PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maniek Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czarnecki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dawaj na ring!. Morgan has chosen Bas Rutten - El Guapo likes to dance as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Czarnecki
vs
Morgan

190 cm
21
199 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maniek Czarnecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Morgan.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Czarnecki slips the punch.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Czarnecki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Czarnecki throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Czarnecki.
Morgan lands with a nice combination. Czarnecki backs away looking to recover.
Czarnecki stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Czarnecki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki scores with a nice body kick.
Morgan looks gassed!
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Czarnecki.
No joy there for Czarnecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that misses.
Czarnecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Czarnecki.
Sloppy strikes from Czarnecki. Those never looked like landing.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Czarnecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Czarnecki throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Czarnecki scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Czarnecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Czarnecki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Czarnecki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morgan.
Czarnecki throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Czarnecki scores with a head kick. Morgan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Czarnecki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Czarnecki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Czarnecki saw that one coming.
Czarnecki lands with a slapping head kick.
Czarnecki scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki lands an overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Czarnecki.
Czarnecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Czarnecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Czarnecki.
Maniek Czarnecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Czarnecki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Czarnecki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
Czarnecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Czarnecki misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Czarnecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Czarnecki scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Czarnecki.
Czarnecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Czarnecki throws a series of strikes that have Morgan backpedaling.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Czarnecki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maniek Czarnecki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Czarnecki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Czarnecki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Czarnecki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Czarnecki throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki lands with a right hand.
A big right from Czarnecki misses.
Maniek Czarnecki is winning the standup battle so far.

Morgan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morgan controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Czarnecki keeps working.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Czarnecki is refusing to be controlled, as Morgan sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

George Morgan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Czarnecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Czarnecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Czarnecki.
Czarnecki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Morgan in his tracks.
Czarnecki misses with a looping right.
Czarnecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Czarnecki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Czarnecki.
Czarnecki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Czarnecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Czarnecki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgan checks it well.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Czarnecki backs up against the cage.
Morgan jabs Czarnecki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Czarnecki misses with a body kick.
Czarnecki throws a lazy head kick
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Czarnecki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Czarnecki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Czarnecki slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Maniek Czarnecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Czarnecki does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Morgan, as that shot connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Czarnecki. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Czarnecki throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Czarnecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Czarnecki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Morgan takes a step back to recover.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Czarnecki as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Czarnecki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maniek Czarnecki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Czarnecki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Czarnecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morgan checks a leg kick.
Maniek Czarnecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Czarnecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morgan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morgan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Czarnecki doesn't seem bothered though.
Czarnecki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Czarnecki.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarnecki throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Czarnecki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Czarnecki.
A head kick misses from Czarnecki.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
A jab from Czarnecki finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Czarnecki.
Czarnecki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgan.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Czarnecki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Czarnecki. Czarnecki obviously looking to wear him down.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Czarnecki just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Czarnecki misses the shot to the body.
Czarnecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Czarnecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Czarnecki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Czarnecki throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Czarnecki leaves Morgan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Czarnecki misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Czarnecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Czarnecki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
George Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Czarnecki does no damage.
Czarnecki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morgan throws out a powerful jab.
Czarnecki takes one on the button.
Czarnecki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
Morgan throws a right hand that Czarnecki ducks under and follows up with a left that Czarnecki also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Czarnecki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Czarnecki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Czarnecki punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Morgan misses.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Czarnecki. That snapped Morgan's head back.
Maniek Czarnecki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Czarnecki lands a head kick!
Czarnecki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Czarnecki scores with a push kick.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Czarnecki rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maniek Czarnecki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Czarnecki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maniek Czarnecki!
Our winner, Maniek Czarnecki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.