PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanjin Mrga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Malinowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malinowsky has chosen Kashmir as his entrance music. Michal Malinowsky has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mrga
vs
Malinowsky

195 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

195 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanjin Mrga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Malinowsky!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mrga feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Malinowsky looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mrga passes Malinowsky's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mrga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mrga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Mrga stands up from half guard.
Mrga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mrga moves in looking to clinch but Malinowsky pushes him off.
Mrga tries to clinch up but Malinowsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrga throws a head kick that misses
and Malinowsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malinowsky misses with a combination

and Mrga counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Malinowsky!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Mrga looking to secure an arm triangle but Malinowsky defends it well.
Mrga with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mrga 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.

Mrga working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mrga looking to finish Malinowsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malinowsky!
Mrga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mrga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Malinowsky hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrga controlling from mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mrga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mrga moves to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Malinowsky as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Mrga!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mrga is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Malinowsky has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mrga controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mrga is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Malinowsky has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mrga really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Malinowsky.
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.

Sanjin Mrga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mrga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mrga - that will leave a mark!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mrga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mrga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mrga shoots in for a takedown but Malinowsky shows good takedown defense.
Mrga misses with a head kick.
Mrga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mrga moves into range and clinches up with Malinowsky.
Malinowsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Mrga pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malinowsky wants to stand but Mrga has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Malinowsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Malinowsky wants to stand and escape but instead Mrga has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mrga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mrga is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Malinowsky is looking to stand up but Mrga isn't so interested in that idea.
Mrga stands and throws Malinowsky's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrga staying calm.

Mrga stands up.
Malinowsky misses with a double jab
and Mrga counters with a head kick. That will keep Malinowsky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Malinowsky falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mrga counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malinowsky is trying to stand back up but Mrga is controlling him
Mrga controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrga stops Malinowsky from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Mrga seems content to control.
Sanjin Mrga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sanjin Mrga wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mrga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mrga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malinowsky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mrga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malinowsky counters with a left and a right that stings Mrga.
Mrga is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malinowsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malinowsky tries to clinch but Mrga is having none of it.
Sanjin Mrga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mrga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Mrga decides to stand up.
Malinowsky misses with a head kick.
Mrga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malinowsky but Malinowsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanjin Mrga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mrga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malinowsky as he jumps to the side.
A head kick by Mrga misses
and Malinowsky counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mrga is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mrga clinches with his opponent.
Mrga jumps guard but Malinowsky stands there with Mrga around his waist. Mrga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mrga pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanjin Mrga dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Malinowsky looks to land a combination but Mrga avoids it well.
Malinowsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mrga counters with a shoot takedown. Malinowsky fights it but they end up in guard.
Mrga passes into half guard.
Mrga is taking a breather. Malinowsky says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Mrga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malinowsky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mrga.

Mrga decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Malinowsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Malinowsky misses

and Mrga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Malinowsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mrga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sanjin Mrga.
Mrga takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrga tries to clinch up but Malinowsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Malinowsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mrga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malinowsky can do to turn this around?

Mrga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Malinowsky is looking to escape.

Mrga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malinowsky is just riding it out for now. Mrga eventually gives up the hold.
Mrga is looking to stall here but Malinowsky recovers full guard.
Malinowsky wants to stand up but Mrga is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mrga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Malinowsky, up you get!
Malinowsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mrga.
Mrga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Malinowsky as Mrga shoots in.
Mrga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mrga tries to close the distance and clinch but Malinowsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malinowsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mrga dives in and grabs Malinowsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malinowsky pushes down on Mrga's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanjin Mrga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malinowsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Malinowsky throws a right and a left that Mrga avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malinowsky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mrga counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Malinowsky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mrga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malinowsky.
Michal Malinowsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malinowsky stuffs the takedown.
Malinowsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malinowsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malinowsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mrga.
Malinowsky misses with a double jab
and Mrga counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mrga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malinowsky throws a sloppy head kick
and Mrga counters with a right hand to the body.
Michal Malinowsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanjin Mrga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malinowsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mrga backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanjin Mrga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mrga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanjin Mrga!