PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomasz Ziemowit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Zahard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Ziemowit looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ziemowit
vs
Zahard

179 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Counter fighter
KO power

Solid Muay Thai
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Ziemowit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Zahard!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zahard scores with a head kick. Ziemowit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ziemowit blocks a head kick by Zahard.
Zahard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zahard lands with a slapping head kick.
Zahard looks winded!
Zahard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ziemowit circles away quickly and effectively.
Ziemowit misses with a wild body shot.
Zahard slips a jab and a cross from Ziemowit.
Ziemowit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ziemowit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've been told by Ziemowit's head coaches at Cozad MMA London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ziemowit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zahard walks into a left hand.
Ziemowit keeps the fight on the outside.
Zahard looks to clinch

and Ziemowit moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ziemowit tries to circle away but Zahard has him pinned against the ropes.
Ziemowit is trying to push Zahard away but Zahard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ziemowit working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziemowit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ziemowit blocks a head kick by Zahard.
Ziemowit thows a leg kick but Zahard checks it

and Zahard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zahard misses with a knee to the head.
Ziemowit throws a head punch that misses.
Zahard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ziemowit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ziemowit wants to get back to striking at distance but Zahard won't allow it.

Ziemowit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zahard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ziemowit lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Zahard.
Nice defenses there by Zahard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit swats away the attempt to clinch by Zahard.
Ziemowit takes a swing at Zahard's ribcage but misses.
Ziemowit slips a jab from Zahard.
Zahard misses with a series of wild punches.
Ash Zahard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziemowit lands a jab-cross combination.
Ziemowit keeps Zahard at a distance using the push kick.
Zahard throws a head kick but Ziemowit moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ziemowit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zahard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziemowit throws a sloppy head kick and Zahard moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ash Zahard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ziemowit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zahard under the eye.
A head kick from Ziemowit lands but Zahard takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Zahard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ziemowit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zahard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zahard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ziemowit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zahard.
Zahard throws a head kick that half lands.

Ziemowit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ziemowit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zahard misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ziemowit has closed the distance and engaged Zahard in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziemowit trying to land knees to the body.
Zahard blocking some punches.
Zahard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ziemowit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ziemowit breaks the clinch.
Ziemowit throws a nice looking combination but Zahard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ziemowit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Ziemowit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ziemowit blocks a head kick by Zahard.
Tomasz Ziemowit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ziemowit throws a lazy head kick
and Zahard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ziemowit is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zahard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zahard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A leg kick checked by Ziemowit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ziemowit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit tries to clinch up but Zahard circles away and keeps his distance.
Ziemowit doesn't manage to clinch there - Zahard circles away.
Zahard misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ziemowit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ziemowit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zahard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ziemowit.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ziemowit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ziemowit tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Ziemowit dominated that second round.
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.

A head kick by Zahard misses

and Ziemowit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ziemowit.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ziemowit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zahard connects with a knee to the head.
Zahard tries to land knees in the clinch but Ziemowit avoids the damage to the body.
Ziemowit lands a damaging elbow.
Ziemowit tries to break free but Zahard pushes him back against the ropes.

Zahard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zahard keeps the fight on the outside.
Zahard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ziemowit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zahard.
Sloppy strikes from Zahard. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziemowit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ziemowit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ziemowit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zahard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ziemowit slips a straight right by Zahard.
Ziemowit wants to clinch up but Zahard keeps it at a distance.
Zahard is looking to clinch but Ziemowit is avoiding it.
Ziemowit throws a head kick but Zahard moves out of range.

Ziemowit gets a clinch.
Ziemowit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ziemowit trying to stall but Zahard improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziemowit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ziemowit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zahard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ziemowit up against the ropes.
Ziemowit has a couple of punches blocked by Zahard.
Ziemowit looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zahard struggles to land a body shot inside as Ziemowit controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Zahard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zahard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ziemowit avoids it.
Ziemowit just leaning against Zahard, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Zahard.
Ziemowit tries to break the clinch but Zahard is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Ziemowit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ziemowit 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Ziemowit!
During a confident post fight interview, Tomasz Ziemowit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.