PBP Commentary

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

Gomes
vs
Dudek

183 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

191 cm
23
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jan Dudek!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dudek.
Dudek is looking to slow Gomes down with leg kicks.
Gomes moves out of range of the body kick.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick from Dudek.
Gomes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dudek tries to land a front kick but Gomes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudek was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomes.
Dudek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dudek swings for the body but Gomes moves out of range.
Gomes takes a swing at Dudek's ribcage but misses.
Dudek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gomes back to the cage. Dudek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek misses with a wild body shot.
Dudek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dudek wants to land a leg kick but Gomes is out of range.
Jan Dudek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudek moves away.
Dudek connects with a leg kick. Gomes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dudek misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Gomes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dudek won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Dudek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Gomes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dudek is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek is trying to control Gomes's posture but Gomes avoids it.
Dudek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gomes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gomes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dudek has escaped the position, nice work there.

Gomes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dudek has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gomes but great work by Dudek.
Dudek tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Gomes looking for a sweep but Dudek has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dudek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dudek trying to mount his opponent but Gomes defends it.
Dudek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Dudek is controlling well.
Gomes gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Dudek from controlling successfully.
Dudek wants to pass the guard but Gomes is keeping the position.
Dudek wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Gomes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jan Dudek.
A clash of legs there as Gomes blocks the low kick.
Gomes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jan Dudek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudek scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dudek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gomes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudek is pulling down on Gomes's head to control his posture.

Dudek wriggles free and stands up.
Gomes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Dudek finds it's way through Gomes's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudek throws a right hand that Gomes ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomes also avoids with ease.
Dudek swings widly with a right hand
and Gomes counters with a nice body shot.
Dudek lands a jab.
Dudek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dudek throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomes.
Dudek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomes loads up on a big right hand but Dudek slips the punch.
Gomes 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.
Dudek scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomes. Gomes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dudek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gomes throws a jab when Dudek was well out of range.
Dudek misses with a body kick.
Dudek throws a body punch but Gomes moves out of range.
Dudek scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Dudek catches Gomes right on the button with a cross.
Dudek scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes checks a low kick from Dudek.
Gomes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dudek misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Dudek.

Gomes is rocked!
Dudek lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Gomes up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Dudek from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Gomes's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Dudek!