PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Sturridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Ziemowit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko Sturridge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomasz Ziemowit's chin.

Sturridge
vs
Ziemowit

189 cm
19
179 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

179 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
KO power

Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Ziemowit!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ziemowit has Sturridge up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ziemowit is looking to break free of the clinch but Sturridge has double underhooks.
Ziemowit leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Ziemowit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Ziemowit.

Ziemowit drives through and clinches with Sturridge against the ropes.

Ziemowit breaks from the clinch.
Ziemowit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturridge's sensitive parts.

Ziemowit closes the distance and pushes Sturridge back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemowit misses with the head strike.
Sturridge is trying to break the clinch but Ziemowit has him pressed against the ropes.
Ziemowit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturridge.

Ziemowit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ziemowit takes the fight into the clinch.
Ziemowit misses with a knee strike.

Ziemowit breaks from the clinch.

Ziemowit clinches up with Sturridge and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ziemowit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ziemowit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ziemowit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ziemowit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturridge avoids it.

Ziemowit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ziemowit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sturridge backwards.
Ziemowit pushes Sturridge back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Ziemowit breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit throws a head kick that misses.

Ziemowit instigates a clinch.
Ziemowit can't break the clinch.
Sturridge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ziemowit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sturridge is looking to break free of the clinch but Ziemowit has double underhooks.
Ziemowit is looking to break free of the clinch but Sturridge has double underhooks.
Ziemowit is trying to break free.

Sturridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sturridge gets tackled into the ropes by Ziemowit. Ziemowit maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ziemowit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ziemowit tries to circle away but Sturridge has him pinned against the ropes.
Sturridge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sturridge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ziemowit moves into the clinch.

Ziemowit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marko Sturridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ziemowit forces Sturridge back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziemowit wants to get back to striking at distance but Sturridge won't allow it.
Ziemowit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturridge's efforts to push away.
Sturridge is trying to break the clinch but Ziemowit is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Ziemowit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sturridge gets tackled into the ropes by Ziemowit. Ziemowit maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Ziemowit breaks from the clinch.

Ziemowit closes the distance and clinches.

Ziemowit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ziemowit throws a series of punches but Sturridge avoids them all with ease.
Ziemowit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ziemowit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziemowit moves into range and clinches up with Sturridge.
Ziemowit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sturridge up against the ropes.
Ziemowit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sturridge has him pressed against the ropes.
Ziemowit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ziemowit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturridge.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ziemowit has him pressed against the ropes.

Sturridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ziemowit throws a combination that misses
and Sturridge counters with a straight right hand.

Ziemowit takes the fight into the clinch.
Ziemowit is looking to control Sturridge's arms but Sturridge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ziemowit has his back to the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomasz Ziemowit.
Ziemowit misses with a jab, cross combination.

Ziemowit rushes Sturridge and presses him up against the ropes.
Ziemowit prevents Sturridge from breaking the clinch.
Ziemowit is trying to force a seperation but Sturridge has the dominant position.

Sturridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ziemowit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ziemowit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Ziemowit rushes Sturridge and presses him up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ziemowit breaks from the clinch.
Ziemowit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturridge moves away.
Ziemowit throws a nice looking combination but Sturridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ziemowit is breathing heavily.

Ziemowit clinches with his opponent.

Ziemowit breaks the clinch.

Ziemowit gets a clinch.
Ziemowit is trying to push Sturridge away but Sturridge has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sturridge has Ziemowit pressed against the ropes, preventing Ziemowit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ziemowit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Ziemowit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sturridge slips under a jab from Ziemowit.

Ziemowit forces Sturridge back against the ropes and clinches.

Ziemowit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ziemowit clinches up against the ropes.
Ziemowit wants to break free but Sturridge has control.
Ziemowit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturridge's elbow.
Ziemowit throws a head punch that misses.
Ziemowit lands with a short shot to the head.

Ziemowit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ziemowit pushes Sturridge up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziemowit breaks from the clinch.
Tomasz Ziemowit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziemowit tries to bum rush Sturridge with a series of wild strikes but Sturridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ziemowit clinches up against the ropes.

Sturridge manages to break the clinch.
Ziemowit throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ziemowit has managed to clinch.
Ziemowit misses with an elbow over the top.
Sturridge avoids a wild elbow strike from Ziemowit.
Ziemowit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge managing to block the knees to the body from Ziemowit.
Ziemowit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ziemowit throws an elbow that misses.
Ziemowit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sturridge tries to break free but Ziemowit pushes him back against the ropes.

Sturridge manages to break the clinch.
Ziemowit throws a head kick that half lands.
Ziemowit misses with a jab to the body
and Sturridge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ziemowit clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge is trying to force a seperation but Ziemowit has the dominant position.
Sturridge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ziemowit misses with a knee strike.
Ziemowit misses with an elbow over the top.

Sturridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ziemowit moves into the clinch.
Ziemowit is looking to break free of the clinch but Sturridge has double underhooks.
Ziemowit trying to control the position but instead, Sturridge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ziemowit into the ropes.
Ziemowit is trying to push Sturridge away but Sturridge has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tomasz Ziemowit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Sturridge manages to break the clinch.
Ziemowit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziemowit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ziemowit throws a head kick that misses.

Ziemowit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ziemowit working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziemowit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Marko Sturridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasz Ziemowit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ziemowit prevents a body shot from Sturridge.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Ziemowit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ziemowit 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Ziemowit!
An out of breath Tomasz Ziemowit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.