PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 564 p4p, 647 weight class) and Darius Ghetea (ranked 72 p4p, 87 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chomofsky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mastodon - Sleeping Giant. This should be fireworks!

Chomofsky
vs
Ghetea

178 cm
23
180
10 - 4 - 0

181 cm
21
175
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Shadow Realm Apparel

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Ghetea!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghetea doesn't manage to clinch there - Chomofsky circles away.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ghetea clinches up against the cage.
Chomofsky pushes Ghetea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghetea tries to work over Chomofsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Ghetea breaks the clinch.
Chomofsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chomofsky throws out a loose jab but Ghetea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chomofsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gheteas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Chomofsky feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chomofsky wants to control from the top but Ghetea keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky is looking to advance position but Ghetea has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Chomofsky is desperately trying to improve his position but Ghetea has a good base and remains in mount.
Ghetea looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chomofsky wants to control but Ghetea is having none of it.
Ghetea controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky is looking to get to half guard.
Ghetea controlling the pace for now.
Chomofsky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea wants to control the pace but Chomofsky is squirming around nicely.
Chomofsky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ghetea avoids the attempt from Chomofsky to control.
Chomofsky is looking to get to half guard.
Ghetea controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ghetea wants to control but instead Chomofsky manages to regain half guard.
Ghetea controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chomofsky tries to get to full guard but Ghetea has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Darius Ghetea will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chomofsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ghetea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chomofsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chomofsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghetea.
Ghetea looks to score with a jab to the body but Chomofsky is just out of range.
Ghetea tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Chomofsky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chomofsky is pushing down on Ghetea's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ghetea is fighting to maintain full guard but Chomofsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ghetea is in trouble now - Chomofsky has advanced to mount!
Ghetea regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Chomofsky is looking for submissions but instead, Ghetea has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghetea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghetea pulls Chomofsky in close to prevent any damage.
Chomofsky looking to sit in guard and control but Ghetea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ghetea content to stall in guard here.

Chomofsky is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Chomofsky looking for subs off his back but Ghetea has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chomofsky is looking to control Ghetea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chomofsky avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghetea content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Chomofsky looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chomofsky is looking for a sweep. Ghetea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Ghetea seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chomofsky works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chomofsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ghetea manages to get himself to full guard.

Chomofsky wants to control from the top but Ghetea keeps moving.
Chomofsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ghetea is pulling down on Chomofsky's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Linkavitch Chomofsky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

Ghetea is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ghetea rushes Chomofsky and presses him up against the cage.
Chomofsky blocks an uppercut.
Chomofsky fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chomofsky fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chomofsky is trying to pull guard but Ghetea has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Linkavitch Chomofsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chomofsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghetea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghetea misses with some punches.
Ghetea keeps control of Chomofsky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ghetea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chomofsky backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ghetea.
Ghetea is leaning against Chomofsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghetea has a couple of punches blocked by Chomofsky.
Ghetea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ghetea lands a shot to the body.
Chomofsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ghetea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ghetea misses with a punch on the inside.

Chomofsky has hold of one of Ghetea's legs. Ghetea is fighting the takedown attempt but Chomofsky gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ghetea has control of Chomofsky's left arm, preventing Chomofsky from doing any damage.
Chomofsky throwing strikes from guard but Ghetea blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ghetea is keeping the position for now.
Chomofsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ghetea trying to control the position here.
Chomofsky won't allow Ghetea to sweep him here.
Ghetea has momentary wrist control but Chomofsky slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky won't allow Ghetea to sweep him here.
Ghetea keeping moving, preventing Chomofsky from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chomofsky shoots in for a double leg but Ghetea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Ghetea misses.
Ghetea throws a hook to the side of Chomofsky's head but Chomofsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chomofsky thuds his right hand into Ghetea's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Chomofsky.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chomofsky tries to counter with a takedown but Ghetea is quick to defend against it.
Ghetea throws a hook to the side of Chomofsky's head but Chomofsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chomofsky takes a swing at Ghetea's ribcage but misses.
Ghetea tries to close the distance and clinch but Chomofsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chomofsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghetea.
Ghetea misses with a left hand
and Chomofsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky scores with a nice right hand.
Darius Ghetea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghetea darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ghetea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chomofsky manages to avoid it.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghetea is looking to clinch.
Chomofsky shoots in for a takedown but Ghetea shows good takedown defense.
Ghetea tries to counter with a clinch but Chomofsky shakes him off and moves away.
Chomofsky throws a shot from downtown. Ghetea moves away and avoids it.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghetea throws a good cross that connects.
Ghetea tries to close the distance and clinch but Chomofsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghetea tries to clinch but Chomofsky is having none of it.
Ghetea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chomofsky at a distance.
Chomofsky takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Ghetea comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ghetea 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Ghetea!
Darius Ghetea thanked the fans post fight for their support.