PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Slodzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stanfield
vs
Slodzinski

192 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Slodzinski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slodzinski tries to sprawl but Stanfield drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stanfield wants to control but Slodzinski is keeping him busy.
Stanfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slodzinski wants to improve his position but Stanfield is controlling well.
Stanfield knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slodzinski on the ground.
Slodzinski moves into full guard.

Slodzinski working for a triangle but Stanfield defends it easily.
Stanfield with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stanfield throwing strikes from guard but Slodzinski blocks nicely.
Stanfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slodzinski keeping moving, preventing Stanfield from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slodzinski looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slodzinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Slodzinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stanfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stanfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Slodzinski has wrist control.
Slodzinski pulls Stanfield in to control the position.
Stanfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stanfield cracks Slodzinski with a solid left hand.
Slodzinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stanfield working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Slodzinski is looking for a triangle but Stanfield pushes his legs off easily.
Slodzinski looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stanfield is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield lands a couple of elbows.
Stanfield wants to pass the guard but Slodzinski is keeping the position.
Slodzinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stanfield.
Stanfield landing with the ground and pound.
Stanfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slodzinski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stanfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slodzinski controls Stanfield momentarily but Stanfield frees himself.
Stanfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stanfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slodzinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slodzinski is trying to hold Stanfield in close to prevent damage but Stanfield has managed to pass into half guard.
Slodzinski is trying to control but can't.
Stanfield is looking to stall here but Slodzinski recovers full guard.
Slodzinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stanfield could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Slodzinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Slodzinski trying to keep a closed guard but Stanfield is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield with a nice head shot there.
Stanfield stops Slodzinski from standing up.
Slodzinski keeping moving, preventing Stanfield from controlling successfully.
Stanfield advances to half guard.
Stanfield is thwarting Slodzinski's attempts to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slodzinski has hold of Stanfield's hands but Stanfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slodzinski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stanfield lands a nice short elbow.
Slodzinski is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Stanfield slips a nice elbow through Slodzinski's hands, connecting with Slodzinski's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Stanfield 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.

Stanfield drives through with a takedown into guard.
Max Stanfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stanfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Slodzinski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stanfield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slodzinski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stanfield stops Slodzinski from standing up.
Slodzinski has momentary wrist control but Stanfield slips an elbow through the middle.
Stanfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stanfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Slodzinski is trying to keep Stanfield in close.
Stanfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slodzinski keeping moving, preventing Stanfield from controlling successfully.
Slodzinski is breathing heavily.
Stanfield lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slodzinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stanfield controls the pace.
Stanfield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stanfield pushes down on Slodzinski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slodzinski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stanfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stanfield is controlling the pace.
Stanfield lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stanfield lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slodzinski trying to control but Stanfield postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stanfield is nestled in close to Slodzinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stanfield trying to control the action but Slodzinski is working from the bottom.
Stanfield keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Slodzinski is trying to control but can't.
Slodzinski tries to get to full guard but Stanfield has control of the leg.
Stanfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slodzinski has hold of Stanfield's hands but Stanfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slodzinski wants to improve his position but Stanfield is controlling well.
Slodzinski is refusing to be controlled, as Stanfield sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slodzinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stanfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slodzinski keeps working.
Stanfield is looking to advance position but Slodzinski won't allow it.
Stanfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Slodzinski's head.
Stanfield tries to pass to full mount but Slodzinski defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stanfield in particular looking to stall.
Stanfield throwing shots but Slodzinski is blocking nicely.
Slodzinski trying to control but Stanfield postures up.
Stanfield thows a huge punch but Slodzinski dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stanfield takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slodzinski tries to lock up and control but Stanfield gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stanfield controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slodzinski tries to hold on but Stanfield pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slodzinski can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Stanfield dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Slodzinski has a takedown stuffed.
Stanfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Slodzinski. Slodzinski gets slowly back to his feet.
Slodzinski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stanfield circles away.
Max Stanfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Slodzinski.
Slodzinski looks to land a combination but Stanfield avoids it well.

Slodzinski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stanfield to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stanfield's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stanfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slodzinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slodzinski being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stanfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stanfield wants to pass the guard but Slodzinski is keeping the position.
Stanfield slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stanfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slodzinski can do to turn this around?
Stanfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stanfield wants to control from the top but Slodzinski keeps moving.
Stanfield is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stanfield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stanfield scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slodzinski working a defensive guard here.
Slodzinski seems keen to control Stanfield's posture.
Stanfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slodzinski's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slodzinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stanfield passes into half guard.
Slodzinski taking some punishment here, with Stanfield in his half guard.
Slodzinski looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield stalling.
Stanfield 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.
Stanfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stanfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stanfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slodzinski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stanfield looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Stanfield seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slodzinski for as long as he can get away with.
Slodzinski wants to get back to his feet.
Stanfield trying to pass the guard but Slodzinski defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stanfield lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slodzinski taking some punishment here, with Stanfield in his half guard.
Stanfield is nestled in close to Slodzinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stanfield trying to control the pace.
Stanfield working Slodzinski over with strikes.
Krzysztof Slodzinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stanfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanfield is nestled in close to Slodzinski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Max Stanfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stanfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Stanfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stanfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Stanfield!