PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Mityou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maciej Zegan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Mityou
vs
Zegan

175 cm
26
155 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

180 cm
24
162 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sub Mityou !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mityou misses with a takedown
and Zegan counters with a good low kick that Mityou was not able to check.
Mityou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zegan.
Mityou closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zegan circles away.
Zegan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Mityou . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mityou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Zegan gets tackled into the cage by Mityou . Mityou maintains the clinch.
Zegan lands a nice uppercut.
Zegan scores with a shot to the side of Mityou 's head.
Zegan scores with a shoulder strike.
Zegan lands a nice uppercut.
Mityou is looking for a takedown.
Mityou is trying to pull guard but Zegan has him pressed against the cage.
Mityou tries to pull guard but Zegan won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zegan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zegan is working Mityou over against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zegan misses with a punch to the body.
Zegan effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Zegan.
Mityou jumps guard but Zegan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Zegan manages to break the clinch.
Mityou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mityou pushes Zegan up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Zegan.
Mityou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zegan keeps control of Mityou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zegan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zegan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zegan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zegan lands a nice uppercut.
Zegan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zegan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mityou or not.
Mityou jumps guard but Zegan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mityou has Zegan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zegan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Zegan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zegan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zegan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Zegan tenderised Mityou 's leg. Mityou is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zegan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zegan wants it to stay on the feet.

Zegan closes the distance and clinches.
Mityou tries for a takedown. No joy.

Zegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zegan!
Maciej Zegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mityou moves into the clinch successfully.
Zegan lands a body shot.

Zegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zegan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mityou s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mityou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Zegan pushes Mityou up against the cage in a clinch.
Zegan digs a right hand into Mityou 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mityou 's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zegan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan stalling the fight.
A short right from Zegan on the inside.
Mityou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zegan avoids it.
Zegan lands an uppercut.
Mityou takes an elbow to the temple.
Mityou being controlled against the cage.
Zegan lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Zegan.
Mityou has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zegan after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mityou 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zegan lands a nice shot to the body.
Mityou trying to control the position but instead, Zegan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mityou into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Zegan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zegan clinches.
Zegan lands an elbow just above Mityou 's eye.
Zegan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mityou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zegan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mityou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mityou taking a breather.
Mityou has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zegan after a bit of a struggle.
Zegan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mityou fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Mityou . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Zegan on the inside.
Zegan stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Zegan.
Zegan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zegan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mityou backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegan effectively controlling the action here.
Zegan lands a nice uppercut.
Zegan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zegan keeps control of Mityou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Zegan.
Zegan just leaning against Mityou , taking a breather.
Zegan landing knees to the body.
Zegan with a knee to the head.

Zegan breaks the clinch.
Sub Mityou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mityou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zegan avoids it really well and circles away.
Zegan lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mityou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zegan is looking to clinch.

Zegan closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Zegan.
Zegan lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mityou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zegan prevents it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mityou . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mityou is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zegan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mityou 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zegan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Zegan.
Maciej Zegan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zegan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Zegan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan lands a body punch.

Zegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zegan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mityou eats them both and turns towards Zegan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Zegan.

Mityou jumps into guard, dragging Zegan to the mat.

Zegan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mityou , up you get!
Zegan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Zegan takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Zegan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mityou is looking to break free of the clinch but Zegan has double underhooks.
Zegan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mityou backwards.
Mityou tries to break the clinch but Zegan is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mityou .
Zegan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zegan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zegan leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zegan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Zegan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mityou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mityou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Zegan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Zegan misses with a series of wild punches.
Zegan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zegan tries to clinch there but Mityou circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mityou wants to take the fight to the mat but Zegan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Zegan on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Zegan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zegan.
A short left from Zegan.
Zegan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Zegan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mityou is trying to break the clinch but Zegan has him pressed against the cage.
Zegan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zegan pushes Mityou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zegan stops a takedown attempt from Mityou .
Zegan prevents Mityou from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mityou 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zegan lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zegan connects with a knee to the head.

Zegan breaks from the clinch.
Zegan tries to clinch up but Mityou circles away and keeps his distance.
Zegan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mityou fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Mityou . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mityou throws a sloppy head kick
and Zegan counters with a nice uppercut.
Zegan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mityou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Zegan instigates a clinch.
Mityou letting Zegan take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zegan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mityou is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zegan to keep the fight standing.
Mityou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zegan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zegan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mityou s head.
Zegan lands an elbow inside that Mityou shrugs off.

Mityou has picked Zegan up - he's going for a ride! Mityou dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zegan wants to get back to his feet.
Zegan tries to roll over but Mityou keeps him under control.
Zegan is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zegan pushes Mityou off and gets back to his feet.

Mityou has closed the distance and engaged Zegan in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mityou goes for a takedown attempt but Zegan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Zegan pushes Mityou up against the cage in a clinch.
Maciej Zegan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Zegan.
Mityou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zegan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mityou is trying to break the clinch but Zegan is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Zegan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zegan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Zegan!
Our winner, Maciej Zegan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.