PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt Hennig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefol Czarnecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czarnecki has chosen Hollywood Undead - Young as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Curt Hennig has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Curt Hennig seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hennig
vs
Czarnecki

191 cm
26
260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
242 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Curt Hennig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Stefol Czarnecki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Czarnecki blocks the low kick.
Hennig tries to land a leg kick but Czarnecki saw it coming and moves away.
Czarnecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Czarnecki tries to clinch but Hennig is having none of it.
Hennig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hennig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stefol Czarnecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hennig keeps the fight on the outside.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up but Hennig circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Czarnecki misses.
Czarnecki wants to slow Hennig down by chopping away at his legs.

Czarnecki moves into the clinch successfully.

Hennig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hennig connects with a body shot that sends Czarnecki's belly button to the back.
Hennig just misses with a punch to the body.
Hennig lands with an uppercut that bounces Czarnecki off the cage and back into range.
Hennig thows a body shot but no joy.
Czarnecki tries to clinch but Hennig moves away
and Hennig counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Hennig shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Czarnecki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hennig working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarnecki wants to get back to his feet but Hennig is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hennig trying to control the position from guard on top but Czarnecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hennig missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hennig scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hennig with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hennig trying to control the position from guard on top but Czarnecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hennig advances to half guard.
Hennig missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Czarnecki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hennig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hennig is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Czarnecki defending well though.
Hennig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hennig lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hennig lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hennig is controlling the pace.
Hennig has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hennig throws a strike but Czarnecki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hennig is controlling him.
Hennig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hennig trying to control the position from guard on top but Czarnecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hennig won't allow Czarnecki to get back to his feet.
Hennig lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennig connects with a couple of short punches.
Hennig won't allow Czarnecki to get back to his feet.
Czarnecki has momentary wrist control but Hennig slips an elbow through the middle.
Hennig advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hennig sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Czarnecki defending well though.
Hennig thows a huge punch but Czarnecki dodges it nicely.
Hennig thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Czarnecki's head.
Hennig throwing shots but Czarnecki is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Hennig seems content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Czarnecki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hennig seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in half guard, Hennig seems content to control.
Hennig thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Czarnecki is not content to let Hennig control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curt Hennig dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hennig drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hennig working the ground and pound from side control.
Czarnecki prevents Hennig from improving position.
Czarnecki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hennig controlling the position.
Hennig working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hennig prevents Czarnecki from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Hennig working the strikes but Czarnecki uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennig is keen to just control but Czarnecki is a slippery customer.
Hennig not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hennig thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Czarnecki's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hennig lands strikes from half guard.
Hennig with the ground and pound but Czarnecki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hennig won't allow Czarnecki to get back to his feet.
Hennig is in close to Czarnecki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hennig throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Czarnecki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Czarnecki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hennig showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hennig forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hennig throws a strike but Czarnecki avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hennig advances position into side control!
Hennig prevents Czarnecki from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Hennig.
Hennig scores with punches from side control.
Hennig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Czarnecki can do to turn this around?
The strikes coming from Hennig are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hennig trying to control the action but Czarnecki is working from the bottom.
Hennig looks up at the clock and then as Czarnecki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hennig smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennig lands a few punches from side control.
Hennig scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Czarnecki to see if he's OK.

Czarnecki bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Czarnecki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hennig connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Czarnecki scrambles back to his feet.
Hennig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hennig swats away the attempt to clinch by Czarnecki.
Hennig scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Czarnecki is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Hennig.
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!
Hennig looks for the body kick but Czarnecki saw that one coming.
Stefol Czarnecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hennig keeps the fight on the outside.
Stefol Czarnecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czarnecki is looking to clinch.
Hennig throws a jab when Czarnecki was well out of range.

Hennig shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hennig trying to control the position from guard on top but Czarnecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curt Hennig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Czarnecki wants to stand and escape but Hennig is having none of it.
Czarnecki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hennig controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hennig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Czarnecki wants to stand up but Hennig is controlling him.
Hennig is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curt Hennig dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hennig keeps the fight on the outside.
Hennig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Czarnecki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hennig tries to land a front kick but Czarnecki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Czarnecki wants to clinch.
Hennig shoots for a double leg takedown but Czarnecki sprawls well. He's pushed Hennig's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Czarnecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hennig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Czarnecki moves to clinch but Hennig breaks away
and Hennig cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hennig gets the takedown into side control.
Hennig lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hennig taking a breather here.
Hennig working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czarnecki stops Hennig from passing to mount.
Hennig taking a break here but Czarnecki is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hennig working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Hennig.
Hennig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hennig wants to control but Czarnecki is keeping him busy.
Hennig throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennig prevents Czarnecki from standing back up.
Hennig is nestled in close to Czarnecki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hennig seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Czarnecki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hennig lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hennig takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hennig is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hennig content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hennig has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Czarnecki is refusing to be controlled, as Hennig sits in half guard.
Hennig throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hennig is trying to control. Czarnecki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hennig missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hennig trying to control the action but Czarnecki is working from the bottom.
Hennig working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennig is keen to just control but Czarnecki is a slippery customer.
Hennig looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hennig working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hennig content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Hennig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hennig, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curt Hennig!
Curt Hennig seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.