PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Rozmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yukioris Gamboa (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!

Rozmus
vs
Gamboa

170 cm
26
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafal Rozmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yukioris Gamboa!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamboa throws a body punch but Rozmus moves out of range.
Gamboa scores with a nice head shot.
Gamboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rozmus looks to land a body kick but Gamboa moved away.
Gamboa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gamboa misses with an uppercut
and Rozmus counters with a good low kick that Gamboa was not able to check.
Rozmus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rozmus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gamboa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rozmus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rozmus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rozmus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gamboa throws a body punch but Rozmus moves out of range.
Gamboa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gamboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rozmus throws a low kick, looking for Gamboa's leg but Gamboa calmly moves out of range.
Rozmus misses with a hook.
Gamboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gamboa blocks the low kick.
Rozmus misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rozmus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rozmus takes one to the chin there.
Gamboa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Rozmus misses.
Rozmus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rozmus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gamboa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gamboa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gamboa lands a nice shot to the body.
Gamboa lands with a nice body punch.
Rozmus misses with a wild body shot.
Rozmus thumps Gamboa with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Gamboa does no damage.
Gamboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yukioris Gamboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Gamboa misses.
Nice defenses there by Rozmus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rozmus throws the kick towards the body but Gamboa avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gamboa misses the target.
Rozmus throws a head kick that misses.
Gamboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gamboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rozmus wants to slow Gamboa down by chopping away at his legs.
Gamboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rozmus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gamboa scores with a decent looking hook.
Rozmus throws a sloppy head kick and Gamboa moves out of range easily.
Rozmus throws the left hand but Gamboa avoids the punch easily.
Rozmus throws a hook but Gamboa blocks it.
Rozmus cracks the inside of Gamboa's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozmus tried to score with a low kick but Gamboa checks it.
Rozmus keeps Gamboa at a distance using the push kick.
Rozmus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gamboa is out of range and Rozmus settles back down.
Rozmus connects with an inside leg kick.
Gamboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gamboa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rozmus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rozmus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rozmus scores with a nice body kick.
Gamboa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gamboa throws a looping overhand right but Rozmus ducks down to avoid it.
Gamboa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rozmus to score with a decent uppercut.
Gamboa misses with an uppercut.
Rozmus throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rozmus.
Rozmus throws a front kick that sends Gamboa stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rozmus swings for the body but Gamboa moves out of range.
Gamboa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rozmus throws a push kick but Gamboa slaps the foot to one side.
Gamboa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rozmus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rozmus defending well as Gamboa loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rozmus.
Gamboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rozmus.
Rozmus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rozmus cracks the inside of Gamboa's front leg.
The crowd cheers as Gamboa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rozmus doesn't seem phased though.
Gamboa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rozmus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gamboa misses with a right hand
and Rozmus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rozmus misses with a body shot.
Rozmus just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Rozmus dominated that 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.

