PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Gamaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Drummond
vs
Gamaz

173 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

179 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Drummond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Gamaz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Drummond off the cage and back into rage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drummond.
Gamaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Drummond should have avoided that one.
Drummond scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Gamaz does no damage.
Drummond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gamaz.
Gamaz misses with a leg kick
and Drummond counters with a nice leg kick.
Drummond blocks a jab.
Gamaz scores with a one two! Drummond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gamaz throws a leg kick
and Drummond counters with a thumping low kick.
Gamaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from Gamaz. Those never looked like landing.
Drummond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gamaz circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drummond.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamaz misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Gamaz misses
and Drummond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gamaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drummond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gamaz looks gassed!
Gamaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drummond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gamaz blocks a head kick by Drummond.
Drummond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivan Gamaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drummond lands with a good body shot.
Gamaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond throws a combination. Gamaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Ivan Gamaz has been cut.
Drummond throws a head kick that half lands.
Gamaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drummond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gamaz's knee momentarily.
Drummond keeps Gamaz at a distance using the push kick.
Drummond explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gamaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drummond manages to avoid it.
Gamaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drummond.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drummond.
Drummond connects with the punch.
Drummond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drummond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gamaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drummond counters with an inside leg kick.
Drummond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gamaz.
Gamaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drummond is looking to slow Gamaz down with leg kicks.
Drummond clobbers Gamaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gamaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gamaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drummond.
Drummond connects with a solid leg kick.
Gamaz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drummond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gamaz. That did some damage!
Drummond lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Drummond misses.
Gamaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gamaz misses the body punch
and Drummond counters with a nice leg kick.
Drummond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gamaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drummond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Drummond.
Drummond keeps Gamaz at a distance using the push kick.
Drummond throws a right hand that Gamaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Gamaz also avoids with ease.
Gamaz scores with a jab. Drummond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drummond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gamaz moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drummond counters with a nice body shot.
Gamaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Gamaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drummond counters with an inside leg kick.
Drummond needs to keep his hands up - Gamaz had a free shot at his head there.
Gamaz misses with a leg kick
and Drummond counters with a low kick, right behind Gamaz 's knee.
Gamaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gamaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gamaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drummond lands with a cross.
Gamaz misses with a leg kick
and Drummond counters with a big head kick but Gamaz shrugs it off.
Gamaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Gamaz is predictable there
and Drummond counters with a head kick.
Gamaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drummond drops his hands momentarily and Gamaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gamaz throws a right and a left that Drummond avoids nicely.
Gamaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gamaz connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drummond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gamaz.
A punch combination from Drummond misses.
A lazy left from Gamaz finds it's target.
Drummond throws a low kick but Gamaz avoids it.
Gamaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drummond counters with a low kick, right behind Gamaz 's knee.
Gamaz lands a nice shot that snaps Drummond's head back.
Gamaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Drummond should have avoided that one.
Gamaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gamaz lands a slapping body shot.
Gamaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gamaz throws a solid leg kick but Drummond takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gamaz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gamaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drummond is out of range.
Gamaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drummond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drummond bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Drummond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Gamaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gamaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drummond manages to avoid it.
Drummond moves out of range of the body kick.
Gamaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drummond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gamaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arnold Drummond is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Gamaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gamaz misses with a few strikes there.
Gamaz misses with a double jab
and Drummond counters with a good low kick that Gamaz was not able to check.
That kick from Drummond tenderised Gamaz's leg. Gamaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drummond scores with the left hand. Gamaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Gamaz throws a hook but Drummond blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drummond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond fails to land with a series of punches.
Drummond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gamaz lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gamaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gamaz swings for the body but Drummond moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamaz throws a lazy body kick
and Drummond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gamaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drummond misses with a few strikes there.
Gamaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drummond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gamaz misses with a looping left.
Gamaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gamaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Drummond lands but Gamaz takes it in his stride.
Gamaz misses with a double jab.
Gamaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drummond counters with a nice leg kick.
Drummond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gamaz with a hook.
Gamaz with a hook.
Gamaz misses with a low kick.
Gamaz misses with a wild combination.
Gamaz throws a body punch but Drummond moves out of range.

