PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heniek Piorkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Piorkowski
vs
Jones

150 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heniek Piorkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piorkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Piorkowski really is a fat lump.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Piorkowski keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piorkowski wants to get back to full guard.
Piorkowski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Piorkowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Piorkowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Piorkowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Piorkowski trying to control the pace.
Piorkowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Piorkowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Piorkowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Piorkowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Piorkowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Piorkowski there.
Piorkowski is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Piorkowski uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Piorkowski landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piorkowski lands with some strikes.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski controlling from mount.
Piorkowski landing punches.
Piorkowski landing strikes from the mount.
Piorkowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Piorkowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Piorkowski controlling from the full mount.
Piorkowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Piorkowski content just to control the position here.
Piorkowski unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Piorkowski lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones wants to hold on but Piorkowski pushes him away.
Piorkowski content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heniek Piorkowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Piorkowski struggling a bit here.
Piorkowski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Piorkowski tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Piorkowski is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Piorkowski's guard.
Piorkowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piorkowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Piorkowski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Piorkowski 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.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Piorkowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Piorkowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Heniek Piorkowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Piorkowski with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones tries to buck Piorkowski off but he can't manage it.
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!
Piorkowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Piorkowski landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Piorkowski keeps control of the position easily here as Jones tries to buck him off.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Piorkowski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
Piorkowski avoiding Jones 's attempts to control his hands.
Piorkowski lands a shot to the head.
Piorkowski lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jones hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks Piorkowski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Piorkowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Piorkowski, not yet.
Piorkowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Piorkowski is on top in guard.
Piorkowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Piorkowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piorkowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piorkowski is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but Piorkowski has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heniek Piorkowski dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jones tries to clinch up but Piorkowski circles away and keeps his distance.

Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Piorkowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Piorkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to stand but can't do so whilst Piorkowski controls his leg.
Piorkowski is pressing down on Jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Piorkowski is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Piorkowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piorkowski controlling from mount.
Jones tries to hold on but Piorkowski postures up.
Piorkowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Piorkowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Piorkowski landing strikes from the mount.
Piorkowski cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piorkowski breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piorkowski unloading with bombs!
Piorkowski landing punches.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piorkowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piorkowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones tries to hold on but Piorkowski postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski dominating with strikes here.
Piorkowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Piorkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Piorkowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piorkowski dominating with strikes here.
Jones tries to hold on but Piorkowski postures up.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Piorkowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piorkowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Piorkowski lands a big elbow.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Piorkowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piorkowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Piorkowski landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piorkowski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Piorkowski lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Piorkowski.
Mike Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piorkowski controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heniek Piorkowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Piorkowski, 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Heniek Piorkowski!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Heniek Piorkowski!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Heniek Piorkowski!

Heniek Piorkowski wins by unanimous decision!