PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomek Gutzeit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem comes to the cage accompanied by CRO-MAGS - We Gotta Know. Gutzeit has chosen Sobota- Do gory leb 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.

Ubereem
vs
Gutzeit

195 cm
28
190 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

187 cm
30
180 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

***** Supertouch Clothing *****

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomek Gutzeit!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutzeit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ubereem moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gutzeit darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gutzeit is pressing down on Ubereem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ubereem is holding on for now.
Gutzeit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ubereem keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutzeit content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutzeit prevents Ubereem from standing back up.
Gutzeit passes to full mount!
Ubereem is looking to get to half guard.
Ubereem squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ubereem is working to get back to half guard.
Gutzeit content just to control the position here.
Gutzeit is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutzeit wants to control the pace but Ubereem is squirming around nicely.
Ubereem wants to get back to his feet.
Gutzeit trying to control but Ubereem is having none of it.
Ubereem is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Gutzeit.
Ubereem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gutzeit scoring with strikes but Ubereem is staying in there.
Gutzeit controlling his opponent.
Ubereem tries to buck Gutzeit off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutzeit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ubereem is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gutzeit content just to control the position here.
Ubereem is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ubereem is looking to improve his position but Gutzeit isn't that keen on the idea.
Ubereem wants to get back to his feet.
Gutzeit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Ubereem really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gutzeit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gutzeit controlling from mount.
Gutzeit scoring with strikes but Ubereem is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem wants to control but Gutzeit is having none of it.
Gutzeit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ubereem is looking to escape.
Ubereem is working to get back to half guard.
Gutzeit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gutzeit wants to control the pace but Ubereem is squirming around nicely.

Ubereem bucks up and throws Gutzeit to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Ubereem is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Gutzeit moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomek Gutzeit!
Tomek Gutzeit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.