PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marionetka Pudzianowska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pudzianowska
vs
Butterfly

225 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marionetka Pudzianowska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Butterfly!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowska lands the left hand.
Pudzianowska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pudzianowska tries for a takedown but Butterfly circles away easily
and Butterfly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Butterfly.
Butterfly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pudzianowska.
Pudzianowska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butterfly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pudzianowska counters with a two punch combo.
Butterfly closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pudzianowska circles away.
Pudzianowska is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butterfly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marionetka Pudzianowska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pudzianowska wants to clinch.
Butterfly doesn't manage to clinch there - Pudzianowska circles away.
Pudzianowska darts in trying to clinch

and Butterfly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Butterfly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butterfly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butterfly wants a takedown.
Butterfly stalling against the cage.
Pudzianowska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Pudzianowska has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Butterfly uses from the top position.

Pudzianowska working for a triangle but Butterfly defends it easily.
Butterfly won't allow Pudzianowska to sweep him here.
Butterfly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pudzianowska. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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.

Pudzianowska scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pudzianowska is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pudzianowska as he avoids it easily.

Pudzianowska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pudzianowska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butterfly shoots in looking for a takedown but Pudzianowska manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butterfly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Butterfly blocks the body kick.
Pudzianowska lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like John Butterfly has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pudzianowska.
Nice takedown defense from Butterfly. No joy for Pudzianowska on that attempt.
Pudzianowska changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butterfly tries to avoid it but Pudzianowska manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butterfly to the ground. Butterfly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowska lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pudzianowska is breathing heavily.
Pudzianowska throws a sloppy body shot
and Butterfly counters with a nice leg kick.
Pudzianowska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Butterfly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pudzianowska counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Butterfly is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pudzianowska wants to clinch but Butterfly slips to the side

and Butterfly counters by clinching up.
Pudzianowska jumps guard but Butterfly stands there with Pudzianowska around his waist. Pudzianowska gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Butterfly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butterfly doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pudzianowska counters with a single leg into guard. Butterfly didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Butterfly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Butterfly being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudzianowska seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Butterfly for as long as he can get away with.
Pudzianowska really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butterfly trying to pass the guard but Pudzianowska defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pudzianowska pushes Butterfly off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marionetka Pudzianowska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Butterfly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pudzianowska shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butterfly as he avoids it easily.
Pudzianowska is looking to clinch but Butterfly is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pudzianowska.
Pudzianowska tries for a takedown but Butterfly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Butterfly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck for Butterfly with that takedown attempt.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pudzianowska sprawls well. Pudzianowska wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butterfly gets slowly back to his feet.
Pudzianowska tries to clinch up but Butterfly circles away and keeps his distance.
Butterfly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pudzianowska pinned against the cage. Pudzianowska gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marionetka Pudzianowska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Butterfly.
Butterfly is breathing heavily.

Pudzianowska has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pudzianowska just stands there and leans against the cage.

Pudzianowska has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Butterfly is trying to keep an underhook but Pudzianowska manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowska will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pudzianowska is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Butterfly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pudzianowska in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marionetka Pudzianowska.

Pudzianowska clinches.
Butterfly wants to break free but Pudzianowska has control.

Pudzianowska pulls Butterfly into guard.
Pudzianowska lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Butterfly!
Pudzianowska content just to control the position here.
Butterfly taking shots to the head.
Pudzianowska scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Butterfly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pudzianowska has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Butterfly's face.
Pudzianowska lands a nice shot to the head.

Pudzianowska working for a guillotine from mount but Butterfly is in no mood to give up.
Pudzianowska unloading with bombs!
Pudzianowska controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pudzianowska jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Butterfly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Butterfly is being controlled here.
Pudzianowska scores with punches from side control.
Pudzianowska working the head with strikes.
Pudzianowska scoring with punches and elbows.
Pudzianowska lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marionetka Pudzianowska dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Butterfly's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pudzianowska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Pudzianowska pulls guard.

Pudzianowska has his feet on Butterfly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pudzianowska has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pudzianowska there as he acknowledges the shot.
Butterfly keeps the fight on the outside.
Butterfly throws a sloppy head kick and Pudzianowska moves out of range easily.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pudzianowska as he avoids it easily.
Butterfly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pudzianowska shoots in for a takedown but Butterfly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Butterfly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Butterfly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pudzianowska controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pudzianowska dives into side control.
Pudzianowska moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Butterfly can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.

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

Marionetka Pudzianowska has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pudzianowska.
Butterfly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Butterfly wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marionetka Pudzianowska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butterfly circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pudzianowska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butterfly, pushing him back against the cage.
Butterfly tries to pull guard but Pudzianowska won't allow it.
Butterfly can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowska is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pudzianowska wants a takedown but no success here.
Pudzianowska is trying to drag Butterfly to the mat but Butterfly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Pudzianowska breaks from the clinch.
Pudzianowska leaves Butterfly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pudzianowska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pudzianowska slaps away a takedown attempt from Butterfly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pudzianowska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butterfly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marionetka Pudzianowska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.

Pudzianowska gets a clinch.
Butterfly managing to block the knees to the body from Pudzianowska.
A frustrated look appears on Butterfly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Butterfly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Butterfly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pudzianowska fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pudzianowska shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Butterfly as he jumps to the side.
Pudzianowska connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown by Butterfly or perhaps it was just good defense by Pudzianowska which made him look bad.
John Butterfly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marionetka Pudzianowska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pudzianowska fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marionetka Pudzianowska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pudzianowska 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marionetka Pudzianowska!