PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Wieluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arslan Handukic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arslan Handukic looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Wieluk
vs
Handukic

188 cm
25
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Wieluk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Arslan Handukic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Handukic. No joy for Wieluk on that attempt.
Wieluk has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Handukic as Wieluk shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Wieluk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handukic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Handukic wants it to stay on the feet.
Handukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wieluk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wieluk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Handukic's waist but Handukic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wieluk off to one side.
Handukic leaves Wieluk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Handukic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Wieluk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Handukic to the mat! Handukic manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handukic wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Wieluk manages to pass to side control.
Wieluk controlling the pace.
Wieluk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wieluk decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wieluk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Handukic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wieluk shoots in looking for a takedown. Handukic tries to sprawl out of it but Wieluk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Handukic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wieluk circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wieluk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Handukic's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wieluk decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Handukic, up you get!
Wieluk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Handukic sprawls well. Handukic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wieluk gets slowly back to his feet.
Wieluk is breathing heavily.
Handukic tries to clinch up

and Wieluk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Handukic won't be happy with that.
Handukic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wieluk is controlling him well.
Handukic is letting Wieluk control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handukic pushes Wieluk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wieluk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Handukic is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maciej Wieluk.
Wieluk shoots in looking for a takedown. Handukic tries to sprawl out of it but Wieluk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Handukic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Wieluk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Wieluk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wieluk dives in and grabs Handukic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handukic pushes down on Wieluk's head and hops out.
Handukic tries to clinch up but Wieluk circles away and keeps his distance.
Wieluk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Handukic defends it nicely.
Handukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wieluk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wieluk shoots in looking for a takedown but Handukic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wieluk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Wieluk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handukic darts in trying to clinch

and Wieluk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wieluk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieluk wants to pass the guard but Handukic is keeping the position.
Handukic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Handukic is breathing heavily.
Wieluk sitting in guard here, content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Maciej Wieluk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wieluk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Handukic is fending him off so far but Wieluk persists. Nope, Handukic circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk shoots in but Handukic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Handukic tries to clinch there but Wieluk circles away.
Handukic throws a leg kick but Wieluk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wieluk shoots in looking for a takedown. Handukic tries to sprawl out of it but Wieluk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Handukic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Handukic lands a really nice looking cross but Wieluk seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk shoots in but Handukic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Handukic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wieluk.
Wieluk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Handukic counters with an outside leg kick.
Handukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Wieluk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wieluk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Handukic tries to avoid it but Wieluk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Handukic to the ground. Handukic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Handukic instigates a clinch.
Wieluk tries for a takedown but Handukic manages to get underhooks.
Handukic tries to pull guard but Wieluk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk tries for a takedown but Handukic manages to get underhooks.
Handukic tries to land knees in the clinch but Wieluk avoids the damage to the body.
Wieluk letting Handukic take a breather here.

Handukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Handukic as he connects with a hook.
Wieluk blocks a head kick by Handukic.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wieluk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Handukic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Handukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wieluk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maciej Wieluk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Handukic tries to clinch but Wieluk moves out of range.
Wieluk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Handukic circles away.
Wieluk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Handukic tries to avoid it but Wieluk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Handukic to the ground. Handukic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wieluk doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Handukic counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Wieluk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Handukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Wieluk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Handukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wieluk shoots in looking for a takedown but Handukic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wieluk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arslan Handukic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wieluk keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieluk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Handukic swivels and escapes.
Wieluk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Handukic avoids it really well and circles away.
Handukic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Handukic shoots in but Wieluk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wieluk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handukic wants to clinch.
Wieluk shoots in and drives through. Handukic sprawls well.

Handukic has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Handukic.
Wieluk is trying to drag Handukic to the mat but Handukic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wieluk being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wieluk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Handukic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wieluk is looking to take this one to the mat.

Wieluk turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wieluk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Handukic keeps working.
Handukic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wieluk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handukic struggling a bit here.
Wieluk gets to mount! Handukic was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Arslan Handukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciej Wieluk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wieluk controlling the pace for now.

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 Maciej Wieluk.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wieluk, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maciej Wieluk!