PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helio Alcala (ranked 3649 p4p, 378 weight class) and Torry Gomez (ranked 4538 p4p, 449 weight class). Alcala comes to the cage accompanied by Halogen- U got that. Torry Gomez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alcala
vs
Gomez

179 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torry Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomez moves into range and clinches up with Alcala.
Gomez lands an elbow inside.

Alcala breaks from the clinch.

Alcala gets tackled into the cage by Gomez. Gomez maintains the clinch.
Alcala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gomez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alcala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alcala takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez avoiding damage as Alcala throws knees to the body.
Alcala wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez tries to work over Alcala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala looking to slow down the pace here.
We've been hearing reports that Alcala has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alcala wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alcala avoids the head kick by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gomez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez connects with a body shot.
Gomez lands with a good body shot.
Torry Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gomez pushes Alcala up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Gomez to work.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alcala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alcala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alcala drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gomez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Alcala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gomez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torry Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.

Gomez moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez missing with knees to the body.
Alcala blocks a body shot from Gomez.

Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gomez clinches up against the cage.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.

Alcala breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alcala!
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gomez clinches up with Alcala and pushes him back against the cage.
Alcala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alcala tries to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling the position.
Gomez prevents Alcala from breaking the clinch.
Alcala letting Gomez take a breather here.
Alcala tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
Gomez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alcala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Alcala tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez throws a nice head kick!
Gomez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alcala throws a big counter combination but Gomez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alcala jabs at Gomez's body.

Gomez takes the fight into the clinch.
Gomez struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcala controls his hands.
Alcala is looking to control Gomez's arms but Gomez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alcala has his back to the cage.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Alcala's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez throws a sloppy head kick and Alcala moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Gomez coming out on top.
Gomez scores with a shot to the body.

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Alcala managing to block the knees to the body from Gomez.

Alcala turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Alcala decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gomez.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Gomez forces Alcala back against the cage and clinches.
Alcala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torry Gomez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gomez lands a head kick. Alcala smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Alcala is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Alcala drops his hands momentarily and Gomez needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Alcala just on the top of the head. Alcala drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Alcala - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Torry Gomez!
During a confident post fight interview, Torry Gomez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Helio Alcala had this to say: 'He was the better man, but I will be back. I still want Harumichi Bouya, I'm going to come back and make him look absolutely silly.'.