PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Najman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Raymore Ardonia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcin Najman's chin.

Raymore Ardonia
vs
Najman

204 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Najman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Najman gets a clinch.
Najman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Najman jumps into guard, dragging Ardonia to the mat.
Najman is adopting a defensive guard.

Najman pushes Ardonia off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Najman lands a really nice looking cross but Ardonia seems unphased.
A combination from Ardonia does no damage.
A combination from Ardonia does no damage.

Najman pushes Ardonia up against the cage in a clinch.
Najman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ardonia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ardonia is trying to force a seperation but Najman has the dominant position.
Najman tries to pull guard but Ardonia won't allow it.
Ardonia working hard to break the clinch.

Najman breaks the clinch.
Ardonia missing with a left hand there. Najman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Najman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to de liver by Najman. Beautiful body shot.
Ardonia misses with a series of wild punches.
Ardonia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ardonia drops Najman with a nice combination! Ardonia dives into Najman's guard, looking to finish!

Najman is rocked!

It looks like Marcin Najman has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Najman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Najman is still in real trouble! Can Ardonia finish him?
Najman seems to have recovered his senses.
Ardonia tries to stand but Najman is controlling from the bottom.
Najman has his hands on Ardonia's head, controlling the position.
Najman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ardonia's guard.
Najman stops Ardonia from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najman trying to control but Ardonia is working from the bottom.
Najman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Najman 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.
Najman looks gassed!
Ardonia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Najman.
Ardonia wants to stand up but Najman is controlling him.
Najman preventing the sweep.
Najman forces his way into half guard.
Najman trying to control the action but Ardonia is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Najman slips a jab from Ardonia.
Ardonia looks to land a right hand but Najman moved out of range.
A big right from Ardonia misses.
Ardonia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia walks into a stiff left hand from Najman.
Najman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ardonia swivels and escapes.
Najman shoots in but no luck this time.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Najman.
Najman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ardonia.
Ardonia swinging wildly here.

Najman drives through and clinches with Ardonia against the cage.
Najman stalling in the clinch but Ardonia improves position.
Ardonia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ardonia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ardonia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ardonia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Najman stalling in the clinch.
Ardonia working hard to break the clinch.
Najman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ardonia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ardonia working hard to break the clinch.
Ardonia can't break the clinch.

Najman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ardonia misses with the combination.

Najman has Ardonia up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Najman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Najman.
No joy there for Ardonia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ardonia throws the left hand but Najman avoids the punch easily.
Najman shoots for a double leg takedown but Ardonia sprawls well. He's pushed Najman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ardonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Najman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ardonia misses with the head strike.
Ardonia wants to break free but Najman has control.
Ardonia is trying to break the clinch but Najman is controlling him.
Najman stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ardonia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ardonia wants to break the clinch but can't.

Najman breaks from the clinch.
Najman tries to clinch there but Ardonia circles away.
Ardonia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcin Najman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcin Najman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Najman slips a jab and a cross from Ardonia.
Ardonia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Najman.
Najman blocks a jab.
No joy there for Ardonia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ardonia's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ardonia duly obliges.
Some wild striking there from Ardonia.

Najman has taken the fight to the clinch.

Najman jumps into guard, dragging Ardonia to the mat.

Najman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ardonia off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Najman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ardonia misses with a double jab

and Najman counters by clinching up.

Najman manages to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Najman trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Najman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Najman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ardonia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Najman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ardonia throwing strikes from guard but Najman blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ardonia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ardonia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ardonia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Najman circles away quickly and effectively.
Najman scores with a jab to the jaw.

Najman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Ardonia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Najman just leaning against Ardonia, taking a breather.
Najman blocks an uppercut.
Najman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ardonia's face.
Ardonia tries to break the clinch but Najman is controlling the position.

Najman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ardonia misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ardonia.
Ardonia stuffs the takedown attempt from Najman. Najman gets slowly back to his feet.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Ardonia misses.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Najman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ardonia swivels and escapes.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Najman.
Ardonia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Najman has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ardonia avoids the damage to the body.
Najman blocks an uppercut.
Ardonia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ardonia misses with the head strike.
Ardonia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Najman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Najman goes for a takedown attempt but Ardonia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ardonia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Najman defending well as Ardonia loads up on a big left hand.
Ardonia throws a combination that misses

and Najman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Najman.
Ardonia keeping moving, preventing Najman from controlling successfully.
Ardonia is trying to control the position but Najman postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Najman throwing strikes from guard but Ardonia blocks nicely.
Ardonia wants to get back to his feet but Najman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ardonia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Najman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Najman wants to control from the top but Ardonia keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ardonia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ardonia throws a series of punches but Najman moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Najman. That snapped Ardonia's head back.
Ardonia throws an overhand right that lands on Najman's shoulder, as Najman tries to avoid the shot.

Najman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ardonia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Najman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcin Najman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Najman clinches with his opponent.
Ardonia letting Najman take a breather here.
Najman tries to pull guard but Ardonia won't allow it.
Najman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ardonia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ardonia tries to break the clinch but Najman is controlling the position.
Ardonia is trying to break the clinch but Najman is controlling him.
Najman prevents Ardonia from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Najman.
Ardonia has had enough of the clinch but Najman keeps him there for the moment.
Najman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ardonia smiles and moves away.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Najman.
Ardonia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Najman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Najman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ardonia swings wildly with an uppercut but Najman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ardonia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Najman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ardonia's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ardonia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Najman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ardonia has had enough of the clinch but Najman keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Najman.
Ardonia wants to break free but Najman has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Najman manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Ardonia misses.
Najman lands a two punch combo.
Najman slips under a jab from Ardonia.
Ardonia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Najman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ardonia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Najman looks to land a combination. Ardonia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ardonia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Najman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Najman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ardonia misses with a wild combination.

Najman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ardonia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Najman on the ground.
Ardonia tries to roll over but Najman keeps him under control.
Najman is thwarting Ardonia's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia is refusing to be controlled, as Najman sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Najman lands a nice short elbow.
Ardonia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Najman needs to keep his hands up - Ardonia had a free shot at his head there.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Najman counters with a head kick. That will keep Ardonia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mirko Raymore Ardonia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ardonia misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia misses with a hook.

Najman moves into the clinch.
Ardonia tries to circle away but Najman has him pinned against the cage.
Ardonia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Najman lands an elbow just above Ardonia 's eye.
Ardonia throws a head punch that misses.

Najman has picked Ardonia up - he's going for a ride! Najman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Najman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ardonia tries to get to full guard but Najman has control of the leg.
Najman is thwarting Ardonia's attempts to control the position.
Najman is trying to control. Ardonia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ardonia tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Najman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ardonia is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman wants to control the pace but Ardonia is squirming around nicely.
Najman controlling the pace for now.
Ardonia wants to control but Najman is having none of it.
Najman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ardonia because Najman loaded up on that one.
Ardonia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ardonia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Najman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Marcin Najman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ardonia wants to control but Najman is having none of it.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Najman misses with a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Najman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Najman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Najman!