PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudziadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yanker Funker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pudziadowski
vs
Funker

205 cm
23
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
260 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yanker Funker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Pudziadowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Funker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pudziadowski is looking to advance position but Funker won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudziadowski is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Funker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Funker working for a triangle but Pudziadowski defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski is stalling in the full guard.
Pudziadowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pudziadowski postures up and lands a big shot to Funker's brow.
Pudziadowski with a nice head shot there.
Funker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pudziadowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Funker wants to stand but Pudziadowski is controlling the position.
Funker being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funker keeping moving, preventing Pudziadowski from controlling successfully.
Pudziadowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudziadowski wants to control from the top but Funker keeps moving.
Funker has momentary wrist control but Pudziadowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Pudziadowski preventing the sweep.
Pudziadowski slips nicely into half guard.
Pudziadowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski slips a nice elbow through Funker's hands, connecting with Funker's forehead.
Pudziadowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Funker is looking to get back to full guard here but Pudziadowski has managed to pass to side control instead.

Pudziadowski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Funker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pudziadowski with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Yanker Funker has been cut.
Pudziadowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pudziadowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Pudziadowski dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funker taking shots to the head.
Pudziadowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pudziadowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Funker taking shots to the head.
Pudziadowski controlling from mount.
Pudziadowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Funker is squirming around, avoiding Pudziadowski's attempts to control the action.
Funker is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funker throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Pudziadowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yanker Funker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pudziadowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Funker throws a strike from the bottom but Pudziadowski passes into side control!
Pudziadowski working the ground and pound from side control.
Pudziadowski working the body and head with strikes.

Pudziadowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Funker tries to improve position but can't.

Pudziadowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pudziadowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Funker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pudziadowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski is chipping away with strikes.

Pudziadowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Funker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Funker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pudziadowski trying to hold on to Funker's head to control him but Funker postures up.
Pudziadowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pudziadowski controlling the position well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Funker is keen to just control but Pudziadowski is a slippery customer.
Pudziadowski tries to get to full guard but Funker has control of the leg.
Pudziadowski holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funker is stalling here. Pudziadowski is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Funker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pudziadowski has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pudziadowski working the ground and pound from side control.
Pudziadowski working away.
Funker trying his best to control but Pudziadowski has mounted him.
Pudziadowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pudziadowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Funker's face.
Funker tries to hold on but Pudziadowski postures up.
Pudziadowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Mariusz Pudziadowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funker is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Funker?
Pudziadowski tries to control but Funker wriggling away.
Funker taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudziadowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Funker wants to control but Pudziadowski is having none of it.
Pudziadowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funker can do to turn this around?
Pudziadowski prevents Funker from getting the reversal.
Pudziadowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Funker is trying desperately to improve position.
Pudziadowski is landing with some decent strikes but Funker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Pudziadowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yanker Funker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pudziadowski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Funker!
Funker tries to reverse the position but Pudziadowski maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Pudziadowski.
Funker working to try and regain half guard.
Pudziadowski lands a nice shot to the head.
Pudziadowski landing shots from mount.
Pudziadowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Funker looks a forlorn figure.
Pudziadowski is landing with some decent strikes but Funker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Funker is rocked!
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!
Pudziadowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pudziadowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Funker's face.
Funker is still in real trouble! Can Pudziadowski finish him?
Funker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pudziadowski controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski is landing with some decent strikes but Funker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pudziadowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Funker seems to have recovered his senses.
Pudziadowski trying to control but Funker is having none of it.
Pudziadowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pudziadowski.
Funker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pudziadowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Pudziadowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Funker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Funker regains half guard.
Funker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pudziadowski looking to finish Funker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Funker!
Pudziadowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Funker is in a horrible position here. Pudziadowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mariusz Pudziadowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Funker is rocked!
Pudziadowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pudziadowski prevents Funker from getting the reversal.
Pudziadowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanker Funker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudziadowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pudziadowski 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 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Pudziadowski!