PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Dangerfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Zbichowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dangerfield
vs
Zbichowski

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodney Dangerfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Zbichowski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zbichowski avoids the head kick by Dangerfield.
Zbichowski dives in and grabs Dangerfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dangerfield pushes down on Zbichowski's head and hops out.

Dangerfield shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zbichowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dangerfield wants to stand but Zbichowski is controlling his arm.
Zbichowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dangerfield slows the pace down in half guard.
Dangerfield wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Zbichowski uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Dangerfield content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbichowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zbichowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dangerfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zbichowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dangerfield trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zbichowski's guard.
Zbichowski 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zbichowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zbichowski trying to control but Dangerfield is having none of it.
Dangerfield is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbichowski trying to control but Dangerfield is having none of it.
Zbichowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zbichowski looking to control but Dangerfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
Dangerfield keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dangerfield is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zbichowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dangerfield is looking to escape.
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 Rodney Dangerfield will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Zbichowski tries for a takedown but Dangerfield circles away easily

and Dangerfield counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zbichowski's guard now.
Dangerfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Zbichowski is retaining full guard.
Dangerfield content to stall in guard here.
Zbichowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zbichowski working a defensive guard here.
Dangerfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbichowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dangerfield!
Dangerfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dangerfield is trying to escape the mount.

That's two 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.
Zbichowski tries to control but Dangerfield wriggling away.
Dangerfield on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dangerfield tries to get out of the position.
Zbichowski is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbichowski avoids the attempt from Dangerfield to control.
Dangerfield is working to get back to half guard.
Zbichowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dangerfield is looking to escape.

That's four 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Robert Zbichowski just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zbichowski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dangerfield as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dangerfield!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dangerfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodney Dangerfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dangerfield misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Dangerfield dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dangerfield shoots for a takedown but Zbichowski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dangerfield wants to clinch up but Zbichowski keeps it at a distance.
Zbichowski misses with a double jab
and Dangerfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zbichowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Dangerfield, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zbichowski misses with a takedown attempt - Dangerfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangerfield misses with a takedown

so Zbichowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Dangerfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dangerfield is trying to hold Zbichowski in close to prevent damage but Zbichowski has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbichowski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dangerfield is looking to get to half guard.
Dangerfield holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Zbichowski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dangerfield wants to control but Zbichowski is having none of it.

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.
Dangerfield is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zbichowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zbichowski content just to control the position here.
Zbichowski looking to control but Dangerfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbichowski prevents Dangerfield from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zbichowski looking to control but Dangerfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dangerfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dangerfield keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zbichowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Robert Zbichowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodney Dangerfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dangerfield is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Zbichowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dangerfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Dangerfield!