PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Subject Fourteen (ranked 5356 p4p, 2934 weight class) and Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 0 p4p, 168 weight class). Fourteen comes to the cage accompanied by Nicky Jam & Post Malone Sunflower. Kazimierz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fourteen
vs
Kazimierz

173 cm
20
136
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
30
140
15 - 22 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Subject Fourteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazimierz dives in for a single leg takedown but Fourteen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aleksander Kazimierz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown but Fourteen shows good takedown defense.
Fourteen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Kazimierz drives through with a takedown into Fourteen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kazimierz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fourteen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kazimierz landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kazimierz's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kazimierz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kazimierz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fourteen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kazimierz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kazimierz controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazimierz cracks Fourteen with a solid left hand.
Fourteen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kazimierz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kazimierz is looking to work some ground and pound but Fourteen has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fourteen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazimierz.
Fourteen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fourteen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kazimierz controls the pace.
Fourteen controls Kazimierz momentarily but Kazimierz frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Kazimierz scores with a takedown into Fourteen's guard.
Kazimierz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz chips away with some ground and pound.
Kazimierz with a nice head shot there.
Kazimierz preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kazimierz stays in close to Fourteen's body and controls the position.
Kazimierz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kazimierz postures up and lands a big shot to Fourteen's brow.
Fourteen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kazimierz on the ground.
Kazimierz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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.
It looks like Kazimierz might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fourteen can't keep his opponent in guard - Kazimierz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Kazimierz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Kazimierz 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.

Kazimierz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fourteen is looking for a sweep. Kazimierz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazimierz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Kazimierz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fourteen defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fourteen tries to roll over but Kazimierz keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz is taking a breather. Fourteen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kazimierz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kazimierz lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kazimierz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kazimierz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Kazimierz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fourteen defends it well.
Fourteen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kazimierz.
Fourteen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kazimierz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz controlling the pace.

Kazimierz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fourteen defends it well.
Fourteen wants to improve his position but Kazimierz is controlling well.

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.
Fourteen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kazimierz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Fourteen is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazimierz.
Kazimierz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fourteen tries to get to full guard but Kazimierz has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Kazimierz 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. This is the final round!

Fourteen gets a takedown into half guard.
Kazimierz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kazimierz gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fourteen trying to control but Kazimierz is working from the bottom.
Kazimierz seems keen to control Fourteen's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Kazimierz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fourteen defends it easily.
Kazimierz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Kazimierz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kazimierz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz wants to sweep but no luck.
Kazimierz keeps trying to improve his position.
Kazimierz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Fourteen wants to stand but Kazimierz is controlling the position.
Kazimierz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kazimierz controls the position.
Subject Fourteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fourteen is looking to regain half guard here but Kazimierz keeps moving and retains side control.

Kazimierz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Fourteen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kazimierz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Fourteen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kazimierz lets go of the hold and Fourteen can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aleksander Kazimierz!
Aleksander Kazimierz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.