PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Patrick (ranked 25059 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Gomedov (ranked 8865 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Patrick
vs
Gomedov

175 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitri Gomedov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patrick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomedov or not.
Gomedov missing with knees to the body.
Gomedov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the cage.
Patrick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Patrick stalling the fight.
Patrick seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Patrick keeps control of Gomedov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patrick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Patrick ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Patrick no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrick wants to stand but Gomedov is controlling the position.
Gomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Patrick, not yet.
Patrick is trying to keep Gomedov in close.

Patrick uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gomedov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomedov has managed to clinch.

Gomedov successfully pulls guard.
Gomedov trying to strike off his back.
Gomedov looks winded!
Patrick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Patrick stands up and waves to Gomedov to follow him.
Gomedov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patrick.
Gomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patrick looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Patrick has Gomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Patrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Patrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Patrick pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patrick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gomedov uses from the top position.
Gomedov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Patrick really is a fat lump.
Patrick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrick passes Gomedov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Patrick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Patrick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gomedov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Patrick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Patrick stops Gomedov from getting back to his feet.
Patrick is controlling the pace.
Gomedov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomedov tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Patrick manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Patrick 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.

Gomedov closes the distance and clinches.

Gomedov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gomedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patrick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gomedov wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.

Gomedov has picked Patrick up - he's going for a ride! Gomedov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've been informed that Gomedov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Patrick trying to control but Gomedov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Patrick pushes Gomedov off and gets back to his feet.
Patrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomedov.
As Gomedov looks to move away, Patrick throws a big counter combo but Gomedov just gets out of the way.
Gomedov is breathing heavily.
Patrick goes for a double leg but Gomedov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gomedov continues to drive forward.
Gomedov wants to counter the offense by Patrick and move into the clinch position.

Gomedov rushes Patrick and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Patrick leaning against his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Gomedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomedov connects with a high kick.

Gomedov clinches up against the cage.
The referee calls for Patrick to work.

Patrick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Patrick dives in and scores a takedown into Gomedov's guard.
Gomedov is looking to stand back up but Patrick counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gomedov.

Patrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomedov is trying to control but Patrick passes into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Gomedov tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Eric Patrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomedov is looking to improve his position but Patrick isn't that keen on the idea.
Patrick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Patrick is working for a guillotine from mount but Gomedov frees his head quite easily.
Patrick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eric Patrick will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Patrick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomedov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gomedov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Patrick pushes Gomedov off and gets back to his feet.

Gomedov closes the distance and clinches.

Patrick jumps into guard, dragging Gomedov to the mat.
Gomedov throwing strikes from guard but Patrick blocks nicely.
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Gomedov from controlling successfully.
Gomedov stops Patrick from standing up.

Patrick pushes Gomedov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gomedov has Patrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomedov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomedov stops a takedown attempt from Patrick.
Good body shot from Patrick.

Patrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomedov's waist but Gomedov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patrick off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Patrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Patrick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gomedov wants to get back to his feet but Patrick passes into half guard.

Gomedov is looking to get back to full guard here but Patrick has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gomedov is trying to buck Patrick off.
Patrick slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomedov is trying to get back to his feet.
Gomedov seems a little lost for a moment, as Patrick dominates the positioning.
Gomedov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick controlling from side mount.
Gomedov is trying to buck Patrick off.
Patrick controlling from side mount.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Patrick shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomedov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Gomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Patrick is stalling here.
Patrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomedov can do to turn this around?

Patrick manages to pull guard.

Patrick wriggles free and stands up.
Eric Patrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Patrick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Patrick is figuring out what he wants to do next.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Patrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patrick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Patrick!