PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Buzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzynski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wavin Flag by K'naan. The crowd seem to be enjoying Merde's choice of entrance music: Mötorhead's Burner. Jack Buzynski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Buzynski
vs
Merde

190 cm
21
210 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Random Name Supplements

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Buzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Merde!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merde looks to land a right hand but Buzynski moved out of range.
Merde shoots for a takedown but Buzynski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Merde shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buzynski but Buzynski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Merde darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Merde changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buzynski tries to avoid it but Merde manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buzynski to the ground. Buzynski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Merde.
Buzynski fails with the takedown

and Merde counters with a single leg into guard. Buzynski didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buzynski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Merde is controlling him.
Merde in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Merde pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buzynski is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Buzynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Merde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buzynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Merde with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Merde gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buzynski counters with a head kick. That will keep Merde thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Buzynski closes the distance looking to clinch

and Merde counters with a single leg into guard. Buzynski didn't expect that.
Merde wants to pass the guard but Buzynski is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Merde accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Merde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Merde prevents Buzynski from getting back to his feet.
Merde tries to free his leg and advance position but Buzynski is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Buzynski kicks Merde off and gets to his feet.
Merde circles away from the clinch attempt
and Merde counters with a stiff right hand.
Merde has a takedown stuffed.

Merde shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Merde was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Merde lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Buzynski is breathing heavily.
Buzynski tries to hold on but Merde pushes him away.
Merde lands a nice shot to the head.
Merde working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merde punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Merde landing punches.
Buzynski is trying to stand up.
Merde lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Buzynski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Merde working the ground and pound effectively.
Buzynski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Buzynski tries to kick Merde off but Merde keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Buzynski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Buzynski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Merde scores with a couple of nice shots.
Buzynski taking some punishment here, with Merde in his half guard.
Buzynski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merde looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Buzynski wants to get back to full guard.
Merde wants to advance to full mount but Buzynski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Buzynski keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.
Merde postures up in Buzynski's guard and throws a big left but Buzynski blocks it.
Buzynski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Merde's guard.
Merde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buzynski is one step ahead there.
Buzynski wants to control from the top but Merde keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buzynski preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Merde dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Buzynski closes the distance but Merde moves to the side

and Merde counters with a single leg into guard. Buzynski didn't expect that.
Merde tries to free his leg and advance position but Buzynski is retaining full guard.
Merde thows a big elbow that misses.
Merde stands up over Buzynski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Merde is looking to work some ground and pound but Buzynski has wrist control.
Merde working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gerard Merde has got the better of the ground game so far.
Buzynski keeping moving, preventing Merde from controlling successfully.
Buzynski is looking to stand up but Merde isn't so interested in that idea.
Merde postures up in Buzynski's guard and throws a big left but Buzynski blocks it.
Merde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buzynski wants to stand up but Merde is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Merde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buzynski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Merde scoring with punches to the head and body.
Merde with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Merde prevents Buzynski from getting back to his feet.
Merde trying to control but Buzynski is working from the bottom.
Merde chips away with some ground and pound.
Merde works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Merde is nestled in close to Buzynski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Merde uses his free foot to push down on Buzynski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Buzynski.
Merde has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Buzynski's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski is looking to improve his position but Merde isn't that keen on the idea.
Merde with the ground and pound from mount.
Merde looking to ground and pound but Buzynski is blocking nicely.
Buzynski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Buzynski regains half guard.
Merde stops Buzynski from getting back to his feet.
Merde trying to pass the guard but Buzynski defending well.
Buzynski wants to get back to his feet.
Buzynski wants to control but Merde is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Buzynski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Merde's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Merde's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Merde's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Merde is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Will Buzynski go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Merde rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Merde wants to control the action here but instead Buzynski manages to pass to full mount!
Buzynski wants to control the pace but Merde is squirming around nicely.
Merde is trying desperately to improve position.
Merde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Buzynski looking to control but Merde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Merde can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Merde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Buzynski as Merde shoots in.
Buzynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Merde.
Merde shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buzynski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Merde really felt that one!
Horrible takedown by Merde or perhaps it was just good defense by Buzynski which made him look bad.
Jack Buzynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Merde.
Merde throws a big shot that misses.
Merde slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Merde misses with a takedown

and Buzynski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Buzynski wants to stand and escape but instead Merde has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Merde trying to control but Buzynski is working from the bottom.
Merde throwing strikes from guard but Buzynski blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Merde postures up.
Merde trying to control the position from guard on top but Buzynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Merde won't allow Buzynski to sweep him here.
Merde loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buzynski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Merde is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Merde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Merde with a poor takedown
and Buzynski counters with a left and a right that stings Merde.
Buzynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Merde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Buzynski is pushing Merde's head away, looking to escape. Merde manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Merde working the ground and pound effectively.
Merde landing strikes, looking to finish!
Buzynski is squirming around, avoiding Merde's attempts to control the action.
Buzynski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buzynski tries to lock up and control but Merde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buzynski can't escape the position.
Merde throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Buzynski tries to buck Merde off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merde trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Merde throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Buzynski is squirming around, avoiding Merde's attempts to control the action.
Buzynski is looking to improve his position but Merde isn't that keen on the idea.
Merde misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Merde pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Buzynski tries to hold on but Merde pushes him away.
Merde postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Buzynski looks a forlorn figure.
Merde landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Buzynski is in a horrible position here. Merde smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Merde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Buzynski?
Buzynski tries to lock up and control but Merde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Merde has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Buzynski's face.
Merde postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Buzynski looks a forlorn figure.
Buzynski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Buzynski tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.
Merde throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Buzynski because Merde loaded up on that one.
Buzynski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Merde.
Merde thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Merde comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Merde 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Merde!