PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pepsi Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudziadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Max
vs
Pudziadowski

225 cm
27
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

205 cm
27
280 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepsi Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max with a poor takedown
and Pudziadowski counters with a stiff right hand.

Max gets tackled into the cage by Pudziadowski. Pudziadowski maintains the clinch.
Pudziadowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Max.
Max fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepsi Max. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Max tries to pull guard but Pudziadowski won't allow it.

Pudziadowski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Max is not content to let Pudziadowski control the position.
Max misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Max is looking for a sweep. Pudziadowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pudziadowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Max is pressing down on Pudziadowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pudziadowski throws a strike but Max rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Max won't allow Pudziadowski to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max throwing strikes but missing.
Max wants to pass the guard but Pudziadowski is keeping the position.

Pudziadowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Max gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Max thows a big elbow that misses.
Pudziadowski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pudziadowski controls Max momentarily but Max frees himself.
Pudziadowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Max stopping the sweep attempt from Pudziadowski.
Max wants to pass the guard but Pudziadowski is keeping the position.
Pudziadowski is trying to control the position but Max postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max wants to control from the top but Pudziadowski keeps moving.
Pudziadowski is trying to control the position but Max postures up.
Pudziadowski wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Pudziadowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Pudziadowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pudziadowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pudziadowski trying to control but Max is working from the bottom.
Max looking to control.
Pudziadowski throws and elbow that misses. Max uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pudziadowski's guard. Nice move by Max!
Pudziadowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Max is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Max is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pudziadowski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pudziadowski has escaped and now he's on top!
Max is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Max will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pudziadowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Max is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Max is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Pudziadowski dominated that round.
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.

Pudziadowski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pudziadowski working over Max with some ground and pound. Max looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pudziadowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pudziadowski slips a nice elbow through Max's hands, connecting with Max's forehead.
Max is not content to let Pudziadowski control the position.
Max keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Max is trying to get back to full guard.
Pudziadowski trying to control from half guard but Max is working away.
Max is looking to control Pudziadowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Max avoid being mounted?
Pudziadowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Max trying to get back to full guard but Pudziadowski takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max is trying desperately to improve position.
Max is bucking up trying to escape but Pudziadowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Pudziadowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Max really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Max in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pudziadowski raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Pepsi Max has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudziadowski wants to control the pace but Max is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Max kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Max tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Max wants to hold on but Pudziadowski pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pudziadowski with shots to the head and body - Max looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mariusz Pudziadowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pudziadowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Max is bucking up trying to escape but Pudziadowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Pepsi Max's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pepsi Max's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mariusz Pudziadowski!