PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 691 p4p, 601 weight class) and Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa (ranked 101 p4p, 90 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bautista
vs
Czarny Z Garbowa

190 cm
34
209
23 - 16 - 0

190 cm
32
200
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Fast

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czarny Z Garbowa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Czarny Z Garbowa swings widly with a right hand
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown but Bautista shows good takedown defense.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a double leg but Bautista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Czarny Z Garbowa.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drax Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa tests Bautista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bautista as he avoids it easily.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
Czarny Z Garbowa fails with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bautista as he avoids it easily.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bautista at a distance.
Bautista moves out of range of the strikes.
Czarny Z Garbowa swings widly with a right hand
and Bautista counters with a nice body kick.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautista finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
Czarny Z Garbowa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bautista tries to avoid it but Czarny Z Garbowa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bautista to the ground. Bautista escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Czarny Z Garbowa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bautista is fending him off so far but Czarny Z Garbowa persists. Nope, Bautista circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries for a takedown but Bautista circles away easily
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bautista sprawls well. Bautista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Czarny Z Garbowa gets slowly back to his feet.
Czarny Z Garbowa dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Czarny Z Garbowa's head and hops out.
It looked like Bautista was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Czarny Z Garbowa.
Czarny Z Garbowa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bautista rather than just go for the knockout.
Czarny Z Garbowa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Bautista misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Czarny Z Garbowa connects with a nice looking jab.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Czarny Z Garbowa fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Bautista tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bautista on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bautista displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Czarny Z Garbowa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Drax Bautista dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bautista finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A lazy left from Czarny Z Garbowa finds it's target.
Drax Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
Bautista blocks a jab.
Czarny Z Garbowa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in looking for a takedown. Bautista tries to sprawl out of it but Czarny Z Garbowa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bautista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It appears Bautista was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Czarny Z Garbowa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Czarny Z Garbowa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bautista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Bautista counters with a quick kick to the body but Czarny Z Garbowa blocks it.
Drax Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa.
Czarny Z Garbowa has a takedown stuffed.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Czarny Z Garbowa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautista counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Czarny Z Garbowa lands with a hook. Bautista tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Czarny Z Garbowa has his takedown stuffed
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Czarny Z Garbowa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Czarny Z Garbowa.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
Czarny Z Garbowa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Bautista swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Bautista. No joy for Czarny Z Garbowa on that attempt.
Bautista stuffs the takedown attempt from Czarny Z Garbowa. Czarny Z Garbowa gets slowly back to his feet.
Bautista throwing a counter right hand but Czarny Z Garbowa manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.

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.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It looked like Bautista wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Czarny Z Garbowa lands with an overhand left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a sloppy body shot
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Drax Bautista dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Czarny Z Garbowa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bautista looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Czarny Z Garbowa swings widly with a right hand
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a right and a left that Bautista avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bautista on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Czarny Z Garbowa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bautista's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czarny Z Garbowa misses with a hook
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Czarny Z Garbowa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bautista makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa fails with a takedown attempt.
Bautista throwing a counter right hand but Czarny Z Garbowa manages to avoid it.
Czarny Z Garbowa misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bautista to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Czarny Z Garbowa can do to turn this around?
Czarny Z Garbowa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Czarny Z Garbowa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bautista has got the better of the exchanges.
Czarny Z Garbowa throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots for a double leg takedown but Bautista sprawls well. He's pushed Czarny Z Garbowa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It appears Bautista was looking to counter with a kick there.
Drax Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bautista pinned against the cage. Bautista gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Czarny Z Garbowa fails with the takedown
and Bautista counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots in but no luck this time.
And Bautista counters with a quick kick to the body but Czarny Z Garbowa blocks it.
Czarny Z Garbowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Czarny Z Garbowa misses.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Czarny Z Garbowa tries for a takedown but Bautista circles away easily
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Czarny Z Garbowa shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czarny Z Garbowa just misses with a punch to the body.
Czarny Z Garbowa misses the body punch
and Bautista counters with a good, hard body kick but Czarny Z Garbowa shrugs it off.
Czarny Z Garbowa lands a head shot.
Czarny Z Garbowa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Czarny Z Garbowa misses with a left hand
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Zawisza Czarny Z Garbowa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Czarny Z Garbowa misses with a double jab.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drax Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bautista 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drax Bautista!
After the fight, Drax Bautista was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.