PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Ziemowit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ziemowit
vs
Jim

179 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Ziemowit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Jim!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim slaps away a takedown attempt from Ziemowit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziemowit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ziemowit's waist but Ziemowit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jim off to one side.

Ziemowit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ziemowit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Ziemowit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jim.
Ziemowit is trying to force a seperation but Jim has the dominant position.
Jim is trying to pull guard but Ziemowit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Ziemowit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jim Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ziemowit gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemowit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jim!
Jim looks winded!
Ziemowit throwing strikes here but Jim is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ziemowit thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ziemowit controlling from mount.
Ziemowit misses with a head shot.
Ziemowit 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ziemowit raining down shots from the mount!
Ziemowit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jim is wriggling around trying to escape.

Jim defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ziemowit.
Ziemowit looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Jim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ziemowit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ziemowit landing strikes from the mount and Jim is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit controlling the pace for now.
Ziemowit is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

Ziemowit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ziemowit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ziemowit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jim throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ziemowit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ziemowit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jim defends it nicely.
Ziemowit stuffs the takedown.
Ziemowit leaves Jim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ziemowit throws a one two combo.

It looks like Jim Jim has been cut.
Ziemowit shoots in for a takedown but Jim shows good takedown defense.
Jim is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziemowit dives in and grabs Jim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jim pushes down on Ziemowit's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Ziemowit. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ziemowit darts in and clinches Jim up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziemowit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ziemowit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jim circles away.
Ziemowit throws a jab but it's blocked by Jim.
Ziemowit misses with a takedown attempt - Jim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Ziemowit forces Jim back against the cage and clinches.

Ziemowit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ziemowit misses with a wild combination.

Ziemowit has closed the distance and engaged Jim in a clinch.
Jim is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ziemowit.
Ziemowit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jim up against the cage.

Ziemowit drags the fight down to the ground.

Ziemowit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ziemowit tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ziemowit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ziemowit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ziemowit has control of Jim's left arm, preventing Jim from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim wants to control from the top but Ziemowit keeps moving.
Jim preventing the sweep.
Ziemowit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jim tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ziemowit is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jim reaches up to try and control the position but Ziemowit seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Jim rolls and tries to escape and now Ziemowit has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ziemowit looking for the RNC.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jim is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Ziemowit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Jim's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ziemowit throws a series of strikes that have Jim backpedaling.

Jim is rocked!
Ziemowit throws a sloppy head kick and Jim moves out of range easily.
Jim is still on wobbly legs! Can Ziemowit finish him?
Ziemowit misses with a two punch combination.
Jim blocks a jab.

Ziemowit moves into the clinch.
Ziemowit looking to throw knees to the head but Jim is blocking nicely.
Ziemowit throws a head punch that misses.
Jim blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ziemowit.

Ziemowit manages to pull guard.

Ziemowit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jim can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ziemowit lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

Ziemowit working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Ziemowit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jim defends it easily.

Ziemowit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ziemowit striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ziemowit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jim manages to get himself to full guard.

Ziemowit drops back looking for a leg! Jim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jim manages to kick Ziemowit off! Ziemowit jumps back into Jim's guard.
Jim is trying to control the position but Ziemowit postures up.
Ziemowit distracts Jim with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ziemowit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ziemowit's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ziemowit landing some decent shots from guard.
Ziemowit working some strikes from top position.
Ziemowit is in close to Jim's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Ziemowit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ziemowit is in close to Jim's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziemowit drops back looking for a leg! Jim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jim manages to kick Ziemowit off! Ziemowit jumps back into Jim's guard.
Ziemowit cracks Jim with a solid left hand.
Ziemowit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ziemowit with a nice head shot there.
Ziemowit working some strikes from top position.
Ziemowit postures up and lands a big shot to Jim's brow.
Ziemowit makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ziemowit lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ziemowit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ziemowit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ziemowit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ziemowit working some strikes from top position.
Ziemowit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ziemowit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ziemowit postures up and lands a big shot to Jim's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ziemowit stands up over Jim, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ziemowit connects with a couple of short punches.
Ziemowit cracks Jim with a solid left hand.

Ziemowit is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Ziemowit drops back looking for a leg! Jim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jim manages to kick Ziemowit off! Ziemowit jumps back into Jim's guard.

Ziemowit gets to his feet. Jim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloppy strikes from Ziemowit. Those never looked like landing.
Ziemowit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ziemowit misses with a double jab.
Ziemowit misses with a head kick.
Jim tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ziemowit counters with a huge left! Jim is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ziemowit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jim from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ziemowit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomasz Ziemowit!
Tomasz Ziemowit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.