PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudziadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carwinn has chosen The Vines - Don't listen to the radio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Pudziadowski
vs
Carwinn

205 cm
25
280 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
268 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Carwinn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudziadowski shoots in but no luck this time.
Carwinn misses with a straight left.
Carwinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Pudziadowski is just out of range.
Mariusz Pudziadowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pudziadowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pudziadowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Pudziadowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudziadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pudziadowski fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudziadowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwinn takes one on the button.
Pudziadowski fails to land the takedown.
Carwinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carwinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pudziadowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carwinn pinned against the cage. Carwinn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carwinn throws a right and a left that Pudziadowski avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carwinn throws a shot from downtown. Pudziadowski moves away and avoids it.
Carwinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Carwinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwinn slaps away a takedown attempt from Pudziadowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carwinn stuffs the takedown attempt from Pudziadowski. Pudziadowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Pudziadowski dives in and grabs Carwinn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carwinn pushes down on Pudziadowski's head and hops out.
Pudziadowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carwinn.
Pudziadowski shoots in but Carwinn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pudziadowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Pudziadowski is breathing heavily.
Carwinn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pudziadowski.
Pudziadowski wants to clinch.
Carwinn misses with a few strikes there.

That's four 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.
Pudziadowski has a takedown stuffed.
Pudziadowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carwinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pudziadowski tries to clinch but Carwinn moves out of range.
Pudziadowski tries for a takedown but Carwinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Pudziadowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Carwinn which made him look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pudziadowski has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwinn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A combination from Carwinn does no damage.
Carwinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pudziadowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwinn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pudziadowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carwinn scores with a nice strike.
Carwinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pudziadowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pudziadowski is defended easily by Carwinn.
Carwinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pudziadowski tries to clinch there but Carwinn circles away.
A punch combination from Carwinn misses.
Pudziadowski fails to land the takedown.
Pudziadowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudziadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Carwinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Pudziadowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pudziadowski looks for a takedown but Carwinn sprawls well.
Pudziadowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carwinn defends it nicely.

Pudziadowski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carwinn is trying to defend but Pudziadowski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski throws a strike but Carwinn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pudziadowski throwing strikes from guard but Carwinn blocks nicely.
Carwinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pudziadowski won't allow Carwinn to get back to his feet.
Pudziadowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carwinn is keeping the position for now.
Pudziadowski throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pudziadowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pudziadowski trying to control but Carwinn is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carwinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Carwinn throws an overhand right that lands on Pudziadowski's shoulder, as Pudziadowski tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pudziadowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Pudziadowski shoots for a takedown but Carwinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pudziadowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pudziadowski.
Pudziadowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carwinn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pudziadowski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carwinn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carwinn is pushing Pudziadowski's head away, looking to escape. Pudziadowski manages to hold on to the position though.
Pudziadowski 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudziadowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Carwinn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pudziadowski misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwinn pushes Pudziadowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pudziadowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pudziadowski is staying tight to Carwinn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Carwinn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pudziadowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carwinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pudziadowski.
Pudziadowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pudziadowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pudziadowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carwinn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pudziadowski lands a nice forearm strike.
Pudziadowski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pudziadowski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carwinn is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carwinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pudziadowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carwinn tries to escape but Pudziadowski is in control.
Pudziadowski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Carwinn defending against the ground and pound.
Carwinn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwinn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pudziadowski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pudziadowski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carwinn is letting Pudziadowski control him for a moment.
Pudziadowski working the ground and pound but Carwinn is defending the strikes.
Carwinn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pudziadowski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mariusz Pudziadowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Pudziadowski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Carwinn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pudziadowski's guard! Nice work there by Carwinn!
Pudziadowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carwinn is fighting to break Pudziadowski's control of his arms but Pudziadowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carwinn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pudziadowski's guard.
Pudziadowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pudziadowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudziadowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carwinn 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Carwinn!