PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Audrius Polinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mrs ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ko has chosen get back as his entrance music. Audrius Polinski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Polinski
vs
ko

205 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Audrius Polinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mrs ko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by ko or perhaps it was just good defense by Polinski which made him look bad.
ko swats away the attempt to clinch by Polinski.
ko shoots for a takedown but Polinski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like mrs ko has been cut.
ko shoots for a double leg takedown but Polinski sprawls well. He's pushed ko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Audrius Polinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mrs ko.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but ko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polinski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
ko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Polinski.
Polinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Polinski wants to clinch.
Polinski is looking to clinch but ko is avoiding it.
Polinski tries to clinch but ko moves out of range.
Audrius Polinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ko dodges the punch combination from Polinski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinski is looking to clinch but ko is avoiding it.
A bone on bone clash there as ko blocks the leg kick.
Polinski wants to clinch.
Polinski is looking to clinch but ko is avoiding it.
Polinski tries to clinch but ko moves out of range.
Polinski tries to clinch up but ko circles away and keeps his distance.
ko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Polinski defends it nicely.
Polinski doesn't manage to clinch there - ko circles away.

ko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
ko prevents Polinski from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ko controlling the pace.
ko wants to stand but Polinski has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ko wants to pass to mount but Polinski is defending the position.

Polinski kicks off ko and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ko swats away the attempt to clinch by Polinski.
ko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Polinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from ko does no damage.
Polinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
ko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polinski wants to clinch up but ko keeps it at a distance.
Polinski throws a combination that misses

and ko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Polinski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
I looks like ko might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
ko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Audrius Polinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Polinski closes the distance but ko moves to the side

and ko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Polinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ko is controlling him.
ko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Polinski wants to stand and escape but ko is having none of it.
ko tries to free his leg and advance position but Polinski is retaining full guard.
ko stops Polinski from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ko trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Polinski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
ko wants to stand up but Polinski is controlling him.
Polinski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Polinski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ko, up you get!

That's two 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.
Polinski slips a jab and a cross from ko.
ko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Polinski tries to clinch but ko moves away
and ko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
ko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Polinski circles away.
ko is breathing heavily.
Polinski clinches but ko breaks the clinch

and ko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Polinski is trying to stand back up but ko is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Polinski tries to kick ko off but ko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

ko stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Polinski to get to his feet.
Polinski clinches but ko breaks the clinch
and ko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
ko has a takedown stuffed.
Audrius Polinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mrs ko.
Polinski closes the distance but ko moves to the side

and ko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Polinski!
ko tries to control but Polinski wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko looking to control and managing it successfully.
ko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Polinski is looking to escape.
ko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mrs ko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Polinski throws a combination that misses
and ko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Polinski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and ko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polinski clinches but ko breaks the clinch
and ko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
ko shoots in and drives through. Polinski sprawls well.
Polinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polinski closes the distance looking to clinch

and ko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
ko is just content to waste time from the top position. Polinski takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
ko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Polinski wriggles free and stands up.
Audrius Polinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinski closes the distance but ko moves to the side
enabling ko to counter with a crisp jab.
ko closes the distance and clinches up with Polinski, looking for a takedown. ko pushes Polinski against the cage but Polinski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Polinski looks to clinch

and ko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Polinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Polinski pushes ko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Polinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Polinski tries to clinch but ko moves away
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Polinski backing up. Polinski nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.
Audrius Polinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polinski darts in trying to clinch
and ko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polinski looks to clinch

and ko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Polinski's guard.
ko wants to control from the top but Polinski keeps moving.
Polinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst ko is controlling him.
ko sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Polinski kicks ko off and gets to his feet.
Polinski tries to clinch but ko moves away

and ko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Polinski's guard now.
ko trying to control but Polinski is working from the bottom.
Polinski wants to stand and escape but ko is having none of it.
ko wants to control from the top but Polinski keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polinski wants to stand up but ko is controlling him.
ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Polinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ko wants to pass the guard but Polinski is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polinski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
mrs ko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ko 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mrs ko!