PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurek Gazownik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallaby comes into the arena with Europe - The Final Countdown blaring out of the sound system. Gazownik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spoon - Got Nuffin' kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Doug Wallaby is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Wallaby
vs
Gazownik

182 cm
24
142 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

150 cm
23
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jurek Gazownik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallaby throws a right hand that Gazownik ducks under and follows up with a left that Gazownik also avoids with ease.
Wallaby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Gazownik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gazownik should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gazownik trying to control the action but Wallaby is working from the bottom.

Gazownik tries for a kimura but Wallaby is defending well.
Wallaby dodges the ground and pound from Gazownik.
Wallaby prevents Gazownik from improving position.
Gazownik tries to advance to mount but Wallaby instead regains half guard.
Wallaby is in trouble now - Gazownik has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wallaby defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gazownik.
Gazownik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wallaby is looking to escape.
Gazownik looking to finish with strikes here!
You get the feeling that Wallaby really doesn't like being in this position too much.

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.
Gazownik looking to ground and pound but Wallaby is blocking nicely.
Gazownik won't let Wallaby get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gazownik looking to control but Wallaby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wallaby wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gazownik has eaten all the pies!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gazownik looking to secure an arm triangle but Wallaby defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gazownik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Gazownik.
Wallaby's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gazownik trying to control but Wallaby is having none of it.

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.
Wallaby is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wallaby wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wallaby blocking the ground and pound.
Gazownik pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gazownik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallaby avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gazownik.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gazownik thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Wallaby really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wallaby misses with the combination.
Wallaby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gazownik shoots for a takedown but Wallaby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doug Wallaby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gazownik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gazownik trying to control but Wallaby is having none of it.
Wallaby is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gazownik working the ground and pound effectively.
Wallaby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallaby tries to get out of the position.

Gazownik looking for a guillotine from mount but Wallaby is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazownik unloads with some shots from mount but Wallaby bucks and avoids them well.
Wallaby squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gazownik trying to control but Wallaby is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Wallaby's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gazownik thowing shots but they're missing.
Wallaby really wants to buck Gazownik off and get back to his feet.
Wallaby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gazownik on the ground.
Gazownik thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gazownik controlling from mount.
Gazownik punching from mount but Wallaby doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gazownik goes for an armbar but Wallaby turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wallaby.
Gazownik is breathing heavily.
Gazownik has a closed guard, preventing Wallaby from standing up.
Gazownik is trying to control the position but Wallaby postures up.
Gazownik wants to sweep but no luck.

Gazownik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wallaby stopping the sweep attempt from Gazownik.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gazownik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallaby wanted to stand there but Gazownik had control of the position.
Gazownik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallaby is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Wallaby. That snapped Gazownik's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jurek Gazownik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gazownik gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wallaby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Wallaby scores with a four punch combination!

Gazownik closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallaby is trying to stand back up but Gazownik is controlling him
Gazownik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wallaby's head.
Wallaby is looking to escape.
Gazownik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gazownik is pressing down on Wallaby's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wallaby is holding on for now.

Gazownik is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazownik misses with a head shot. Wallaby uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gazownik stops Wallaby from standing up.
Wallaby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gazownik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wallaby avoids it really well and circles away.
Wallaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wallaby stalks Gazownik and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gazownik's face. Gazownik staggers backwards, shaken.
Gazownik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wallaby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Gazownik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wallaby circles away.
Wallaby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gazownik has time to react.
Doug Wallaby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Wallaby there.
Wallaby takes a swing at Gazownik's ribcage but misses.
Wallaby scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gazownik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doug Wallaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurek Gazownik.
Wallaby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wallaby swinging wildly here.
Gazownik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wallaby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wallaby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gazownik.
Doug Wallaby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Gazownik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallaby.
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.
Wallaby misses with a wild combination.
Gazownik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallaby but Wallaby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallaby throws a series of punches but Gazownik moves out of range.
Doug Wallaby is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallaby throws a series of punches but Gazownik moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Wallaby. That snapped Gazownik's head back.
Jurek Gazownik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wallaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Wallaby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gazownik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jurek Gazownik!