PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takanhori Gomiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and T J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gomiz
vs
J

180 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takanhori Gomiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, T J!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomiz tries to keep at a distance but J has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomiz is trying to stall.
Gomiz misses with some punches.
J controlling the action here for a moment.
J trying to land knees to the body.
J pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gomiz blocks an elbow strike from J.
J tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomiz avoids the damage to the body.
J connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomiz's face.
Gomiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomiz misses with a punch to the body.
J is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
J scores with a knee to the head.
Gomiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
J is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
J scores with a knee to the head.
Gomiz scores with a knee to the head.
J slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomiz.
Gomiz misses with a knee to the head.
Gomiz tries a knee to the head but J blocks it.
Gomiz lands a hook that snaps the head of J backwards.
Gomiz looking to throw knees to the head but J is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J misses with a knee strike.
Gomiz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gomiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
J scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomiz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
J with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomiz misses with the head strike.
J creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomiz's defenses.
J landing knees to the body.
J just leaning against Gomiz, taking a breather.
Gomiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
J using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
J lands a nice knee to the body.
Gomiz is breathing heavily.
Gomiz throws a head punch that misses.
J lands an elbow inside that Gomiz shrugs off.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
Gomiz throws a head punch that misses.
Gomiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
J lands a nice knee to the body.
J lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for J to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
J comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
J scores with a knee to the head.
J is stalling here.
Gomiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but J blocks it with crossed arms.
J with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for J.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
J lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from J.
J comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J scores with a knee to the head.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for J.
Knees in the clinch landing for J.
Nice elbow from J.
Knees to the body from J.
Knees in the clinch landing for J.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
Gomiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by J.
J stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
J lands a nice knee to the body.
J leaning his opponent against the cage.
J gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
J blocks an uppercut.
J connects with a knee to the head.
J lands an elbow that stopped Gomiz in his tracks for a moment.
J leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by J as Gomiz tries to tie him up.
J landing knees to the body.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
J stalling against the cage.
J landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J lands an elbow inside.
J lands an elbow inside.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
J lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gomiz swings wildly with an uppercut but J uses good head movement to avoid it.
J managing to block the knees to the body from Gomiz.
J holding his opponent close, against the cage.
J landing knees to the body.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J connects with a knee to the head.
J landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gomiz misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J connects with a knee to the head.
Gomiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
J with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for J.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T J dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

J gets a clinch.
J comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J prevents a body shot from Gomiz.
J takes a knee right on the jaw!
J misses with a knee to the head.
J using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
J gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
J blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from J.
J with an attempt at a knee that misses.
T J seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from J.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
J landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
J landing knees to the body.
J using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
J comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
J comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomiz being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
J lands a damaging elbow.
J scores a nice knee to the body.
J scores a nice knee to the body.
J using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
J lands a damaging elbow.
J lands an elbow inside.
J lands an elbow just above Gomiz 's eye.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
J lands an elbow inside that Gomiz shrugs off.
J using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
J comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J has Gomiz pressed against the cage.
J scores a nice knee to the body.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from J.
J lands an elbow inside that Gomiz shrugs off.
J lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomiz tries a knee to the head but J blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
J connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for J.
Gomiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from J.
J connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomiz's face.
A knee to the head by J.
J stalling.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
J connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomiz's face.
J lands an elbow that stopped Gomiz in his tracks for a moment.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gomiz being controlled against the cage.
J lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
J lands a knee to the body.
J landing knees to the head.
Gomiz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning J up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
J using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
J tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomiz avoids the damage to the body.
Gomiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
J with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomiz stalls.
J pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gomiz looking to stall.
Gomiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but J has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from J.
Gomiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
J landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
J lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
J slowing the pace effectively.
Gomiz tries a body shot but J blocks it.
Nice elbow from J.
J on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gomiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
J with a knee to the head.
J has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
J lands a nice knee to the body.
J scores a nice knee to the body.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J lands a knee to the body.
J scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from J.
J tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomiz wants to stall.
J landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gomiz looking to slow down the pace here.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

T J showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gomiz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
J circles away from the clinch attempt

and J counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gomiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but J has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. J lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomiz misses with a knee to the head.
J using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
J lands an elbow inside that Gomiz shrugs off.
J landing knees to the body.
J lands a knee to the head.
J landing knees to the head.
J lands an elbow just above Gomiz 's eye.
J lands an elbow just above Gomiz 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
J using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
J lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
J lands an elbow that stopped Gomiz in his tracks for a moment.
J crunches a lovely knee into Gomiz's ribcage.
J lands a nice knee to the body.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
J lands an elbow that stopped Gomiz in his tracks for a moment.
Gomiz looking to throw knees to the head but J is blocking nicely.
J comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
J lands a knee to the body.
Gomiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
J gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
J gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
J scores with a knee to the head.
J connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomiz's face.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
J gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomiz with a knee to the head.
J stalling in the clinch.
J creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomiz's defenses.
J landing knees to the body.
Gomiz misses with a knee to the head.
Gomiz misses with a knee strike.
J creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomiz's defenses.
Nice elbow from J.
J lands a nice elbow.
J lands a knee to the body.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J landing knees to the body.
J lands an elbow that stopped Gomiz in his tracks for a moment.
Gomiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
J scores a nice knee to the body.
J with an attempt at a knee that misses.
J lands a damaging elbow.
Gomiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from J.
Gomiz tries to land a knee to the head but J blocks with his arms.
Gomiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
T J is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
J tries a knee to the head but Gomiz blocks it.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J blocks an uppercut.
Gomiz taking a breather.
J landing some nice looking knees to the body.
J creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomiz's defenses.
J blocks an uppercut.
J lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
J lands an elbow inside.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
J gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomiz trying to stall but J improves his position.
J with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from J.
J lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomiz tries a knee to the head but J blocks it.
J scores a nice knee to the body.
J blocking some punches.
J scores a nice knee to the body.
J connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomiz's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for J.
J scores with a knee to the head.
J comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomiz trying to stall but J improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for J.
Takanhori Gomiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
J lands an elbow inside that Gomiz shrugs off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
J blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
J lands a damaging elbow.
J gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
J unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
T J comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well J has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... T J!