PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bardo Gregorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karom Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorio comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed- Down with the Sickness. Karom Tomson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gregorio
vs
Tomson

172 cm
19
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
146 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bardo Gregorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomson leaves Gregorio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gregorio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomson staying out of range there.
Tomson throws a series of punches but Gregorio moves out of range.
Tomson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gregorio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tomson is out of range and Gregorio settles back down.
Tomson feints a counter leg kick.
Gregorio throws an overhand right that lands on Tomson's shoulder, as Tomson tries to avoid the shot.
Tomson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorio throws a hook but Tomson avoids it easily.
Tomson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregorio misses with a jab to the body

and Tomson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tomson.
Gregorio can't find room to land a body shot as Tomson controls the action.
Tomson tries a knee to the head but Gregorio blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gregorio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gregorio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gregorio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tomson throws a head punch that misses.
Tomson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gregorio is defending well for now.
Gregorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gregorio.
Gregorio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomson prevents a body shot from Gregorio.
Gregorio misses with the head strike.
Tomson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tomson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregorio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomson.
Tomson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gregorio.
Gregorio dodges an elbow strike from Tomson.
Tomson lands a shot to the body.
Gregorio tries a body shot but Tomson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomson tries a knee to the head but Gregorio blocks it.
Gregorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gregorio lands a shot to the body.
Gregorio tries to stall but Tomson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tomson tries to land a knee to the head but Gregorio blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomson.
Gregorio throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomson.
Gregorio misses with a knee to the head.
Gregorio misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregorio misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomson.
Gregorio managing to block the knees to the body from Tomson.
Tomson prevents a body shot from Gregorio.
Tomson scores with a shot to the side of Gregorio's head.
Tomson tries a knee to the head but Gregorio blocks it.
Tomson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gregorios head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomson throws an elbow but it misses.
Gregorio trying to land knees to the body.
Tomson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gregorio controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tomson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gregorio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomson walks away with a smile on his face. Gregorio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gregorio misses with a lunging right hand

and Tomson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gregorio misses with a body punch.
Gregorio tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomson avoids the damage to the body.
Tomson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomson tries to work over Gregorio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Gregorio.
Tomson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gregorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomson controls his hands.
Tomson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tomson blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomson lands a shoulder strike.
Tomson lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gregorio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomson presses Gregorio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tomson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gregorio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bardo Gregorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tomson as Gregorio tries to tie him up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gregorio's brow.
Gregorio blocks an elbow strike.
Gregorio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomson has him pressed against the cage.
Gregorio wants a takedown but no success here.
Gregorio wants to break free but Tomson has control.
Tomson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gregorio backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karom Tomson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tomson misses with a looping left.
Gregorio throws a right and a left that Tomson avoids nicely.
Gregorio throws a sloppy body shot
and Tomson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregorio.
Gregorio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tomson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tomson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gregorio.

Tomson darts in and clinches Gregorio up against the cage.
Gregorio misses with the head strike.
Tomson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bardo Gregorio has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gregorio takes an elbow to the forehead.

Gregorio is rocked!
Gregorio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Tomson on the inside.
Oh Gregorio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomson tries a knee to the head but Gregorio blocks it.
Gregorio seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karom Tomson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gregorio managing to block the knees to the body from Tomson.
Tomson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tomson blocks a body shot from Gregorio.
A short body shot lands from Gregorio as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomson.
Gregorio tries a body shot but Tomson blocks it.
Tomson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gregorio looking to throw knees to the head but Tomson is blocking nicely.
Tomson scores with a knee to the head.
Tomson prevents a body shot from Gregorio.
Gregorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gregorio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomson's elbow.
Gregorio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gregorio lands a shoulder strike.
Tomson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gregorio backwards.
Gregorio swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregorio blocks it with crossed arms.
Tomson with a knee to the head.
Gregorio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gregorio tries to work over Tomson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gregorio tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Gregorio back against the cage.
Tomson blocks an elbow strike from Gregorio.
Tomson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomson lands a good knee to the midsection. Gregorio won't want to take too many of those.
Gregorio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomsons head.
Tomson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gregorio avoids it.
Tomson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gregorio working aggressively here.
Tomson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregorio blocks it with crossed arms.
Gregorio can't find room to land a body shot as Tomson controls the action.
Tomson misses with a knee strike.
Tomson working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio tries to work over Tomson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregorio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gregorio looking for a takedown.
Tomson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gregorio is working Tomson over against the cage.
Gregorio tries a body shot but Tomson blocks it.
Gregorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gregorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tomson lands a shot to the body.
Tomson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gregorio's defenses.
Gregorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomson controls his hands.
Gregorio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomson trying to land knees to the body.
Gregorio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tomson tries to throw a body punch but Gregorio avoids it by throwing Tomson back against the cage.
Gregorio tries to pull guard but Tomson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bardo Gregorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson lands a hook that snaps the head of Gregorio backwards.
Gregorio lands with a short shot to the head.
Gregorio tries a body shot but Tomson blocks it.
Tomson lands a body shot.
Tomson lands a right hand.
Tomson misses with a knee strike.
Tomson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregorio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gregorio misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomson.
Tomson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tomson managing to block the knees to the body from Gregorio.
A body shot lands from Tomson.
Tomson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gregorio.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Tomson.
Gregorio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karom Tomson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bardo Gregorio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tomson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gregorio misses the shot to the body.
Gregorio misses the body punch
and Tomson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tomson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tomson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bardo Gregorio is winning the standup battle so far.
Gregorio tries to land a leg kick but Tomson saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomson.
Gregorio loads up on a big right hand but Tomson slips the punch.

Tomson clinches.
Tomson scores with a shot to the side of Gregorio's head.
Gregorio pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson misses with a knee to the head.
Tomson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gregorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gregorio trying to control the position but instead, Tomson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gregorio into the cage.
Tomson landing knees to the body.
Tomson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gregorio backwards.
Gregorio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tomson looking to throw knees to the head but Gregorio is blocking nicely.
Gregorio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tomson lands a left hand.
Gregorio tries a body shot but Tomson blocks it.
Tomson lands an elbow that stopped Gregorio in his tracks for a moment.
Tomson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bardo Gregorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karom Tomson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio tries to throw a body punch but Tomson avoids it by throwing Gregorio back against the cage.
Gregorio trying to land knees to the body.
Tomson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gregorio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tomson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gregorio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tomson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gregorio tries a body shot but Tomson blocks it.
Gregorio is stalling here.
Gregorio tries to work over Tomson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gregorio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tomson's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio tries to work over Tomson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomson lands an uppercut.
Gregorio throws a head punch that misses.
Gregorio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tomson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomson.
Gregorio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Gregorio fails to land.
Tomson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gregorio fails to land.
Gregorio struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomson controls his hands.
Tomson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gregorio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomson blocks a body shot from Gregorio.
Gregorio misses with a body punch.

Gregorio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregorio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gregorio throws a hook but Tomson avoids it easily.
Tomson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tomson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karom Tomson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tomson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Karom Tomson!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Karom Tomson!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Karom Tomson!

Karom Tomson wins by unanimous decision!