PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pol Rawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pol Rawn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rawn
vs
Polski

200 cm
28
260 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

203 cm
28
275 lbs
6 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pol Rawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Polski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Pol Rawn has been cut.
Rawn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polski connects with a body shot that sends Rawn's belly button to the back.
Rawn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Polski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polski misses with a body shot.
Polski misses with a looping right.
Rawn ducks under a wild hook from Polski.
Rawn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polski but Polski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Polski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Polski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rawn.

Rawn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rawn showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Polski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rawn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawn not doing much here.

Rawn is looking for a kimura but Polski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rawn to get the leverage.
Polski wants to control but Rawn is keeping busy.
Polski gets full guard.
Rawn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawn stands and throws Polski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Polski's face as Rawn controls the position.

Rawn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rawn working the body and head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rawn gets to mount! Polski was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rawn controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Polski is looking to improve his position but Rawn isn't that keen on the idea.
Polski tries to hold on but Rawn pushes him away.
Rawn trying to control but Polski is having none of it.
Rawn controlling the pace for now.
Polski is squirming around, avoiding Rawn's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rawn unloads with some shots from mount but Polski bucks and avoids them well.
Polski is squirming around, avoiding Rawn's attempts to control the action.
Rawn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Ivan Polski has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rawn tries to control but Polski wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawn looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pol Rawn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Polski throws out a loose jab but Rawn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawn dives in and grabs Polski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Polski pushes down on Rawn's head and hops out.
Rawn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Polski.
Polski misses with a straight left.
Ivan Polski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rawn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rawn misses with a double jab.
Polski slips a jab and a cross from Rawn.
Rawn ducks under a wild hook from Polski.
Rawn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Polski as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pol Rawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rawn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Polski is trying to defend but Rawn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Polski is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawn trying to control from half guard but Polski is working away.

Rawn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Polski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rawn.
Rawn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rawn is looking to take a break and control but Polski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Rawn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Polski is defending against the submission attempts here by Rawn.
Polski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawn thows a huge punch but Polski dodges it nicely.
Rawn throwing shots but Polski is blocking nicely.
Rawn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polski is looking to control Rawn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Polski avoid being mounted?
Polski has his hands clasped together around Rawn's back. He's all about the action.
Rawn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Polski wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Rawn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawn is trying to control the action in half guard but Polski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Rawn seems to be looking for submissions.
Polski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rawn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rawn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Polski is just riding it out for now. Rawn eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polski is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rawn seems to be working for a kimura but Polski defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pol Rawn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Rawn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

The cut above Ivan Polski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Polski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Polski wants it to stay on the feet.
Polski misses with a wild combination.
Polski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Polski wants it to stay on the feet.
Pol Rawn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Polski misses with an uppercut.
Rawn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polski.
Rawn shoots in looking for a takedown but Polski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rawn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pol Rawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rawn moves away from the strike by Polski.
Rawn tries for a takedown but Polski circles away easily
and Polski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rawn shoots in for a double leg but Polski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Polski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Polski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Polski.

Pol Rawn's cut is getting worse.
Polski just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polski throws a jab when Rawn was well out of range.
Rawn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Polski scores with a decent looking hook.
Polski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rawn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polski.
Rawn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Polski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Pol Rawn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rawn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Polski scores with a shot to the body.
Polski connects with a crisp jab.
Polski thuds his right hand into Rawn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Polski misses with a looping right.
Polski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Pol Rawn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Polski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Polski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rawn on the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pol Rawn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Polski!