PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zawisza Czarny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorbjorn Rekdal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Czarny
vs
Rekdal

188 cm
25
250 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

UCF Clothing

Convicted Trap House
Convicted

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zawisza Czarny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thorbjorn Rekdal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czarny is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rekdal.
Rekdal slips a jab from Czarny.
Rekdal fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Czarny misses.
Rekdal throws a body kick that misses.
Rekdal tests Czarny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Rekdal misses.
Rekdal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rekdal jabs at Czarny's body.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Czarny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rekdal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Czarny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rekdal to score with a decent uppercut.
Rekdal wants to clinch.
Rekdal tries to clinch but Czarny moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rekdal is looking to clinch but Czarny is avoiding it.
A combination from Rekdal does no damage.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Czarny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rekdal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Czarny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rekdal tries to clinch there but Czarny circles away.
Rekdal lands a two punch combo.
Rekdal tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Rekdal.
Czarny throws a jab but it's blocked by Rekdal.
Rekdal looks to land a combination. Czarny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Czarny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rekdal scores with a decent looking hook.
Rekdal lands a glancing blow to the side of Czarny's head.
Czarny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rekdal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Czarny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Czarny checks a leg kick.
Czarny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rekdal tries to clinch there but Czarny circles away.
Czarny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rekdal slips under a jab.
Czarny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rekdal doesn't manage to clinch there - Czarny circles away.
Czarny checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rekdal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Czarny throws a shot from downtown. Rekdal moves away and avoids it.
Rekdal scores with a jab. Czarny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Czarny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch but Czarny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rekdal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Rekdal scores with a four punch combination!
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Czarny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rekdal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rekdal tries to clinch up but Czarny circles away and keeps his distance.
Czarny swats away the attempt to clinch by Rekdal.
Rekdal lands a right hook to the body.
Czarny is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Rekdal.
Rekdal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rekdal scores with a nice strike.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Czarny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rekdal is looking to clinch but Czarny is avoiding it.
Rekdal scores with a one two! Czarny had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Czarny checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rekdal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Czarny. That one must have hurt.
Rekdal wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Czarny avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorbjorn Rekdal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Czarny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Czarny checks a leg kick.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Czarny paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Czarny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rekdal is looking to clinch but Czarny is avoiding it.
Rekdal is looking to clinch.
Rekdal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Czarny swats away the attempt to clinch by Rekdal.
Rekdal tries to clinch there but Czarny circles away.
Rekdal wants to clinch up but Czarny keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Czarny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rekdal tries to clinch but Czarny is having none of it.
Rekdal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal moves in looking to clinch but Czarny pushes him off.
Rekdal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Czarny.
Czarny slips a jab and a cross from Rekdal.
Rekdal misses with a series of wild punches.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch but Czarny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorbjorn Rekdal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rekdal doesn't manage to clinch there - Czarny circles away.
Rekdal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rekdal lands a head shot.
Rekdal is looking to clinch.
Rekdal moves out of range of the strikes.
Czarny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Czarny ducks right into an uppercut from Rekdal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal lands with a right hand.
Rekdal tries to clinch but Czarny moves out of range.
Rekdal moves out of range of the strikes.
Rekdal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rekdal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rekdal lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rekdal tries to clinch but Czarny moves out of range.
Rekdal cracks Czarny with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rekdal scores with a jab. Czarny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rekdal tries to clinch there but Czarny circles away.
Czarny checks a low kick from Rekdal.
Rekdal throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Rekdal misses.
Jab by Rekdal.
Rekdal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Czarny might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal wants to clinch up but Czarny keeps it at a distance.
Czarny looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rekdal's corner calls for a 1-2. Rekdal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rekdal lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rekdal.

Rekdal lands a left and a right that send Czarny crashing to the mat, dazed. Rekdal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Czarny is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekdal tries to clinch up but Czarny circles away and keeps his distance.
Rekdal connects with a good right hand that stumbles Czarny. Czarny circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rekdal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rekdal stuns Czarny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rekdal works Czarny's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rekdal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Rekdal.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Czarny paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal connects with the punch.
Czarny keeps the fight on the outside.
Czarny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Czarny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rekdal moves in looking to clinch but Czarny pushes him off.
Czarny is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rekdal tries to clinch there but Czarny circles away.
Czarny throws an overhand right that lands on Rekdal's shoulder, as Rekdal tries to avoid the shot.
Czarny swats away the attempt to clinch by Rekdal.
Czarny swats away the attempt to clinch by Rekdal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal tries to clinch up.
Rekdal is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorbjorn Rekdal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Czarny misses with a hook.

Rekdal closes the distance and clinches.
Rekdal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rekdal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rekdal is trying to force a seperation but Czarny has the dominant position.
Rekdal lands a body shot.

Rekdal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rekdal tries to clinch up.
Czarny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rekdal ducks under a wild hook from Czarny.
Rekdal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Czarny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Czarny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rekdal fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rekdal moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rekdal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rekdal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rekdal misses with a punch to the body.
Rekdal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rekdal tries to work over Czarny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rekdal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rekdal.
Czarny blocking some punches.
Rekdal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Czarny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Czarny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rekdal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rekdal can't find room to land a body shot as Czarny controls the action.
Rekdal lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rekdal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rekdal can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal digs a right hand underneath Czarny's ribcage. Czarny let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Czarny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rekdal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rekdal jabs Czarny right on the nose. Czarny blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rekdal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rekdal tries to clinch up but Czarny circles away and keeps his distance.
Rekdal tries to clinch there but Czarny circles away.
Czarny walks into a stiff left hand from Rekdal.
Rekdal doesn't manage to clinch there - Czarny circles away.
Rekdal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rekdal connects with a body shot.
Rekdal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Rekdal. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rekdal doesn't manage to clinch there - Czarny circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Rekdal.
Rekdal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Czarny swats away the attempt to clinch by Rekdal.
Thorbjorn Rekdal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Czarny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rekdal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rekdal looks to land a combination. Czarny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rekdal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rekdal tries to clinch there but Czarny circles away.
Rekdal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Czarny paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekdal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rekdal tries to clinch but Czarny moves out of range.
Rekdal scores with a jab to the body.
Rekdal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rekdal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rekdal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rekdal thuds a left hand into Czarny's body.
Czarny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Czarny keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Czarny checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekdal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zawisza Czarny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rekdal scores with a decent looking hook.
Rekdal lands with an uppercut that bounces Czarny off the cage and back into rage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorbjorn Rekdal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rekdal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorbjorn Rekdal!