That's two 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.
Gamaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Drummond is just out of range.
Gamaz slips a jab and a cross from Drummond.
Gamaz misses with a few strikes there.
Gamaz misses the shot to the body.
Gamaz scores with a shot to the body.
Gamaz dips to his left and cracks Drummond with an uppercut!
Gamaz thows a leg kick but Drummond checks it
and Drummond counters with a head kick.
Gamaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drummond counters with a good low kick that Gamaz was not able to check.
Gamaz misses with a low kick.
Gamaz wants to slow Drummond down by chopping away at his legs.
Gamaz with a nice cross.
Gamaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gamaz stalks Drummond and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drummond's face. Drummond staggers backwards, shaken.
Drummond avoids a kick to the body.
Gamaz scores with a one two! Drummond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gamaz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamaz avoids the body shot from Drummond.
Gamaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gamaz misses with a combination
letting Drummond counter with a right hand.
Drummond with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drummond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnold Drummond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gamaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drummond counters with a leg kick.
Gamaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Drummond lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gamaz takes a step back to recover.
Gamaz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drummond.
Drummond throws a leg kick that misses.
Gamaz catches Drummond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drummond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gamaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Drummond.
A low kick from Gamaz misses
and Drummond counters with a good low kick that Gamaz was not able to check.
Gamaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drummond counters with a good, hard body kick but Gamaz shrugs it off.
Gamaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drummond counters with a body kick that stops Gamaz in his tracks momentarily.
Drummond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gamaz moves away.
Gamaz looks to land a combination. Drummond sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drummond clobbers Gamaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gamaz misses with a leg kick
and Drummond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gamaz misses with a leg kick.
Gamaz looks to land a combination but Drummond avoids it well.
Gamaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drummond counters with a good low kick that Gamaz was not able to check.
Gamaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drummond. That one must have hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gamaz throws a lazy body kick
and Drummond counters with an outside leg kick.
Gamaz avoids the head kick by Drummond.
Drummond thumps Gamaz with a low kick.
Drummond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gamaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Drummond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Gamaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from Drummond misses.
Gamaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gamaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drummond circles away quickly and effectively.
Gamaz looks to land a combination but Drummond avoids it well.
Gamaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gamaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gamaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drummond.
Jab, jab by Drummond - just one landing.
Gamaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gamaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drummond counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drummond scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drummond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gamaz can do to turn this around?
Drummond scores with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drummond.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gamaz blocks a head kick by Drummond.
Gamaz misses with a body shot
and Drummond counters with a low kick, right behind Gamaz 's knee.
Gamaz tries to bum rush Drummond with a series of wild strikes but Drummond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drummond lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamaz swinging wildly here.
Gamaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drummond connects with a solid leg kick.
Gamaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drummond counters with a left to the body.
Gamaz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drummond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gamaz takes one on the button.
Drummond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gamaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drummond counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gamaz lands a nice shot that snaps Drummond's head back.
Gamaz throws a push kick but Drummond slaps the foot to one side.
Gamaz misses with a combination
and Drummond counters with a solid body kick.
Gamaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drummond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gamaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gamaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drummond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Drummond throws a head kick but Gamaz moves out of range.
Gamaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gamaz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gamaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drummond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gamaz is able to avoid easily.
Gamaz digs a good body shot into Drummond's ribs.
Drummond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drummond, right into the meat.
Gamaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drummond has time to react.
Gamaz tried to score with a low kick but Drummond checks it.
A big left from Gamaz misses.
Gamaz throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gamaz motions for Drummond to come forward. Gamaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gamaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Gamaz lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gamaz misses.
Drummond throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gamaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drummond connects with an inside leg kick.
Gamaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Gamaz there.
Drummond lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gamaz takes a step back to recover.
Gamaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gamaz walks into a jab.
Drummond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gamaz. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gamaz throws a body punch but Drummond moves out of range.
Gamaz avoids the head kick by Drummond.
Gamaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drummond slips a jab and a cross from Gamaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gamaz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drummond counters with a leg kick.
Gamaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drummond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gamaz's hands.
Gamaz throws a combination that misses
and Drummond counters with a big head kick but Gamaz shrugs it off.
Gamaz misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gamaz. Drummond does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Drummond misses.
Drummond is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gamaz is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Gamaz is predictable there
and Drummond counters with a thumping low kick.
Gamaz throws a leg kick
and Drummond counters with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gamaz.
Gamaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ivan Gamaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gamaz lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Drummond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drummond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Drummond!