PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Stojkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanu Mitzucuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stojkowski
vs
Mitzucuik

189 cm
28
230 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

192 cm
24
245 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Stojkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kanu Mitzucuik!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stojkowski misses with a two punch combination.
Mitzucuik getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mitzucuik avoids a kick to the body.
Stojkowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitzucuik thows a body shot but no joy.
Stojkowski misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Stojkowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitzucuik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Stojkowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitzucuik fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitzucuik. Stojkowski does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mitzucuik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stojkowski is trying to defend but Mitzucuik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stojkowski is looking to control Mitzucuik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stojkowski avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojkowski is looking for a sweep. Mitzucuik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stojkowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stojkowski is trying to hold Mitzucuik in close to prevent damage but Mitzucuik has managed to pass into half guard.

Mitzucuik seems to be looking for submissions.
Mitzucuik is trying to control. Stojkowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mitzucuik is working for a submission of some sort.
Stojkowski regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojkowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stojkowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mitzucuik stopping the sweep attempt from Stojkowski.

Stojkowski working for a triangle but Mitzucuik defends it easily.
Stojkowski is looking to sweep but instead, Mitzucuik has passed into half guard.
Mitzucuik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitzucuik is looking for a kimura but Stojkowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mitzucuik to get the leverage.
Stojkowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitzucuik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitzucuik's back!
Stojkowski scores with punches and elbows.
Mitzucuik breaks Stojkowski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Stojkowski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mitzucuik passes into side control.
Stojkowski tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mitzucuik presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Mitzucuik looking for a guillotine from mount but Stojkowski is having none of it.
Stojkowski blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mitzucuik with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stojkowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mitzucuik controlling the pace for now.
Mitzucuik cracks Stojkowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stojkowski is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kanu Mitzucuik will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big right from Stojkowski misses.
Mitzucuik with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Mitzucuik. Beautiful body shot.
Stojkowski misses with a wild combination.
Jan Stojkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitzucuik slips under a jab from Stojkowski.
Stojkowski jabs Mitzucuik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stojkowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitzucuik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stojkowski thinking.
Stojkowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stojkowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitzucuik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stojkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stojkowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stojkowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitzucuik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stojkowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Stojkowski blocks a head kick by Mitzucuik.
Mitzucuik ducks under a wild hook from Stojkowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stojkowski misses.
Mitzucuik thows a body shot but no joy.
Stojkowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitzucuik lands with a straight right. Stojkowski didn't see that one coming.
Stojkowski misses with a combination
and Mitzucuik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stojkowski thinking.
Mitzucuik misses the shot to the body.
Jan Stojkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitzucuik misses the shot to the body.
Mitzucuik slips a jab and a cross from Stojkowski.
Stojkowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitzucuik. Mitzucuik gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Stojkowski misses.
Nice sprawl there from Stojkowski as Mitzucuik shoots in.
Stojkowski throws a jab when Mitzucuik was well out of range.
Mitzucuik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stojkowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojkowski throws a shot from downtown. Mitzucuik moves away and avoids it.
Stojkowski misses with a right hand
and Mitzucuik counters with a stiff right hand.
Stojkowski throws a right hand that misses
and Mitzucuik counters with a nice body shot.
Mitzucuik throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stojkowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mitzucuik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mitzucuik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stojkowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stojkowski throws a combination that misses
and Mitzucuik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitzucuik digs a good body shot into Stojkowski's ribs.
Stojkowski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Mitzucuik. Beautiful body shot.
Kanu Mitzucuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stojkowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mitzucuik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stojkowski throws out the jab.
Stojkowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitzucuik.
Mitzucuik slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojkowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitzucuik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitzucuik ducks under a wild hook from Stojkowski.
Stojkowski misses with a wild body shot.
Stojkowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stojkowski avoids the body shot from Mitzucuik.
Mitzucuik throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mitzucuik ducks under a wild hook from Stojkowski.
A big right from Stojkowski misses.
Stojkowski misses with a right hand
and Mitzucuik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Mitzucuik misses.
Stojkowski swings widly with a right hand
and Mitzucuik counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitzucuik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stojkowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stojkowski throws a combination that misses
and Mitzucuik counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stojkowski looks to land a body kick but Mitzucuik moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitzucuik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stojkowski circles away.
Jan Stojkowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanu Mitzucuik.
Mitzucuik shoots in looking for a takedown. Stojkowski tries to sprawl out of it but Mitzucuik keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stojkowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitzucuik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stojkowski throws a shot from downtown. Mitzucuik moves away and avoids it.
Stojkowski looks to land a left hand but Mitzucuik moved out of range nicely.
Mitzucuik lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick from Mitzucuik lands but Stojkowski takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Stojkowski misses.
Stojkowski throws a series of punches but Mitzucuik avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stojkowski throws a hook but Mitzucuik blocks it.

Mitzucuik fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stojkowski to the ground. Mitzucuik is now in Stojkowski's guard.

Mitzucuik drops back looking for a leg! Stojkowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stojkowski manages to kick Mitzucuik off! Mitzucuik jumps back into Stojkowski's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanu Mitzucuik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stojkowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Stojkowski throws the kick towards the body but Mitzucuik avoids it.
Mitzucuik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitzucuik slips a jab and a cross from Stojkowski.
Mitzucuik lands with a right hand.
Mitzucuik dodges the punch combination from Stojkowski.
Stojkowski takes a swing at Mitzucuik's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stojkowski. Mitzucuik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Stojkowski.
Stojkowski misses with the combination.
Jab from Stojkowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojkowski throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Mitzucuik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mitzucuik is pushing down on Stojkowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stojkowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Mitzucuik has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stojkowski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mitzucuik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Mitzucuik is trying to work for a kimura but Stojkowski is defending well.

Mitzucuik is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stojkowski trying to hold on to Mitzucuik's head to control him but Mitzucuik postures up.

Mitzucuik is trying to work for a kimura but Stojkowski is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mitzucuik is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stojkowski defends it well.
Stojkowski is looking for a sweep. Mitzucuik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Mitzucuik is working for a kimura but Stojkowski is defending it quite comfortably.

Mitzucuik is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stojkowski is just riding it out for now. Mitzucuik eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stojkowski is pressing down on Mitzucuik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stojkowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stojkowski trying to control the position.
Stojkowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitzucuik is one step ahead there.

Stojkowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mitzucuik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitzucuik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stojkowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mitzucuik postures up.
Kanu Mitzucuik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stojkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Stojkowski, not yet.
Mitzucuik trying to control but Stojkowski is working from the bottom.
Mitzucuik's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stojkowski wants to hit a switch here but Mitzucuik passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stojkowski there!
Mitzucuik punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kanu Mitzucuik.
Well Mitzucuik 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanu Mitzucuik!