PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stasiu Dziwisz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stasiu Dziwisz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dziwisz
vs
Slater

184 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stasiu Dziwisz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Slater!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slater looking to score a takedown here. Dziwisz is defending well but Slater drives through and ends up in Dziwisz's guard.

Slater stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Dziwisz 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.
Dziwisz tries to free his leg and advance position but Slater is retaining full guard.
Dziwisz is looking to stand up but Slater won't let him.
Slater preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dziwisz passes Slater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slater is trying to stand up here but Dziwisz is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziwisz trying to control the action but Slater is working from the bottom.
Dziwisz trying to control from Slater's half guard. Slater has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dziwisz wants to pass the guard but Slater is keeping the position.
Dziwisz is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Slater pushes Dziwisz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dziwisz with a poor takedown

and Slater counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dziwisz's guard now.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Dziwisz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slater controls the pace.
Dziwisz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dziwisz is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dziwisz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Slater passes into side control.
Slater controlling the position from side mount.

Slater decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dziwisz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Slater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slater.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Slater stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Slater looking to score a takedown here. Dziwisz is defending well but Slater drives through and ends up in Dziwisz's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Slater stands and steps away. Dziwisz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Slater dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Slater shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dziwisz's guard.
Slater forces his way into half guard.
Slater takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slater is thwarting Dziwisz's attempts to control the position.
Dziwisz wants to sweep but Slater has passed to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dziwisz is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziwisz is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Slater is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Slater controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dziwisz is looking to improve his position but Slater isn't that keen on the idea.
Slater controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tom Slater hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Slater looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dziwisz trying to control the position.

Slater stands and steps away. Dziwisz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Slater scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Slater keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Slater lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater trying to control the pace.
Slater lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Slater in particular looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Slater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dziwisz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Slater counters with a takedown into side control.
Slater slows the pace down.
Dziwisz is pushing Slater's head away, looking to escape. Slater manages to hold on to the position though.

Slater decides to stand back up.

Dziwisz gets caught flat footed, as Slater shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slater lands a couple of digs.

Dziwisz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Slater stacks Dziwisz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Slater!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slater decides to stand back up.

Slater 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.
Slater is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tom Slater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dziwisz keeping full guard, as Slater tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Slater stands up from Dziwisz's guard - Slater perhaps looking for a knockout.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt

and Slater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slater.
Slater stands and throws Dziwisz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Slater decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dziwisz to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slater shoots in and gets a takedown into Dziwisz's guard.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Slater looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Slater's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dziwisz is working an open guard so Slater takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Slater shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dziwisz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dziwisz wants to sweep but no luck.
Stasiu Dziwisz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom Slater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Slater gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Slater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slater has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Slater!