PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Greatest (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.

Kaminski
vs
Greatest

183 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, The Greatest!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Greatest has managed to clinch.
Greatest blocks the elbow strike.
Kaminski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greatest wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Greatest holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Greatest wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage.
Kaminski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Greatest to keep the fight standing.
Greatest tries to circle away but Kaminski has him pinned against the cage.
Kaminski blocks an elbow strike from Greatest.
Kaminski takes a knee to the side of the body.

Kaminski breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Greatest.
Kaminski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Greatest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greatest tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaminski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greatest.
Greatest pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski blocks a head kick by Greatest.

Kaminski moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaminski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Greatest's brow.
Greatest looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kaminski manages to break the clinch.
Greatest avoids the head kick by Kaminski.
Greatest is looking to land body kicks.
Greatest slips a jab and a cross from Kaminski.
Kaminski misses with a two punch combination.
Greatest throws an overhand right that lands on Kaminski's shoulder, as Kaminski tries to avoid the shot.

Greatest forces Kaminski back against the cage and clinches.
Greatest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greatest blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaminski keeps control of Greatest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaminski tries to work over Greatest's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski throws a punch but it's blocked by Greatest.
Greatest with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaminski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greatest being controlled against the cage.
Kaminski can't find room to land a body shot as Greatest controls the action.
Greatest blocks an elbow strike.
Kaminski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greatest.
Greatest blocks an elbow strike from Kaminski.
Greatest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Greatest looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaminski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaminski breaks the clinch.
Greatest wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kaminski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Greatest throws a lazy head kick
and Kaminski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kaminski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Greatest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greatest throws a sloppy head kick and Kaminski moves out of range easily.
Kaminski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Greatest gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greatest has had enough of the clinch but Kaminski keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kaminski throws an elbow but misses.
Kaminski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greatest tries to land a knee to the head but Kaminski blocks with his arms.
Kaminski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greatest on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kaminski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaminski avoids the head kick by Greatest.
Greatest throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greatest throws the kick towards the body but Kaminski avoids it.
Greatest throws a lazy body kick
and Kaminski counters with a slapping leg kick.

Greatest gets a clinch.
Kaminski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaminski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greatest.
Kaminski can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaminski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Greatest's brow.
Greatest blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaminski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greatest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Greatest wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaminski won't allow it.

Greatest pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Marcin Kaminski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kaminski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kaminski blocks a head kick by Greatest.
Sloppy strikes from Kaminski. Those never looked like landing.
Kaminski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greatest counters with a solid body kick.
Greatest throws a lazy head kick
and Kaminski counters with a nice leg kick.
Kaminski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaminski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greatest is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Greatest.
Greatest gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Kaminski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kaminski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kaminski darts in and clinches Greatest up against the cage.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greatest avoids it.
Kaminski misses with some punches.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greatest avoids it.
Kaminski is trying to drag Greatest to the mat but Greatest just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaminski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Greatest's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski blocks the elbow strike.
Kaminski scores with a shot to the side of Greatest's head.
Marcin Kaminski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Greatest lands an elbow that stopped Kaminski in his tracks for a moment.
Kaminski jumps guard but Greatest stands there with Kaminski around his waist. Kaminski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaminski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greatest is defending well for now.
Kaminski tries to pull guard but Greatest forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcin Kaminski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greatest is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kaminski jumps guard but Greatest stands there with Kaminski around his waist. Kaminski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Greatest blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greatest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaminski misses with an elbow strike.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greatest avoids it.
Greatest wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaminski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Greatest's efforts to push away.
Greatest wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaminski won't allow it.
Kaminski looking to throw knees to the head but Greatest is blocking nicely.
Greatest looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greatest wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaminski won't allow it.
Greatest is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaminski has double underhooks.
Greatest is trying to push Kaminski away but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kaminski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski avoids a kick to the body.
Kaminski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Greatest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaminski. Kaminski obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaminski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaminski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Greatest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greatest misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Kaminski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greatest scores with a push kick.
Kaminski avoids the head kick by Greatest.
Greatest is breathing heavily.
Greatest throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greatest scores with a kick to the midsection.

Kaminski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaminski takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski blocks an elbow strike from Greatest.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greatest blocking some punches.

Kaminski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaminski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Greatest blocks the body kick.
Greatest throws a head kick that misses.

Greatest instigates a clinch.
Greatest throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kaminski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Greatest gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Greatest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaminski scores with a leg kick.
Kaminski wants to land a leg kick but Greatest is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Kaminski dominated that second round.
That's time! Kaminski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Greatest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greatest on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Greatest throws a lazy head kick
and Kaminski counters with a nice body kick.
Kaminski just misses with a punch to the body.
Marcin Kaminski is winning the standup battle so far.

Greatest has Kaminski up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaminski misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaminski misses with a punch to the body.

Kaminski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaminski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greatest moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greatest avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kaminski moves into the clinch.
Kaminski misses with a punch to the body.
Kaminski swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaminski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski misses with a wild combination.
Greatest throws a head kick that misses.
Marcin Kaminski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaminski throws a jab but it's blocked by Greatest.

Greatest clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kaminski throws an elbow but misses.

Kaminski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Kaminski.
Greatest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Greatest looks for the body kick but Kaminski saw that one coming.

Kaminski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Greatest is trying to push Kaminski away but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kaminski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greatest is trying to break the clinch but Kaminski is controlling him.
Greatest blocks an elbow strike from Kaminski.
Kaminski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greatest smiles and moves away.
Greatest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaminski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaminski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcin Kaminski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Greatest clinches up with Kaminski and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greatest wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Greatest working hard to break the clinch.
Kaminski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greatest avoids the elbow strike from Kaminski, against the cage.
Greatest tries to break the clinch but Kaminski is controlling the position.
Kaminski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Greatest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kaminski clinches with his opponent.
Greatest is trying to push Kaminski away but Kaminski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kaminski manages to break the clinch.
Kaminski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greatest circles away.
Greatest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaminski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Greatest clinches.
Kaminski keeps control of Greatest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kaminski throws an elbow but it misses.
The Greatest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski misses with some punches.
Greatest on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaminski looking to slow down the pace here.
Greatest lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Greatest is trying to break free.
Kaminski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greatest's elbow.
Kaminski throws a head punch that misses.

Greatest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaminski just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greatest pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcin Kaminski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaminski looks to score with a jab to the body but Greatest is just out of range.
Kaminski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcin Kaminski.
Well Kaminski 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Kaminski!