PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pawel Konopacki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Konopacki
vs
Bruin

179 cm
22
171 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konopacki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Konopacki throws a shot to the body.
Bruin tries to clinch but Konopacki is having none of it.
Bruin scores with a head kick. Konopacki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Konopacki cracks the inside of Bruin's front leg.
Konopacki keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruin takes a swing at Konopacki's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Bruin.
Bruin wants to clinch.
Bruin checks a leg kick.
Donk. Konopacki catches Bruin right on the button with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Konopacki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bruin - the referee stops the clock and Konopacki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bruin. Konopacki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Konopacki misses with a straight left.
Konopacki moves out of range as Bruin strikes.
Bruin stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konopacki avoids a kick to the body.
Bruin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Konopacki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack Bruin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Konopacki avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Konopacki.
Konopacki with a jab.
Bruin moves in looking to clinch but Konopacki pushes him off.
Konopacki throws a jab when Bruin was well out of range.
Bruin moves away from the strike by Konopacki.
Konopacki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruin.
A telegraphed right hand from Konopacki misses the target.
Konopacki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jack Bruin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruin staying out of range there.
Konopacki misses with a looping left.
Bruin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bruin checks a leg kick.
Bruin closes the distance but Konopacki moves to the side
and Konopacki counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki avoids the body shot from Bruin.
Konopacki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konopacki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konopacki misses the jab.
Bruin takes one on the button.
Bruin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Konopacki throws a sloppy head kick and Bruin moves out of range easily.
Konopacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Konopacki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Konopacki throws the left hand but Bruin avoids the punch easily.
Bruin lands a head kick. Konopacki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Konopacki keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Bruin blocks the leg kick.
Jab by Konopacki.
Bruin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruin moves out of range as Konopacki throws a body kick.
Konopacki walks into a stiff left hand from Bruin.
Bruin slips a jab from Konopacki.
Bruin throws a head kick that half lands.
Bruin moves out of range as Konopacki strikes.
Bruin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Konopacki is out of range and Bruin settles back down.
Konopacki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruin connects with a looping right hand.
Bruin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Konopacki is able to avoid easily.
Bruin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Konopacki moves away from the strike by Bruin.
Bruin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Konopacki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruin thinking.

Konopacki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konopacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki postures up.
Bruin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Konopacki is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Konopacki looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

We're going to have a standup here because Pawel Konopacki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Konopacki keeps the fight on the outside.
Konopacki throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 Pawel Konopacki will probably get the nod.
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.

Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Konopacki ducks under a wild hook from Bruin.
Konopacki throws a leg kick but Bruin checks it.
Konopacki moves away from the strike by Bruin.
Konopacki slips a jab from Bruin.
Konopacki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Konopacki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bruin takes a step back to recover.
Konopacki feints and then cracks Bruin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruin down.
Bruin throws a jab when Konopacki was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Bruin.
Bruin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Konopacki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Konopacki misses with a straight right.
Konopacki blocks a head kick by Bruin.
Some bone on bone action there as Konopacki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Konopacki.
Konopacki misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konopacki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruin wants to land a leg kick but Konopacki is out of range.
Konopacki avoids the head kick by Bruin.
Bruin tries to close the distance and clinch but Konopacki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Konopacki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bruin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Konopacki is looking to take a break and control but Bruin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konopacki tries to control but Bruin wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Konopacki wants to control the pace but Bruin is squirming around nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pawel Konopacki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Konopacki has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruin thuds a left hand into Konopacki's body.
Konopacki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruin manages to avoid it.
Jack Bruin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Konopacki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruin moves out of range of the body kick from Konopacki.
Konopacki lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruin tries to clinch up.
Bruin misses with the combination.
Konopacki misses with a body kick.
Bruin throws a sloppy head kick
and Konopacki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Konopacki avoids the body shot from Bruin.
Konopacki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konopacki missing with a left hand there. Bruin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Konopacki dominated that second round.
That's time! Konopacki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Konopacki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruin circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruin moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruin lands a head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bruin.
Bruin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruin moves out of range of the leg kick from Konopacki.
Konopacki throws a jab when Bruin was well out of range.
Bruin misses with a hook. Konopacki ducked under it nicely.
Bruin punishes Konopacki's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruin tries to land a front kick but Konopacki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Konopacki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bruin.
Bruin thows a body kick. Konopacki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Konopacki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Konopacki will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bruin has Konopacki up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Bruin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruin.
Bruin lands a nice uppercut.
Bruin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Konopacki avoids it.
Konopacki dodges an elbow strike from Bruin.
Konopacki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Konopacki misses with a punch on the inside.
Bruin trying to land knees to the body.
Konopacki lands with a light punch inside.
Konopacki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Konopacki swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruin tries to stall but Konopacki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruin pushes off an throws an elbow but Konopacki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Konopacki swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Konopacki avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruin lands a nice elbow.
Konopacki tries to stall but Bruin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruin misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Konopacki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Konopacki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bruin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruin lands a right hand.
Konopacki tries to stall but Bruin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Konopacki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruin misses with some punches.
Bruin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bruin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Konopacki's brow.
Konopacki tries to stall but Bruin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruin misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruin wants to stall.
Bruin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jack Bruin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Konopacki.
Still in the clinch, Konopacki scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Konopacki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Konopacki blocking some punches.
Bruin taking a breather.
Konopacki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Konopacki's elbow.
Konopacki has a couple of punches blocked by Bruin.
Pawel Konopacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bruin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Konopacki avoids it.
Konopacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Konopacki up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Konopacki avoids it.
Bruin tries to throw a body punch but Konopacki avoids it by throwing Bruin back against the cage.
Bruin looking to throw knees to the head but Konopacki is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konopacki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack Bruin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konopacki lands with a light punch inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bruin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Konopacki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Konopacki!