PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between brian polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Audet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rammstein, fuer frei kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! brian polski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

polski
vs
Audet

189 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, brian polski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Audet!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

polski pushes Audet up against the cage in a clinch.

Audet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
polski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Audet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Audet misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Audet misses.
Audet throws a hook but polski blocks it.
Audet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Audet thows a body shot but no joy.

polski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

polski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Audet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but polski pulls his head out easily.
polski wants to take a breather but Audet is having none of it.

polski is working for a kimura but Audet is defending it quite comfortably.
Audet is pressing down on polski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet working a defensive guard here.
Audet wants to sweep here but polski controlling him for the moment.
Audet keeping full guard, as polski tries to pass.
polski working some strikes from top position.
polski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Audet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
polski 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.

Audet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. polski defends it easily.
polski trying to control but Audet is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

polski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Audet to the mat! Audet manages to get full guard.
polski is pushing down on Audet's leg trying to pass to half guard. Audet is fighting to maintain full guard but polski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Audet really doesn't want to stay on the ground with polski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Audet looking for submissions off his back.
Audet looks gassed!

polski seems to be working for a kimura but Audet defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from polski.
polski trying to control the pace.
Audet gets back to full guard.
polski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Audet looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! polski has picked Audet up and slammed him! Audet can't keep hold of the triangle and polski manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
polski working the body and head with strikes.
polski passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Audet!
polski landing strikes from the mount.
Audet is looking to get to half guard.
polski looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, polski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Audet wants to hold on but polski pushes him away.
Audet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
polski controlling from the full mount.
polski avoids the attempt from Audet to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

polski looking to secure an arm triangle but Audet defends it well.
Audet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Audet has given up his back. Will we see polski going for some submissions?
polski lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Audet manages to reverse the position and now he's in polski's guard. Nice work there by Audet.
Audet wants to control from the top but polski keeps moving.
Audet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. polski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

brian polski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Audet misses.
polski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
polski has a takedown stuffed.
Audet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Audet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows polski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Audet keeping moving, preventing polski from controlling successfully.
polski wants to pass the guard but Audet is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
polski scoring with some ground and pound.
Audet keeping moving, preventing polski from controlling successfully.

Audet looking for a guillotine here but polski defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
polski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Audet wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
polski slips under a jab from Audet.
Audet misses with a few strikes there.
Audet dips to his left and cracks polski with an uppercut!
Audet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but polski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

polski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Audet is letting polski control him for a moment.
polski cracks Audet with a big elbow.
Audet is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
polski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

polski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Audet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Audet struggling a bit here.
polski is chipping away with strikes.
polski wants to control but Audet is keeping him busy.
Audet taking a bit of punishment here - polski scoring with strikes.
Audet tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
polski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Audet tries to lock up and control but polski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Audet is squirming around, avoiding polski's attempts to control the action.
Audet tries to reverse the position but polski maintains control.
polski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Audet is looking to escape.
Audet is in all sorts of trouble here.
polski looking to finish Audet with some ground and pound. This is bad for Audet!

polski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Audet is trying desperately to improve position.
brian polski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

polski wants to finish this one by submission but Audet is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from polski.
Audet is in all sorts of trouble here.
polski landing strikes, looking to finish!
polski with the ground and pound from mount.
polski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Audet tries to hold on but polski postures up.

polski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Audet is surviving well by controlling polski's body position as best he can.
Audet working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

brian polski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

polski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Audet avoids it really well and circles away.
polski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Audet sprawls well. Audet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. polski gets slowly back to his feet.
Audet misses with the combination.
polski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Audet sprawls well. Audet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. polski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for brian polski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Audet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Audet swats away the attempt to clinch by polski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by polski or perhaps it was just good defense by Audet which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Audet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Audet misses with a double jab.
Audet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
polski ducks under a wild hook from Audet.
Audet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from polski.
Audet with a hook.
Audet throws a right and a left that both miss.

Excellent takedown into side control there by polski.
Audet tries to buck polski off but polski is having none of it.
Audet can't do much from the bottom here.
Audet is trying to get back to half guard.
polski is working Audet over with some ground and pound from side control.
Audet wants to control but polski postures up.
polski landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

polski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Audet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Audet stops polski from passing to mount.
Audet can't do much from the bottom here.
Audet tries to buck polski off but polski is having none of it.
polski working the body and head with strikes.

polski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Audet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Audet regains half guard.
Audet is looking to control polski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Audet avoid being mounted?
Audet is trying to get back to full guard.
Mick Audet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
polski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Audet!
Audet really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
polski with shots to the head and body - Audet looks very uncomfortable down there.
polski is landing with some decent strikes but Audet is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
polski wants to control the pace but Audet is squirming around nicely.
polski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Audet is looking to get to half guard.

polski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Audet is surviving well by controlling polski's body position as best he can.
brian polski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet is looking to get to half guard.
Audet is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
polski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Audet hang on?
Audet throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Audet tries to reverse the position but polski maintains control.
polski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
polski works his way to his opponent's back.
polski controlling well, preventing Audet from escaping the position.
polski controls the position.
polski has the hooks in. Audet is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
polski is riding his opponent, not letting Audet buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
brian polski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for polski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... brian polski!