PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niuniu Popielaty (ranked 5739 p4p, 5136 weight class) and Gwalchmei Wynne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gwalchmei Wynne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Popielaty
vs
Wynne

192 cm
21
275
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
264
3 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Niuniu Popielaty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gwalchmei Wynne!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popielaty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wynne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popielaty on the side of the head.
Popielaty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popielaty throws a series of punches but Wynne moves out of range.
Wynne misses with a two punch combination.
Popielaty throws a combination that misses
and Wynne counters with a stiff right hand.
Popielaty misses with a shot to the body
and Wynne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popielaty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wynne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Wynne. That snapped Popielaty's head back.
Popielaty lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Popielaty is predictable there
letting Wynne counter with a right hand.
Popielaty with a poor takedown
letting Wynne counter with a right hand.
Wynne throws a hook to the side of Popielaty's head but Popielaty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wynne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popielaty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wynne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popielaty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wynne was well out of range. Poor timing from Popielaty.
Popielaty misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Wynne counters with a beautiful punch that sends Popielaty to the canvas!

Popielaty is rocked!

It looks like Niuniu Popielaty has been cut.
Wynne is looking to stand up but Popielaty won't let him.

Wynne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wynne wants to stand but Popielaty is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Popielaty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wynne is looking to stand up but Popielaty won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wynne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Popielaty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Wynne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wynne wanted to stand there but Popielaty had control of the position.
Popielaty striking off his back but it's not causing Wynne any problems.

Wynne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wynne tries to stand but Popielaty is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popielaty pulls Wynne in close to his closed guard and prevents Wynne from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wynne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Popielaty misses with a double jab
and Popielaty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niuniu Popielaty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popielaty throws a head kick that misses.
Popielaty misses with a body shot
letting Wynne counter with a right hand.
Popielaty throws a right hand that misses
and Wynne counters with a series of strikes. Popielaty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wynne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wynne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Popielaty throws a big shot that misses.
Popielaty jabs Wynne to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popielaty looks to throw the jab but Wynne is out of range.
Popielaty misses with a body punch
and Wynne counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popielaty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wynne manages to avoid it.
Popielaty throws a lazy uppercut
letting Wynne counter with a right hand.
Wynne's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wynne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Popielaty.
Wynne might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A cross from Wynne lands.
Popielaty misses the jab.
Wynne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popielaty.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wynne! But no joy.
Popielaty throws a push kick but Wynne slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Popielaty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wynne was well out of range. Poor timing from Popielaty.
Popielaty looks to land a right hand but Wynne moved out of range.
Wynne takes a swing at Popielaty's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Popielaty - just one landing.
A clash of legs there as Wynne blocks the low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Wynne misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gwalchmei Wynne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niuniu Popielaty's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wynne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Popielaty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Gwalchmei Wynne has been cut.
Popielaty throws a sloppy body shot
letting Wynne counter with a right hand.
Wynne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Popielaty tries to bum rush Wynne with a series of wild strikes but Wynne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Wynne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Popielaty throws a leg kick
and Wynne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popielaty lands with a straight right. Wynne didn't see that one coming.
Popielaty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wynne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Popielaty slips a jab and a cross from Wynne.
Popielaty throws a lazy uppercut
and Popielaty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Popielaty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wynne misses with a straight right.
Wynne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Popielaty misses the body punch
and Wynne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popielaty tries for a takedown but Wynne circles away easily
and Wynne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popielaty. Wynne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wynne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popielaty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wynne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Popielaty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Popielaty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gwalchmei Wynne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popielaty misses with a takedown attempt
and Wynne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niuniu Popielaty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popielaty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Popielaty misses with a right hand
and Wynne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popielaty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wynne throws out the jab.
Wynne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wynne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Wynne.
Popielaty throws a predictable looking body shot

and Wynne counters with a right hand that sends Popielaty tumbling to the canvas! Can Wynne finish him? He dives into Popielaty's guard looking to do just that!
Oh Popielaty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two 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!
Wynne tries to stand but Popielaty is controlling from the bottom.
Wynne is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Popielaty seems to have got his legs back now.
Wynne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Popielaty has his foot on Wynne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wynne works his way back into a safe position though.
Wynne won't allow Popielaty to sweep him here.
Wynne wanted to stand there but Popielaty had control of the position.

Popielaty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wynne is aware though and is defending well.
Wynne is looking to stand up but Popielaty won't let him.

Popielaty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wynne defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wynne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Popielaty is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Popielaty throws an off balance right hand
and Wynne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Popielaty thinking.
Wynne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popielaty throws a body punch but Wynne moves out of range.
Popielaty throws a good cross that connects.
Popielaty throws a right hand that Wynne ducks under and follows up with a left that Wynne also avoids with ease.
Wynne lands with a good body shot.
Popielaty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wynne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wynne loads up on a big right hand but Popielaty slips the punch.
Popielaty is looking to wear down Wynne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popielaty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wynne lands a jab to the nose.
Wynne throws a big shot that misses.
Wynne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Popielaty throws a shot from downtown. Wynne moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wynne fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Popielaty misses
and Wynne counters with a stiff right hand.
Popielaty throws a series of punches but Wynne moves out of range.
Popielaty swinging wildly here.
Wynne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Popielaty misses with a hook to the body
enabling Wynne to counter with a crisp jab.
Wynne missing with a left hand there. Popielaty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Popielaty is predictable there
and Wynne counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gwalchmei Wynne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Popielaty. Wynne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Popielaty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wynne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Popielaty doesn't seem bothered though.
Wynne scores with a hook.
Wynne cracks Popielaty with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Popielaty falls to his knees and Wynne doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gwalchmei Wynne!
During a confident post fight interview, Gwalchmei Wynne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.