PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski comes into the arena with Pudzian Band - Dawaj na ring blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drone's choice of entrance music: t.i and ludacris-wish you would. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pudzianowski
vs
Drone

198 cm
23
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Drone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Drone checks a low kick from Pudzianowski.
Drone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pudzianowski defends it nicely.
Drone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pudzianowski misses with a few strikes there.
Pudzianowski misses with the combination.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Pudzianowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drone swats away the attempt to clinch by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drone has a takedown stuffed.
Pudzianowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pudzianowski!

It looks like Tyson Drone has been cut.
Pudzianowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drone looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Drone circles away.
Pudzianowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Drone circles away.
Mariusz Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pudzianowski clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drone taking a breather.

Pudzianowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Drone circles away.
Pudzianowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pudzianowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drone's calf.
Good leg kick by Pudzianowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pudzianowski throws a sloppy head kick and Drone moves out of range easily.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drone swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A head kick lands from Pudzianowski that sends Drone to the canvas. Drone tries to scramble back to his feet but Pudzianowski brings him back down into side control.

Pudzianowski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski misses with the combination.
Drone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pudzianowski misses with a head kick.

Pudzianowski has Drone up against the cage in a clinch.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drone avoids it.
A knee to the head by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but Drone blocks with his arms.
Pudzianowski tries to land knees in the clinch but Drone avoids the damage to the body.
Pudzianowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pudzianowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pudzianowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch.
Pudzianowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pudzianowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Drone circles away.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up but Drone circles away and keeps his distance.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Drone keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Drone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pudzianowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pudzianowski misses with a wild combination.
Drone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Drone keeps it at a distance.
Pudzianowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drone. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Drone keeps it at a distance.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Drone circles away.
Drone swats away the attempt to clinch by Pudzianowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Drone circles away.

Pudzianowski gets caught flat footed, as Drone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Drone is breathing heavily.

Drone drops back looking for a leg! Pudzianowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pudzianowski manages to kick Drone off! Drone jumps back into Pudzianowski's guard.
Drone is standing up over Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski looks to escape but Drone dives into side control.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet but Drone drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Drone jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pudzianowski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pudzianowski tries to escape but Drone is in control.

Drone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pudzianowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drone on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Drone asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Drone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pudzianowski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Drone looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Drone is trying to get an arm triangle but Pudzianowski is defending well.
Pudzianowski tries to escape but Drone is in control.

Drone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pudzianowski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Drone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Drone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pudzianowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pudzianowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up but Drone circles away and keeps his distance.
Pudzianowski is looking to clinch.
Drone shoots in and drives through. Pudzianowski sprawls well.
Pudzianowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pudzianowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pudzianowski misses with a kick to the body.
Pudzianowski fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Drone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up but Drone circles away and keeps his distance.
Drone dives in and grabs Pudzianowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pudzianowski pushes down on Drone's head and hops out.
Pudzianowski throws a head kick that misses

and Drone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet.
Pudzianowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Pudzianowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Drone.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drone prevents Pudzianowski from standing back up.

Drone is working for a submission of some sort.
Pudzianowski pushes Drone off looking to stand but Drone dives back in and keeps control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some bone on bone action there as Drone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up

and Drone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drone won't allow Pudzianowski to get back to his feet.

Drone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Drone thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pudzianowski wants to stand and escape but Drone is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drone drops back looking for a leg! Pudzianowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pudzianowski manages to kick Drone off! Drone jumps back into Pudzianowski's guard.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet but Drone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drone is standing up over Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski looks to escape but Drone dives into side control.
Pudzianowski bucks up and tries to throw Drone off but instead Drone has got his back!
Pudzianowski controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Drone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drone 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!