PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudzianowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tanzdiktator by Nachtmahr. Darius Pudzianowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Howard Wolowitz's chin.

Pudzianowski
vs
Wolowitz

175 cm
27
164 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
161 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darius Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Howard Wolowitz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wolowitz momentarily.
Wolowitz misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Pudzianowski misses its intended target.
Wolowitz misses with a looping left.
Wolowitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook.
Pudzianowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolowitz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wolowitz slips under a jab from Pudzianowski.
Wolowitz dives in and grabs Pudzianowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pudzianowski pushes down on Wolowitz's head and hops out.
Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch up but Wolowitz keeps it at a distance.
Pudzianowski lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Pudzianowski misses its intended target.
Wolowitz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pudzianowski sprawls well. Pudzianowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wolowitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolowitz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Pudzianowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pudzianowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wolowitz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pudzianowski prevents it.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Wolowitz.
A frustrated look appears on Wolowitz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolowitz backwards.
Wolowitz has had enough of the clinch but Pudzianowski keeps him there for the moment.
Pudzianowski tries to land a knee to the head but Wolowitz blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Wolowitz has hold of one of Pudzianowski's legs. Pudzianowski is fighting the takedown attempt but Wolowitz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolowitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolowitz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pudzianowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolowitz is one step ahead there.
Pudzianowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolowitz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pudzianowski trying to control but Wolowitz is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pudzianowski controlling from the top position.
Pudzianowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pudzianowski wants to control from the top but Wolowitz keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Darius Pudzianowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pudzianowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Wolowitz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pudzianowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolowitz is just out of range.
Wolowitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wolowitz fails to land the takedown.
Darius Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pudzianowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolowitz.
Pudzianowski throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Pudzianowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.

Pudzianowski forces Wolowitz back against the cage and clinches.
Wolowitz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wolowitz lands a hook that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Pudzianowski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pudzianowski gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wolowitz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pudzianowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wolowitz tries to throw a body punch but Pudzianowski avoids it by throwing Wolowitz back against the cage.
Pudzianowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wolowitz wants a takedown.
Pudzianowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pudzianowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pudzianowski can't find room to land a body shot as Wolowitz controls the action.
Pudzianowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Wolowitz gets an underhook and turns Pudzianowski into the cage.

Wolowitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot.
A big left from Pudzianowski misses.
Pudzianowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolowitz.
Pudzianowski jabs at Wolowitz's body.
Pudzianowski throws a hook but Wolowitz avoids it easily.
Wolowitz cracks Pudzianowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pudzianowski misses the shot to the body.
Wolowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Pudzianowski misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Wolowitz.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Wolowitz is having none of it.
Pudzianowski throws a big shot that misses.
Howard Wolowitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wolowitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolowitz fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudzianowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolowitz circles away.
Pudzianowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pudzianowski. Wolowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski misses with a right hand
and Wolowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up.
Pudzianowski looks to land a left hand but Wolowitz moved out of range nicely.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch.
Pudzianowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Wolowitz misses with an uppercut.
Pudzianowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolowitz circles away.
A jab from Pudzianowski misses.
Nice takedown defense from Pudzianowski. No joy for Wolowitz on that attempt.
Wolowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pudzianowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolowitz.
Pudzianowski loads up on a big right hand but Wolowitz slips the punch.
Pudzianowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolowitz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pudzianowski connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolowitz swinging wildly here.
Pudzianowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pudzianowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the side of Wolowitz's head but Wolowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pudzianowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Pudzianowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pudzianowski throws a lazy right hand but Wolowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darius Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolowitz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pudzianowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolowitz.
Wolowitz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Pudzianowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Pudzianowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pudzianowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pudzianowski throws a shot from downtown. Wolowitz moves away and avoids it.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wolowitz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wolowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Wolowitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolowitz looks to throw the jab but Pudzianowski is out of range.
Wolowitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pudzianowski.

Pudzianowski closes the distance and pushes Wolowitz back into the cage.
Wolowitz can't get the takedown.
Pudzianowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolowitz controls his hands.
Wolowitz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pudzianowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Pudzianowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Howard Wolowitz has been cut.
Darius Pudzianowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski lands with a right to the head.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolowitz misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolowitz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Pudzianowski is trying to stall.
Pudzianowski can't find room to land a body shot as Wolowitz controls the action.
Wolowitz throws a head punch that misses.
Pudzianowski misses with a knee strike.
Pudzianowski cracks Wolowitz with a nice body shot.
Wolowitz managing to block the knees to the body from Pudzianowski.
Wolowitz blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski pushes Wolowitz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wolowitz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolowitz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolowitz tries to throw a body punch but Pudzianowski avoids it by throwing Wolowitz back against the cage.
Wolowitz wants to take the fight to the mat but Pudzianowski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pudzianowski is struggling to control the position.
Wolowitz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski misses with a punch to the body.

Wolowitz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski is trying to maintain the position but Wolowitz is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pudzianowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pudzianowski is trying to control the position but Wolowitz postures up.
Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Wolowitz from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski looking to control.
Pudzianowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Pudzianowski has control of Wolowitz's left arm, preventing Wolowitz from doing any damage.
Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Wolowitz from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Darius Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot.
Wolowitz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darius Pudzianowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Wolowitz is having none of it.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the side of Wolowitz's head but Wolowitz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz fails with the takedown.
Darius Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Wolowitz.
Wolowitz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wolowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pudzianowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Wolowitz, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Wolowitz gets tackled into the cage by Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski maintains the clinch.
Wolowitz misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolowitz wants to take the fight to the mat but Pudzianowski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pudzianowski has a couple of punches blocked by Wolowitz.
Howard Wolowitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pudzianowski gets underhooks to prevent Wolowitz's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Pudzianowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pudzianowski, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Pudzianowski!