PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Ufcowski jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the cage accompanied by Scary. Ufcowski jr has chosen Slipknot - Duality as his entrance music. 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.

Gomi
vs
Ufcowski jr

173 cm
26
168 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
166 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

$10

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Ufcowski jr!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws a body punch but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ufcowski jr misses the target.
Ufcowski jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ufcowski jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Good shot there by Gomi.
Ufcowski jr throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ufcowski jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Ufcowski jr misses.
Ufcowski jr wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
Ufcowski jr throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pawel Ufcowski jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ufcowski jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ufcowski jr.
A shot to the liver by Ufcowski jr. Beautiful body shot.
Gomi with a hook.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr lands the left hand.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomi dips to his left and cracks Ufcowski jr with an uppercut!

It looks like Pawel Ufcowski jr has been cut.
Ufcowski jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Ufcowski jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ufcowski jr misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Good leg kick by Ufcowski jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ufcowski jr misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Gomi defending well as Ufcowski jr loads up on a big left hand.
Ufcowski jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomi's head.
Ufcowski jr lands with a hook. Gomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ufcowski jr misses with a two punch combination.
Gomi checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a front kick aimed at Gomi's knee but Gomi avoids it well.
Ufcowski jr wants to land a leg kick but Gomi is out of range.
Gomi scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ufcowski jr throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr misses with a two punch combination.
Ufcowski jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Ufcowski jr misses with a straight right.
Ufcowski jr misses with a straight left.
Ufcowski jr misses with a looping left.
Ufcowski jr missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi lands a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Gomi blocks the low kick.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ufcowski jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ufcowski jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi jabs at Ufcowski jr's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ufcowski jr closes the distance and clinches.

Ufcowski jr breaks the clinch.
Ufcowski jr misses with a low kick.
Ufcowski jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi.
Good standup being displayed there by Ufcowski jr as he connects with a hook.
Ufcowski jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ufcowski jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ufcowski jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufcowski jr can pounce on him.
Gomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ufcowski jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ufcowski jr misses with a looping right.
Ufcowski jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ufcowski jr swings widly with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr misses with a looping right.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ufcowski jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ufcowski jr misses with a head kick.
Gomi lands a nice looking body shot.
Ufcowski jr misses with a kick to the body.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ufcowski jr manages to avoid it.
Gomi lands a jab to Ufcowski jr's midsection.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Ufcowski jr misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Ufcowski jr closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Ufcowski jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Ufcowski jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pawel Ufcowski jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ufcowski jr throws a low kick, looking for Gomi's leg but Gomi calmly moves out of range.
A left lands for Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomi.
Gomi is looking to wear down Ufcowski jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ufcowski jr lands a head shot.
Gomi lands with a shot to the body.
Ufcowski jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi digs a good hook to Ufcowski jr's body.
Ufcowski jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Ufcowski jr throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Gomi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr lands a high kick!

Ufcowski jr has Gomi up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi tries to work over Ufcowski jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ufcowski jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ufcowski jr throws a head kick that misses.
Ufcowski jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Ufcowski jr does it's job there.
Ufcowski jr slips a jab from Gomi.
Gomi lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ufcowski jr. Those never looked like landing.
Gomi jabs Ufcowski jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gomi checks the leg kick.
Ufcowski jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gomi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ufcowski jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr tries a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ufcowski jr tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomi takes a swing at Ufcowski jr's ribcage but misses.
Ufcowski jr misses with a leg kick
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Ufcowski jr misses with a combination
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ufcowski jr throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ufcowski jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomi slips a jab from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gomi jabs at Ufcowski jr's body.
Gomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ufcowski jr can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ufcowski jr finds it's way through Gomi's defenses.
Gomi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ufcowski jr.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Gomi. Those never looked like landing.
Ufcowski jr throws a solid leg kick but Gomi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ufcowski jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ufcowski jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ufcowski jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomi checks a leg kick.
Ufcowski jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomi.
Gomi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomi misses the target.
Ufcowski jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ufcowski jr duly obliges.
Ufcowski jr throws a right hand that misses
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jab from Ufcowski jr.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ufcowski jr tries to clinch up
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr looks to land a body kick but Gomi moved away.

Ufcowski jr rushes Gomi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi misses with a body punch.
Ufcowski jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ufcowski jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pawel Ufcowski jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pawel Ufcowski jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gomi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Ufcowski jr gets a clinch.
Gomi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ufcowski jr avoids it.
Gomi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ufcowski jr works on Gomi's body with a couple of short punches.

Ufcowski jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi throws a nice looking combination but Ufcowski jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ufcowski jr looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Ufcowski jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gomi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ufcowski jr - the referee stops the clock and Gomi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ufcowski jr. Gomi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ufcowski jr tests Gomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ufcowski jr is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr misses the shot to the body.
Ufcowski jr is looking to clinch.
Pawel Ufcowski jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi lands a really nice looking cross but Ufcowski jr seems unphased.
Ufcowski jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi cracks Ufcowski jr with an open hand slap.
Ufcowski jr lunges at Gomi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomi's hand.
Gomi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ufcowski jr in his tracks.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ufcowski jr.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Ufcowski jr does no damage.
Good leg kick by Ufcowski jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gomi cracks Ufcowski jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Ufcowski jr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi with a hook.
Ufcowski jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomi finish him?
Ufcowski jr tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Ufcowski jr throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Ufcowski jr's shoulder, as Ufcowski jr tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi loads up on a big right hand but Ufcowski jr slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Gomi blocks the low kick.
Ufcowski jr wants to clinch.
Gomi throws a right and a left that Ufcowski jr avoids nicely.
A head kick from Ufcowski jr lands but Gomi takes it in his stride.
Ufcowski jr throws out a leg kick but Gomi moves out of range and Ufcowski jr only half commits.
Ufcowski jr motions for Gomi to come forward. Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ufcowski jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Ufcowski jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Ufcowski jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Gomi blocks a leg kick.
Gomi connects with a body shot that sends Ufcowski jr's belly button to the back.
Ufcowski jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ufcowski jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy body kick from Ufcowski jr
and Gomi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gomi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ufcowski jr.
A jab from Ufcowski jr finds it's way through Gomi's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Gomi. Those never looked like landing.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Ufcowski jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr slips a jab and a cross from Gomi.
Ufcowski jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ufcowski jr misses with an uppercut.
Ufcowski jr wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ufcowski jr throws out the jab.
Ufcowski jr throws a series of punches but Gomi moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomi.
Ufcowski jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ufcowski jr misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr scores with a nice body kick.
Ufcowski jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanori Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ufcowski jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomi tests Ufcowski jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ufcowski jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pawel Ufcowski jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Ufcowski jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Ufcowski jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Gomi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pawel Ufcowski jr.
Well Ufcowski jr 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Ufcowski jr!
A victorious Pawel Ufcowski jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.