PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gomu Gomu (ranked 2932 p4p, 28 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 2236 p4p, 22 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gomu
vs
Crimson

204 cm
35
260 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

191 cm
39
244 lbs
27 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gomu Gomu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gomu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Gomu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crimson looking to throw knees to the head but Gomu is blocking nicely.
Gomu blocks a body shot from Crimson.
Crimson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crimson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomu controls his hands.
Crimson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Crimson.
Crimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gomu breaks the clinch.
Gomu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crimson at a distance.
Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
And Gomu counters with a quick kick to the body but Crimson blocks it.
Crimson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Culver Crimson has been cut.
Nice jab there from Gomu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crimson is looking to clinch.
Gomu circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson connects with a body shot that sends Gomu's belly button to the back.
Crimson darts in trying to clinch
and Gomu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomu throwing a counter right hand but Crimson manages to avoid it.

Crimson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gomu working aggressively here.
Crimson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gomu struggles to land a body shot inside as Crimson controls his hands.
Crimson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomu scores with a shot to the side of Crimson's head.
Gomu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomu prevents a body shot from Crimson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Crimson misses with a knee strike.
Gomu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomu throws a head punch that misses.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crimson scores a nice knee to the body.
Crimson tries to throw a body punch but Gomu avoids it by throwing Crimson back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crimson.
Gomu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gomu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crimson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crimson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gomu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomu keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomu throws a right hand that misses
and Crimson counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Gomu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Gomu does it's job there.
Gomu looks to score with a jab to the body but Crimson is just out of range.
Crimson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Gomu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomu misses the shot to the body.
Gomu circles away from the clinch attempt.
It appears Gomu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Crimson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crimson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Gomu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Gomu misses its target.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Crimson clinches up with Gomu and pushes him back against the cage.

Gomu breaks the clinch.
Crimson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crimson closes the distance and clinches.
Gomu looking to throw knees to the head but Crimson is blocking nicely.
Crimson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomu.
Gomu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomu tries a body shot but Crimson blocks it.
Gomu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gomu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomu can't find room to land a body shot as Crimson controls the action.
Gomu misses with some punches.
Gomu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Gomu.
Crimson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crimson is defending well for now.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.

Gomu breaks from the clinch.
Crimson tries to clinch up
letting Gomu counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gomu Gomu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crimson moves out of range of the strikes.

Crimson closes the distance and clinches.
Crimson lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crimson.
Crimson crunches a lovely knee into Gomu's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Crimson fails to land.
Crimson connects with a knee to the head.
Gomu throws a punch but it's blocked by Crimson.
A shot in the inside from Crimson.
Gomu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crimson avoids it.
Crimson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomu backwards.
Crimson scores a nice knee to the body.
Crimson lands an uppercut.
Crimson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomu misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crimson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crimson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crimson lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomu backwards.
Gomu misses with a knee to the head.
Culver Crimson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson has a couple of punches blocked by Gomu.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Gomu controls the action.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomu's elbow.
Crimson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomu backwards.
Crimson can't find room to land a body shot as Gomu controls the action.
Crimson misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crimson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomu's brow.
Gomu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crimsons head.
Crimson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gomu's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Gomu.
Crimson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Gomu scores with a shoulder strike.
Gomu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomu.
A body shot lands from Gomu.
Crimson has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomu lands a hook that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
Gomu misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Gomu.
Gomu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomu lands a hook that snaps the head of Crimson backwards.
A short uppercut from Gomu.
Gomu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomu lands with a left to the head.
Gomu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gomu lands a big knee! That's hurt Crimson! Oh, he's all over the place! Gomu lands another knee that sends Crimson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gomu Gomu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gomu Gomu waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.