PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurek Gazownik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallaby's entrance music is Europe - The Final Countdown. A fine choice. Gazownik has chosen Spoon - Got Nuffin' as his entrance music. Doug Wallaby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Wallaby
vs
Gazownik

182 cm
25
142 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

150 cm
25
135 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jurek Gazownik!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallaby lands a glancing blow to the side of Gazownik's head.
Gazownik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wallaby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wallaby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gazownik tries for a takedown but Wallaby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wallaby tries to close the distance and clinch but Gazownik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wallaby connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Wallaby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallaby's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wallaby duly obliges.
Wallaby is looking to clinch but Gazownik is avoiding it.
Wallaby scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallaby connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazownik moves forwards but Wallaby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallaby lands with a hook. Gazownik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wallaby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gazownik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallaby's waist but Wallaby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gazownik off to one side.
Doug Wallaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurek Gazownik.
Gazownik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wallaby stalks Gazownik and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gazownik's face. Gazownik staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Wallaby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallaby circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wallaby counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wallaby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wallaby gets through Gazownik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gazownik jumps guard but Wallaby stands there with Gazownik around his waist. Gazownik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gazownik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gazownik is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wallaby is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gazownik.

Wallaby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallaby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wallaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallaby cracks Gazownik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gazownik is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallaby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wallaby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallaby lands a lovely overhand right.
Gazownik looks to clinch
and Gazownik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gazownik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wallaby fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Gazownik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazownik misses with an attempted mid kick.

Gazownik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gazownik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wallaby is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gazownik tries to control but Wallaby wriggling away.
Wallaby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gazownik throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gazownik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wallaby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wallaby tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Wallaby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wallaby misses with a takedown
and Gazownik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallaby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doug Wallaby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Wallaby's corner calls for a 1-2. Wallaby obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wallaby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Gazownik avoids it well.
Wallaby connects with a looping right hand.
Doug Wallaby is winning the standup battle so far.
Gazownik is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazownik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gazownik has a takedown stuffed.
Jab from Wallaby.
Gazownik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gazownik takes one to the side of the head.
Wallaby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallaby.
Gazownik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallaby counters with a three punch combo that has Gazownik backing up. Gazownik nods at Wallaby to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gazownik tries to score with a low kick but Wallaby moves his leg out of the way.
Wallaby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gazownik moves away.
Wallaby scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gazownik closes the distance and clinches up with Wallaby, looking for a takedown. Gazownik pushes Wallaby against the cage but Wallaby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doug Wallaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallaby cracks Gazownik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wallaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallaby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gazownik can do to turn this around?
Gazownik misses with a low kick.
Wallaby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gazownik at a distance.
Gazownik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wallaby misses with the combination.
Wallaby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gazownik. Gazownik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.

Wallaby clinches with his opponent.
Gazownik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wallaby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doug Wallaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurek Gazownik.
Gazownik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wallaby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gazownik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wallaby pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Wallaby does no damage.
Wallaby is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby misses with a few strikes there.
Gazownik tries to clinch but Wallaby moves out of range.
Wallaby scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gazownik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallaby lands a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Wallaby scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Wallaby both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Wallaby 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!

Gazownik throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gazownik swats away the attempt to clinch by Wallaby.
Wallaby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gazownik.
Wallaby swinging wildly here.
Wallaby throws a one two combo.
Gazownik slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.

Wallaby gets caught flat footed, as Gazownik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazownik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gazownik wants to control from the top but Wallaby keeps moving.
Gazownik stops Wallaby from standing up.
Wallaby keeping full guard, as Gazownik tries to pass.
Gazownik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gazownik trying to control but Wallaby is working from the bottom.

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.
Gazownik content to stall in guard here.
Wallaby wants to get back to his feet but Gazownik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wallaby lands with a nice body punch.
Gazownik takes one on the button.
Wallaby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallaby wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby misses with a double jab.
Wallaby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gazownik circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallaby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gazownik circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallaby tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gazownik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallaby somewhat.
Gazownik throws a sloppy head kick and Wallaby moves out of range easily.
Wallaby misses with a series of wild punches.

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.
Gazownik slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.
Nice straight punches there by Wallaby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wallaby.
Gazownik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wallaby counters with a series of strikes. Gazownik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wallaby misses with a combination

and Gazownik counters by moving into the clinch.

Wallaby breaks the clinch.
Wallaby keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Wallaby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wallaby, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Wallaby!