PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Gomes (ranked 4620 p4p, 19150 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gomes
vs
Zakrzewski

189 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
200
2 - 27 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zakrzewski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zakrzewski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice uppercut lands for Gomes. That snapped Zakrzewski's head back.
Zakrzewski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zakrzewski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gomes throws a good cross that connects.
Gomes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zakrzewski ducks right into an uppercut from Gomes.
Zakrzewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomes lands a nice shot that snaps Zakrzewski's head back.
Gomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zakrzewski's head backwards.
Zakrzewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zakrzewski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomes with a nice cross.
Gomes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zakrzewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomes lands the left hand.
Zakrzewski throws a push kick but Gomes slaps the foot to one side.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zakrzewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zakrzewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomes connects with a looping right hand.

Zakrzewski shoots in and gets a takedown into Gomes's guard.
Gomes wants to stand up but Zakrzewski is controlling him.
Zakrzewski postures up.
Zakrzewski is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gomes is working an open guard so Zakrzewski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gomes jabs at Zakrzewski's body.
Gomes misses with an uppercut.
Gomes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski misses with a head kick.
Zakrzewski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body punch from Gomes.
Gomes lands with a shot to the body.
Gomes lands with a good body shot.
Gomes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gomes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomes with a hook.
Gomes misses with the combination.
Gomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zakrzewski doesn't seem bothered though.
Zakrzewski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zakrzewski tries to clinch but Gomes moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gomes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomes throws a series of punches but Zakrzewski avoids them all with ease.
Zakrzewski has his takedown stuffed
and Gomes counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomes works Zakrzewski's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomes lands a glancing blow to the side of Zakrzewski's head.
Gomes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zakrzewski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Gomes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomes lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomes's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Zakrzewski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gomes!
Zakrzewski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gomes is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakrzewski controlling the position.
Zakrzewski is breathing heavily.
Gomes tries to bench press Zakrzewski off him but Zakrzewski keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes looking for a sweep but Zakrzewski has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gomes is trying desperately to improve position.
Gomes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zakrzewski on the ground.
Zakrzewski unloading with bombs!
Gomes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zakrzewski looking to finish with strikes here!
Zakrzewski controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes working to try and regain half guard.
Zakrzewski landing punches.
Gomes tries to hold on but Zakrzewski postures up.
Gomes is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zakrzewski can do to turn this around?
Gomes is looking to improve his position but Zakrzewski isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is bucking up trying to escape but Zakrzewski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gomes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zakrzewski looking to finish Gomes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomes!

Gomes is rocked!
Zakrzewski raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Gomes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Zakrzewski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gomes seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski controlling his opponent.
Gomes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gomes is working to get back to half guard.
Gomes is just holding on here. Zakrzewski manages to take his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Zakrzewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Gomes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomes.
Zakrzewski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomes to score with a decent uppercut.
Zakrzewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomes digs a good body shot into Zakrzewski's ribs.
Zakrzewski keeps the fight on the outside.
Zakrzewski feints the counter takedown.
Gomes throws a shot to the body.
Gomes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zakrzewski's head backwards.
Gomes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Gomes.
Zakrzewski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zakrzewski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zakrzewski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomes tries to clinch but Zakrzewski is having none of it.
Gomes scores with a jab.
Gomes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zakrzewski under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gomes finds it's way through Zakrzewski's defenses.
Zakrzewski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zakrzewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zakrzewski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomes!
Zakrzewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Gomes - just one landing.
Gomes lands a lovely overhand right.
Zakrzewski keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Gomes does it's job there.
Zakrzewski walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes scores with a jab to the head.
Zakrzewski shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomes sprawls well. He's pushed Zakrzewski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Gomes.
Gomes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zakrzewski keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Gomes coming out on top.
Krzysztof Zakrzewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zakrzewski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gomes to score with a decent uppercut.
Gomes with a nice cross.
Gomes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomes duly obliges.
Gomes connects with a body shot that sends Zakrzewski's belly button to the back.
Gomes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zakrzewski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David Gomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Zakrzewski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gomes throws a series of strikes that have Zakrzewski backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes cracks Zakrzewski with an open hand slap.
Gomes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zakrzewski momentarily.
Zakrzewski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomes lands a slapping body shot.

Zakrzewski forces Gomes back against the cage and clinches.
Zakrzewski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gomes smiles and moves away.
Zakrzewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomes works Zakrzewski's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomes.
Zakrzewski walks into a stiff left hand from Gomes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zakrzewski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zakrzewski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gomes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
David Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Zakrzewski.
Jab from Gomes.
Gomes connects with a crisp jab.
Zakrzewski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gomes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomes.
Zakrzewski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
David Gomes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Gomes finds it's target.
Gomes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zakrzewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Gomes!
David Gomes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.