Rozmus scores with a shot to the body.
Rozmus lands with a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Gamboa.
Gamboa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gamboa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rozmus.
Gamboa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rozmus.
Gamboa throws a series of punches but Rozmus avoids them all with ease.
Rozmus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rozmus swings for the body but Gamboa moves out of range.
Gamboa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gamboa moves forwards but Rozmus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gamboa misses with a few strikes there.
Gamboa looks to throw the jab but Rozmus is out of range.
Gamboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rafal Rozmus is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rozmus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gamboa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gamboa is breathing heavily.
Gamboa lands with a straight right. Rozmus didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozmus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rozmus connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rozmus. That's going to slow Gamboa down.
Rozmus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gamboa. That did some damage!
Rozmus throws a body kick that misses.
Rozmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gamboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yukioris Gamboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gamboa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rozmus.
Gamboa misses the jab.
Gamboa looks to land a left hand but Rozmus moved out of range nicely.
Gamboa throws a series of punches but Rozmus avoids them all with ease.
Rozmus thuds his shin into the meat of Gamboa's side.
Gamboa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rozmus thows a body kick. Gamboa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gamboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rozmus counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozmus throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Rozmus as he connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rozmus.
Rozmus throws a leg kick which misses Gamboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Gamboa tries to avoid it.
Gamboa connects with a single shot there.
Gamboa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rozmus is looking to slow Gamboa down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rozmus, right into the meat.
Rozmus looks to land a combination but Gamboa avoids it well.
Rozmus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gamboa.
Gamboa slips a straight right by Rozmus.
Rozmus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gamboa's calf.
Gamboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rozmus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Rozmus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozmus throws a sloppy head kick and Gamboa moves out of range easily.
Rozmus cracks the inside of Gamboa's front leg.
Gamboa throws a big shot that misses.
Rozmus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rozmus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gamboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rozmus.
Gamboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rozmus. Rozmus obviously looking to wear him down.
Gamboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rozmus.
Gamboa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rozmus throws out the jab.
Gamboa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rozmus clobbers Gamboa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rozmus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gamboa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gamboa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozmus feints and then cracks Gamboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gamboa down.
Rozmus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rozmus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rozmus tries a head kick but it misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gamboa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rozmus has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab from Rozmus.
Rozmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Gamboa is just out of range.
Rozmus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rozmus.
Rozmus throws a body kick that misses.
Gamboa defending well as Rozmus loads up on a big left hand.
Gamboa misses with a hook to the body
and Rozmus counters with a big head kick but Gamboa shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gamboa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rozmus scores with a push kick.
Gamboa drops his hands momentarily and Rozmus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafal Rozmus dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rozmus cracks the inside of Gamboa's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Rozmus misses the target.
Gamboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gamboa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rozmus.
Rozmus misses with a hook.
Rozmus slips a jab and a cross from Gamboa.
Gamboa slips a straight right by Rozmus.
Gamboa misses the jab.
Rozmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rozmus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gamboa. That did some damage!
Rozmus misses with a low kick.
Gamboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gamboa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rozmus.
Gamboa scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozmus digs a good hook to Gamboa's body.
Rozmus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gamboa moves away.
Rozmus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gamboa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gamboa scores with a shot to the body.
Rozmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gamboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Rozmus.
Rozmus throws a shot from downtown. Gamboa moves away and avoids it.
Gamboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gamboa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rozmus.
Rozmus lands a slapping body shot.
Gamboa misses with a wild body shot.
Rozmus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gamboa's head backwards.
Rozmus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gamboa to score with a decent uppercut.
Gamboa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rozmus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa connects with a looping right hand.
Gamboa slips under a jab.
Rozmus slips under a jab from Gamboa.
Gamboa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gamboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rozmus.
Rozmus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gamboa is out of range.
Rozmus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gamboa's calf.
Rozmus avoids the body shot from Gamboa.
Gamboa swings widly with a right hand
and Rozmus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rozmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rozmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gamboa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rozmus.
Gamboa misses the body punch
and Rozmus counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gamboa was well out of range. Poor timing from Rozmus.
Gamboa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rozmus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gamboa. That did some damage!
Rozmus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rozmus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gamboa can do to turn this around?
Gamboa misses with a hook
and Rozmus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rozmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rozmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Gamboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gamboa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamboa staying out of range there.
Gamboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rozmus. Rozmus obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Gamboa.
Rozmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gamboa manages to avoid it.
Yukioris Gamboa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozmus with a hook.
A head kick misses from Rozmus.
Rozmus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gamboa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rozmus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gamboa misses with a body shot.
Rozmus moves out of range as Gamboa strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Rozmus.
Rozmus misses with a looping left.
Gamboa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rozmus. That one must have hurt.
Some wild striking there from Gamboa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rozmus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gamboa's sensitive parts.
Rozmus scores with a head kick.
Gamboa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rozmus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Rozmus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rozmus 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Rozmus!