PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Przemyslaw Kaczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Papadafalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaczynski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hocico - Bizarre Words. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaczynski
vs
Papadafalos

199 cm
26
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Przemyslaw Kaczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlito Papadafalos!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Papadafalos feints and as Kaczynski raises his hands in defense, Papadafalos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaczynski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaczynski keeping full guard, as Papadafalos tries to pass.
Papadafalos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Papadafalos thows a big elbow that misses.
Papadafalos landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadafalos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaczynski wants to get back to his feet but Papadafalos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaczynski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kaczynski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kaczynski is trying to control the position but Papadafalos postures up.
Papadafalos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Papadafalos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Papadafalos postures up in Kaczynski's guard and throws a big left but Kaczynski blocks it.
Kaczynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papadafalos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadafalos works over Kaczynski with some ground and pound from guard.
Papadafalos landing with the ground and pound.
Kaczynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papadafalos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaczynski has wrist control.
Kaczynski keeping full guard, as Papadafalos tries to pass.
Papadafalos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaczynski has wrist control.
Kaczynski has momentary wrist control but Papadafalos slips an elbow through the middle.
Papadafalos throws a big right hand that misses.
Papadafalos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaczynski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaczynski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Papadafalos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Papadafalos distracts Kaczynski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadafalos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaczynski has wrist control.
Papadafalos distracts Kaczynski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Papadafalos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kaczynski wants to sweep here but Papadafalos controlling him for the moment.
Papadafalos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaczynski's head.
Papadafalos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kaczynski's head.
Papadafalos distracts Kaczynski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Papadafalos connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaczynski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaczynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaczynski is breathing heavily.
Papadafalos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Papadafalos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kaczynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papadafalos.
Papadafalos passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadafalos working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papadafalos lands an elbow.
Papadafalos is putting a hurting on Kaczynski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Papadafalos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Papadafalos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Papadafalos looks up at the clock and then as Kaczynski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Papadafalos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Kaczynski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kaczynski tries to improve position but can't.
Papadafalos working the head with strikes.
Kaczynski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Papadafalos lands some shots froms side control.
Papadafalos grinds an elbow into Kaczynski's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Papadafalos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kaczynski, who protects the arm well.
Kaczynski is trying to get back to half guard.
Papadafalos landing a few strikes.
Papadafalos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Papadafalos tries for a kimura but Kaczynski is defending well.

Papadafalos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kaczynski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Papadafalos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kaczynski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlito Papadafalos 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.

Papadafalos misses with a wild combination.
Kaczynski ducks right into an uppercut from Papadafalos.
Papadafalos misses with a hook

and Kaczynski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kaczynski.
Kaczynski is trying to break free.
Kaczynski has had enough of the clinch but Papadafalos keeps him there for the moment.
Kaczynski blocks an elbow strike from Papadafalos.

Papadafalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaczynski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Papadafalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papadafalos throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaczynski counters with a thumping low kick.
Papadafalos throws a lazy head kick
and Kaczynski counters with a head kick.
No luck for Kaczynski with that takedown attempt.
Papadafalos misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadafalos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaczynski counters with a leg kick.
Papadafalos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kaczynski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kaczynski is looking to take a break and control but Papadafalos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Papadafalos is pressing down on Kaczynski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Papadafalos is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papadafalos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Papadafalos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Papadafalos connects with a couple of short punches.
Papadafalos stands and throws Kaczynski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaczynski defending against the ground and pound.
Papadafalos looks up at the clock and then as Kaczynski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Papadafalos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Papadafalos working the body and head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadafalos throws a strike aimed at the side of Kaczynski's head but Kaczynski avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadafalos grinds an elbow into Kaczynski's temple.
Papadafalos landing strikes.
Papadafalos scoring with punches and elbows.
Papadafalos cracks Kaczynski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Papadafalos is chipping away with strikes.
Papadafalos landing strikes.
Papadafalos working the ground and pound.
Kaczynski tries to improve position but can't.
Papadafalos working the head and body with strikes.
Papadafalos is putting a hurting on Kaczynski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Papadafalos lands some shots froms side control.
Papadafalos lands a decent elbow from side control.

Papadafalos is trying to get an arm triangle but Kaczynski is defending well.
Papadafalos lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski is looking to regain half guard here but Papadafalos keeps moving and retains side control.
Papadafalos lands some shots froms side control.
Kaczynski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Papadafalos connects with a decent elbow.
Kaczynski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Papadafalos lands some shots froms side control.

Papadafalos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kaczynski, who protects the arm well.
Check out the look on Papadafalos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Papadafalos working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadafalos is putting a hurting on Kaczynski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Papadafalos.
Carlito Papadafalos has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Kaczynski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Papadafalos looks up at the clock and then as Kaczynski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Papadafalos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Papadafalos lands some shots froms side control.
Kaczynski sneaks back into half guard.
Papadafalos lands with a punch from half guard.
Papadafalos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papadafalos slips a nice elbow through Kaczynski's hands, connecting with Kaczynski's forehead.

Papadafalos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kaczynski is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlito Papadafalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Papadafalos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kaczynski is trying to defend but Papadafalos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Papadafalos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Papadafalos distracts Kaczynski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaczynski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Papadafalos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Papadafalos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Papadafalos seems to be working for a kimura but Kaczynski defends the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Papadafalos there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski tries to kick Papadafalos off but Papadafalos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Papadafalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Papadafalos 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.
Papadafalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Papadafalos lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Papadafalos connects with a nice short shot to Kaczynski's temple.
Papadafalos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Papadafalos seems to be looking for submissions.

Papadafalos wants to work for an arm triangle but Kaczynski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Papadafalos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Papadafalos 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadafalos throwing shots but Kaczynski is blocking nicely.
Papadafalos throwing shots but Kaczynski is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kaczynski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Papadafalos scoring with some ground and pound.
Papadafalos throws a big right hand that misses.
Papadafalos throws and elbow that misses. Kaczynski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Papadafalos's guard. Nice move by Kaczynski!

Papadafalos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Papadafalos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kaczynski counters with an inside leg kick.

Papadafalos dives in and scores a takedown into Kaczynski's guard.
Papadafalos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaczynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papadafalos.

Papadafalos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kaczynski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Papadafalos, into his guard.
Papadafalos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski trying to control but Papadafalos is working from the bottom.
Kaczynski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Papadafalos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Papadafalos with good strikes from the mount here!
Kaczynski is in a horrible position here. Papadafalos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Papadafalos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadafalos scoring with strikes but Kaczynski is staying in there.
Papadafalos raining down shots from the mount!
Papadafalos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kaczynski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaczynski wants to control but Papadafalos is having none of it.
Papadafalos with good strikes from the mount here!
Papadafalos lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Papadafalos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Papadafalos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadafalos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Papadafalos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaczynski?
Przemyslaw Kaczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papadafalos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kaczynski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlito Papadafalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Papadafalos 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlito Papadafalos!