PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Przemyslaw Kaczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Maci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Przemyslaw Kaczynski looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kaczynski
vs
Maci

196 cm
18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
266 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Przemyslaw Kaczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Maci!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maci looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kaczynski tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Maci to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Maci moves out of range easily.
Kaczynski tries a head kick but it misses.

Maci darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaczynski is looking to escape.
Maci stalling.

Maci is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski is trying to stand.
Maci is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mario Maci.
Maci throws a combination that misses
and Kaczynski counters with a nice body kick.
Maci closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaczynski lands with a nice combination. Maci backs away looking to recover.
Maci takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski tries to clinch but Maci moves away

and Maci counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaczynski wants to stand but Maci is controlling the position.

Maci gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Maci bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Maci lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kaczynski down.

Maci goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kaczynski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maci's guard! Nice work there by Kaczynski!
Kaczynski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski is looking to stand up but Maci won't let him.
Kaczynski postures up in Maci's guard and throws a big left but Maci blocks it.
Kaczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Maci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaczynski looking to sit in guard and control but Maci gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maci sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kaczynski's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maci slows the pace down in half guard.
Kaczynski wants to get back to his feet.
Maci is taking a breather. Kaczynski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaczynski is looking to control Maci's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaczynski avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Maci 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.

Maci closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kaczynski to the mat! Kaczynski manages to get full guard.
Kaczynski trying to keep a closed guard but Maci is proving a slippery customer.
Maci is looking to stand up but Kaczynski won't let him.
Kaczynski wants to stand but Maci is controlling the position.
Maci looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Przemyslaw Kaczynski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Maci takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski lands a leg kick that knocks Maci off balance momentarily.
Kaczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Maci moves out of range easily.
Przemyslaw Kaczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maci scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Maci.
Maci goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kaczynski with a poor takedown

and Maci moves into the clinch.

Maci has picked Kaczynski up - he's going for a ride! Maci dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Maci controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maci throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski pushes Maci off looking to stand but Maci dives back in and keeps control.
Mario Maci has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maci sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Mario Maci has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Maci pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaczynski back to the cage. Maci follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kaczynski delivers a nice body kick.
Kaczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski with a poor takedown

and Maci counters by moving into the clinch.
Kaczynski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maci is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Przemyslaw Kaczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaczynski trying to control the position but instead, Maci has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaczynski into the cage.

Maci lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kaczynski is trying to stand.
Kaczynski trying to control here.
Kaczynski is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maci looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Przemyslaw Kaczynski.
Maci tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaczynski moves in looking to clinch but Maci pushes him off.
Kaczynski lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Maci. No joy for Kaczynski on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaczynski is looking to slow Maci down with leg kicks.
Maci stalks Kaczynski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kaczynski's face. Kaczynski staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Maci.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Maci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kaczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaczynski misses with a wild combination.
Maci circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaczynski scores with a head kick. Maci tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kaczynski scores with a head kick. Maci tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Maci shoots in and gets a takedown into Kaczynski's guard.
Maci seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kaczynski wants to stand up but Maci is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mario Maci wasn't active enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Maci.
Kaczynski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Maci working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maci wants to control but Kaczynski is keeping him busy.
Maci postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski is trying to control Maci's posture but Maci avoids it.
Maci lands a few punches from side control.
Maci scores with punches from side control.
Kaczynski wants to get back to his feet.
Maci is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maci working away.
Kaczynski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Maci connects with a decent elbow.
Maci landing strikes.
Maci taking a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maci landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Maci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maci winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Maci!