PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski's entrance music is Dominator. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Pudzianowski
vs
Light

186 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Light!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Light looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Light tries to pass to full mount but Pudzianowski defends it.
Pudzianowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pudzianowski tries to get out of the position.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet.
Light perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet.
Pudzianowski trying to hold on to Light's head to control him but Light postures up.
Pudzianowski pushes Light off looking to stand but Light dives back in and keeps control.
Light content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Light shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pudzianowski as he jumps to the side.
Mariusz Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Light fails with the takedown
and Pudzianowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Light changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pudzianowski tries to avoid it but Light manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pudzianowski to the ground. Pudzianowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Light.

Light tries to sprawl but Pudzianowski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski is breathing heavily.
Pudzianowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pudzianowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pudzianowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Light defending well though.
Pudzianowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Light keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pudzianowski thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Light to regain full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pudzianowski throws and elbow that misses. Light uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pudzianowski's guard. Nice move by Light!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light looking to pass the guard.
Light throwing strikes from guard but Pudzianowski blocks nicely.
Light trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pudzianowski keeping full guard, as Light tries to pass.
Pudzianowski 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.
Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Light from controlling successfully.
Light is in close to Pudzianowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Light pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pudzianowski is keeping the position for now.
Light trying to control the position from guard on top but Pudzianowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Light working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
Light works over Pudzianowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Light trying to control but Pudzianowski is working from the bottom.
Light throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pudzianowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Light from controlling successfully.
Light passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Light working the head and body with strikes.
Light lands strikes from half guard.
Pudzianowski trying to hold on to Light's head to control him but Light postures up.
Light performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Light is looking to take a break and control but Pudzianowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keith Light will probably get the nod.
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.

Pudzianowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Light fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Light drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pudzianowski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Light scores with punches from side control.
Pudzianowski wants to control but Light postures up.
Pudzianowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Light moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pudzianowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light is chipping away with strikes.
Light wants to control but Pudzianowski is keeping him busy.
Light controls the position from side control.
Light landing strikes.
Pudzianowski is looking to regain half guard here but Light keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Light cracks Pudzianowski with a big right hand but Pudzianowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Light wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pudzianowski keeps working.
Light works to advance to full mount. Pudzianowski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Light scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pudzianowski?
Pudzianowski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Light wants to control the pace but Pudzianowski is squirming around nicely.
Light working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pudzianowski's face.
Light fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Light.
Light has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pudzianowski's face.
Light working Pudzianowski over with strikes here.
Pudzianowski wants to hold on but Light pushes him away.
Light controlling the position easily from mount.
Pudzianowski is trying to stand up.
Light controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light with the ground and pound from mount.
Light tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Light.
Light can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pudzianowski is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Light.
Light takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Light showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pudzianowski has his takedown stuffed

and Light decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pudzianowski's guard.
Light trying to control the position from guard on top but Pudzianowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pudzianowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Light advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pudzianowski trying to control here.
Light slips a nice elbow through Pudzianowski's hands, connecting with Pudzianowski's forehead.
Pudzianowski is refusing to be controlled, as Light sits in half guard.
Light is looking to advance position but Pudzianowski won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pudzianowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Light trying to pass the guard but Pudzianowski defending well.
Light working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Light seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Light is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Light is nestled in close to Pudzianowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pudzianowski tries to get to full guard but Light has control of the leg.

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.
Light wants to pass to mount but Pudzianowski is defending the position.
Pudzianowski tries to get to full guard but Light has control of the leg.
Light working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pudzianowski is refusing to be controlled, as Light sits in half guard.
Light is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Light passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pudzianowski some visible discomfort.
Light in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Pudzianowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to his feet.
Light creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

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.
Light scores with punches from side control.
Light landing a few strikes.
Pudzianowski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Light scoring with punches from side control.
Pudzianowski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Light trying to control the position but Pudzianowski is working away.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith Light has got the better of the ground game so far.
Light is chipping away with strikes.
Light wants to control but Pudzianowski is keeping him busy.
Light working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Light comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Light 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Keith Light!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Keith Light!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Keith Light!

Keith Light wins by unanimous decision!