PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remedios Verzosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomcik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jare & VilleGalle ft. Märkä-Simo - Häissä kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Verzosa
vs
Tomcik

185 cm
24
190 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

186 cm
26
198 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remedios Verzosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Tomcik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tomcik.
Verzosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomcik is just out of range.
Tomcik lands with an uppercut that bounces Verzosa off the cage and back into range.
Verzosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomcik was well out of range. Poor timing from Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a right hand that misses
and Tomcik counters with a straight right hand.
Verzosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomcik.
Tomcik throws a leg kick which misses Verzosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Verzosa tries to avoid it.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Verzosa misses.
Verzosa clobbers Tomcik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Verzosa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tomcik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Verzosa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomcik sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik tries to get to full guard but Verzosa has control of the leg.
Tomcik wants to control but Verzosa is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Verzosa is trying to work for a kimura but Tomcik is defending well.
Verzosa wants to control but Tomcik is keeping him busy.
Verzosa wants to pass to mount but Tomcik is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik wants to get back to full guard.
Verzosa tries to pass to full mount but Tomcik defends it.
Tomcik is looking to escape.
Tomcik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Verzosa is working away from the top position though.
Verzosa is looking to stall here but Tomcik recovers full guard.
Verzosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Verzosa trying to control but Tomcik is working from the bottom.
Tomcik is pulling down on Verzosa's head to control his posture.
Verzosa won't allow Tomcik to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik wants to sweep here but Verzosa controlling him for the moment.
Verzosa postures up in Tomcik's guard and throws a big left but Tomcik blocks it.
Tomcik looking to control.
Verzosa slips nicely into half guard.

Verzosa seems to be working for a kimura but Tomcik defends the submission attempt.
Tomcik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Verzosa.
Tomcik wants to get back to full guard but Verzosa has passed into side control.
Tomcik is not content to let Verzosa control the position.
Tomcik prevents Verzosa from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Tomcik wants to control but Verzosa postures up.
Tomcik gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tomcik is refusing to be controlled, as Verzosa sits in half guard.
Verzosa throwing shots but Tomcik is blocking nicely.
Verzosa throwing shots but Tomcik is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tomcik's head.
Tomcik is refusing to be controlled, as Verzosa sits in half guard.
Tomcik is trying to control but can't.
Tomcik tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Verzosa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik wants to control but Verzosa is having none of it.
Verzosa with the ground and pound from mount.
Verzosa prevents Tomcik from getting the reversal.
Verzosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tomcik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Verzosa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tomcik is in a horrible position here. Verzosa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tomcik tries to hold on but Verzosa pushes him away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to control but Tomcik wriggling away.

Verzosa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Verzosa lands a big elbow.
Verzosa is landing with some decent strikes but Tomcik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Verzosa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Verzosa is landing with some decent strikes but Tomcik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tomcik sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Verzosa working over Tomcik with some ground and pound. Tomcik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tomcik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Verzosa.
Tomcik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Verzosa.
Verzosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tomcik regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik wants to sweep here but Verzosa controlling him for the moment.

Verzosa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tomcik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Verzosa has Tomcik in his guard.
Verzosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Verzosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tomcik's guard.
Tomcik trying to keep a closed guard but Verzosa is proving a slippery customer.
Verzosa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Verzosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tomcik's head.
Verzosa is looking to work some ground and pound but Tomcik has wrist control.
Tomcik controlling Verzosa's posture.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tomcik controls Verzosa momentarily but Verzosa frees himself.
Verzosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tomcik keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
Verzosa pushing down on Tomcik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomcik wants to get back to his feet.
Tomcik wants to control but Verzosa is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Verzosa.

Verzosa is working for a kimura but Tomcik is defending it quite comfortably.
Verzosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik gets back to full guard.
Verzosa thows a big elbow that misses.
Verzosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomcik is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Verzosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Verzosa thows a big elbow that misses.
Verzosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tomcik has Verzosa pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomcik keeping moving, preventing Verzosa from controlling successfully.
Tomcik pulls Verzosa in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remedios Verzosa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Verzosa misses with a takedown
and Tomcik counters with a leg kick.
Verzosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verzosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tomcik walks into a stiff left hand from Verzosa.
Tomcik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomcik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Verzosa blocks a head kick by Tomcik.
Verzosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verzosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tomcik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Verzosa somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remedios Verzosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomcik throws a hook to the side of Verzosa's head but Verzosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomcik throws an overhand right that lands on Verzosa's shoulder, as Verzosa tries to avoid the shot.
Verzosa misses with a takedown
and Tomcik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verzosa scores with a jab. Tomcik acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Verzosa fails with the takedown.
Verzosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomcik.
Verzosa scores with the left hand. Tomcik knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomcik falls off balance throwing a combination
and Verzosa counters with a right hand to the body.
Tomcik throws a body punch but Verzosa moves out of range.
Verzosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Verzosa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tomcik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Verzosa's knee momentarily.
Verzosa looks for a takedown but Tomcik sprawls well.
Kamil Tomcik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verzosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Tomcik staying out of range there.
Verzosa swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Verzosa throws a looping overhand right but Tomcik ducks down to avoid it.
Tomcik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tomcik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verzosa.
Verzosa throws a hook but Tomcik blocks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tomcik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Verzosa dives in and scores a takedown into Tomcik's guard.
Verzosa trying to control but Tomcik is working from the bottom.
Verzosa prevents Tomcik from getting back to his feet.
Tomcik wants to improve his position but instead Verzosa has moved into half guard.
Verzosa is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tomcik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tomcik can't keep his opponent in guard - Verzosa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tomcik trying to control from the bottom.
Remedios Verzosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomcik moves into full guard.
Tomcik is breathing heavily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Verzosa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tomcik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Verzosa is one step ahead there.
Verzosa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tomcik's guard.
Verzosa thows a huge punch but Tomcik dodges it nicely.
Tomcik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Verzosa is working away from the top position though.
Verzosa works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verzosa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Verzosa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tomcik tries to improve position but can't.
Verzosa working away.
Tomcik is looking for a sweep.
Verzosa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomcik keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomcik is working to avoid the ground and pound but Verzosa connects with a decent elbow.
Tomcik tries to improve position but can't.
Verzosa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tomcik tries to improve position but can't.
Verzosa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tomcik manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Verzosa trying to control here.
Kamil Tomcik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa is looking for a sweep. Tomcik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tomcik is thwarting Verzosa's attempts to control the position.
Verzosa controlling the position well.
Verzosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Verzosa is pressing down on Tomcik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tomcik!
Tomcik is desperately trying to improve his position but Verzosa has a good base and remains in mount.
Tomcik tries to hold on but Verzosa postures up.
Verzosa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Verzosa scoring with strikes but Tomcik is staying in there.
Remedios Verzosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Verzosa content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Verzosa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tomcik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Verzosa controlling from mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Remedios Verzosa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomcik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remedios Verzosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Verzosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Remedios Verzosa!

Remedios Verzosa wins by unanimous decision!