PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stanislaw Cheba (ranked 6954 p4p, 443 weight class) and Mateusz Gorny (ranked 23423 p4p, 495 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mateusz Gorny enters the ring!

Cheba
vs
Gorny

170 cm
20
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

210 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stanislaw Cheba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateusz Gorny!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorny takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gorny ducks under a wild hook from Cheba.
Cheba throws the left hand but Gorny avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Cheba lands.
Gorny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheba.
Gorny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gorny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheba manages to avoid it.
Cheba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gorny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Stanislaw Cheba has been cut.
A punch combination from Gorny misses.
Cheba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cheba misses with a wild body shot.

Cheba gets tackled into the ropes by Gorny. Gorny maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Gorny to work.
Cheba gets through Gorny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorny scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorny tries a body shot but Cheba blocks it.
Cheba blocks an uppercut.
Gorny can't find room to land a body shot as Cheba controls the action.
Gorny blocking some punches.
Cheba pushes Gorny back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheba lands a right hand.
Gorny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorny lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cheba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gorny throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheba.
Cheba presses Gorny against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorny can't find room to land a body shot as Cheba controls the action.
Cheba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gornys head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorny swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheba uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheba.
We've been informed that Gorny has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gorny misses with a body punch.
Gorny scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gorny has Cheba pressed against the ropes.
Gorny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorny prevents Cheba from breaking the clinch.
Gorny can't find room to land a body shot as Cheba controls the action.
Gorny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorny works on Cheba's body with a couple of short punches.
Cheba blocks a body shot from Gorny.
Cheba blocks an uppercut.
Cheba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stanislaw Cheba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Cheba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gorny misses with a double jab.
Cheba throws a jab but it's blocked by Gorny.
Cheba misses with a left hand

and Gorny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cheba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorny struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheba controls his hands.
Cheba tries to work over Gorny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorny tries to throw a body punch but Cheba avoids it by throwing Gorny back against the ropes.
Cheba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gorny's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gorny lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorny blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorny.
Cheba misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorny scores with a shoulder strike.
Gorny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorny blocks a body shot from Cheba.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gorny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gorny.
Cheba blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Cheba has been working on his elbows in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorny avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gorny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheba blocks a body shot from Gorny.
Cheba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorny has a couple of punches blocked by Cheba.
Cheba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorny backwards.
Gorny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheba blocks a body shot from Gorny.
Cheba tries a body shot but Gorny blocks it.
Gorny lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Stanislaw Cheba's cut is getting worse.
Gorny prevents a body shot from Cheba.
Gorny working aggressively here.
Gorny struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheba controls his hands.
Gorny misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheba swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheba misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gorny.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cheba lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheba's elbow.
Gorny blocks an uppercut.
Gorny stalls.
Cheba misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gorny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gorny misses with a punch to the body.
Cheba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mateusz Gorny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stanislaw Cheba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gorny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheba loads up on a big right hand but Gorny slips the punch.
Cheba ducks under a wild hook from Gorny.
Gorny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheba counters with a left to the body.
Cheba scores with a nice right hand.
Cheba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorny moves away.
Cheba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gorny's head.
Cheba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gorny's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gorny duly obliges.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheba throws a punch but it's blocked by Gorny.
Gorny scores with a shot to the side of Cheba's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheba misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gorny.
Cheba misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gorny lands a left hand.
Gorny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheba.
Gorny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorny misses with a punch to the body.
Gorny blocking some punches.
Gorny struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheba controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorny.
Cheba struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorny controls his hands.
Cheba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gornys head.
Cheba blocks a body shot from Gorny.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gorny.
Gorny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorny pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Gorny tries to stall but Cheba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gorny has him pressed against the ropes.
Gorny lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gorny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gorny has a couple of punches blocked by Cheba.
Gorny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gorny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheba backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mateusz Gorny.
I think Gorny has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateusz Gorny!