PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudziadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pudziadowski
vs
Braga

205 cm
26
280 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

203 cm
20
291 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Braga!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudziadowski with a poor takedown
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pudziadowski fails with the takedown
and Braga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pudziadowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Pudziadowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Braga counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudziadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pudziadowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Braga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pudziadowski advances to half guard.
Braga 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.
Braga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pudziadowski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Braga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pudziadowski.
Pudziadowski prevents Braga from standing back up.
Pudziadowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Braga wants to get back to his feet.
Pudziadowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pudziadowski throwing shots but Braga is blocking nicely.
Pudziadowski thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Braga to regain full guard.

That's two 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudziadowski throws a strike but Braga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Braga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pudziadowski is proving hard to escape from.
Pudziadowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pudziadowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Pudziadowski looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Braga stopping the sweep attempt from Pudziadowski.

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.
Braga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braga wants to get up but he can't break Pudziadowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pudziadowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mariusz Pudziadowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pudziadowski has his takedown stuffed
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roman Braga will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pudziadowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braga misses with a hook.
Braga digs a good body shot into Pudziadowski's ribs.
Pudziadowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with an inside leg kick.
Pudziadowski with a poor takedown
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudziadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braga wants to slow Pudziadowski down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pudziadowski thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pudziadowski fails with the takedown
and Braga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pudziadowski fails with the takedown
and Braga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pudziadowski misses with a takedown
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski has his takedown stuffed
and Pudziadowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pudziadowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Braga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pudziadowski avoids the body shot from Braga.
Pudziadowski shoots and misses
and Braga counters with a straight right hand.
Pudziadowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga is looking to chop away at Pudziadowski's legs.
Pudziadowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Braga counters with a low kick, right behind Pudziadowski 's knee.
Pudziadowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Roman Braga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pudziadowski misses with a hook
and Braga counters with a right hand to the body.
Braga lands a nice shot to the body.
Braga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braga lands a slapping body shot.
Braga tries to score with a low kick but Pudziadowski moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski has his takedown stuffed
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braga misses with a low kick as Pudziadowski jumps back.
Braga scoring well with a low kick there.
Braga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pudziadowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Braga counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braga is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Braga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pudziadowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Braga misses with a hook.
Braga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pudziadowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Braga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Braga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pudziadowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braga's guard.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pudziadowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Braga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pudziadowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Braga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braga wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudziadowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Braga has wrist control.
Braga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pudziadowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pudziadowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pudziadowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pudziadowski looking to sit in guard and control but Braga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Braga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Pudziadowski has his foot on Braga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Braga works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga wants to get up but he can't break Pudziadowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Pudziadowski there.
Pudziadowski working over Braga with some ground and pound. Braga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pudziadowski passes to full mount!
Pudziadowski won't let Braga get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Braga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pudziadowski landing strikes from the mount and Braga is in trouble!
Mariusz Pudziadowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pudziadowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudziadowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Braga is bucking up trying to escape but Pudziadowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pudziadowski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pudziadowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pudziadowski lands with some strikes.
Pudziadowski punching from mount but Braga doing a good job of avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudziadowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braga 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Braga!