nogueira pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nogueira lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nogueira to keep the fight standing.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Nogueira.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nogueira to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Nogueira won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nogueira throws an elbow but misses.
Nogueira blocks a body shot from Gomez.
Gomez is trying to pull guard but Nogueira has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Nogueira holds him up against the cage and eventually Gomez drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez effectively controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Gomez looking for a takedown.
Nogueira pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nogueira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez drags the fight down to the ground.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.

Gomez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nogueira escapes and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nogueira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
Nogueira wants to stand but Gomez has his arm trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira trying to control the position but Gomez is working away.
Gomez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nogueira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nogueira wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
Nogueira working away.
Ferdinand Gomez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomez is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshi Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Nogueira scores with a head kick. Gomez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nogueira tries a head kick but it misses.
Nogueira tries to clinch up.
Gomez tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nogueira is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Nogueira circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomez moves away.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nogueira throws a head kick that misses.
Nogueira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gomez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomez showed some decent athleticism there.
Nogueira trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to get back to full guard.
Nogueira trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Gomez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nogueira is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gomez jumps into side control!
Gomez advances to mount.
Gomez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nogueira?
Gomez content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gomez landing strikes from the mount and Nogueira is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gomez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nogueira can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez working for a submission but Nogueira is keeping him at bay.
Gomez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a big elbow.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nogueira is looking to escape.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira tries to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ferdinand Gomez!

Ferdinand Gomez wins by unanimous decision!