PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Korczewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everyday. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cormac Gutz enters the cage!

Korczewski
vs
Gutz

180 cm
25
189 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

185 cm
25
187 lbs
10 - 4 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamil Korczewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korczewski pinned against the cage. Korczewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gutz cracks the inside of Korczewski's front leg.

Gutz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gutz showed some decent athleticism there.
Korczewski won't allow Gutz to pass to mount.
Gutz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Korczewski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutz.
Gutz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Korczewski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gutz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz is pressing down on Korczewski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Korczewski is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Gutz there.
Gutz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Korczewski's head.
Gutz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gutz working over Korczewski with some ground and pound. Korczewski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gutz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Korczewski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gutz works his way into side control.
Gutz tries to advance to mount but Korczewski denies him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gutz lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz is looking to take a break and control but Korczewski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Korczewski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gutz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Korczewski tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gutz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Korczewski is looking for a way out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Korczewski up.
Gutz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Gutz is landing with strikes. Korczewski can't take much more of this.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korczewski takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Gutz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Korczewski covering up well and avoiding damage.
Gutz is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Korczewski. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Korczewski is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski is trying to get back to his feet but Gutz has full control of the position and if anything, Korczewski has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gutz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gutz controls the position.
Gutz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Korczewski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korczewski is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gutz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Gutz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gutz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gutz scores with a leg kick.
Korczewski needs to keep his hands up - Gutz had a free shot at his head there.

Gutz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Korczewski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gutz working the ground and pound from side control.
Gutz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Korczewski is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Gutz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gutz working the ground and pound.
Korczewski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gutz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gutz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Korczewski to see if he's OK.
Cormac Gutz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz cracks Korczewski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Korczewski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gutz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gutz taking a breather here.
Korczewski seems to have got his legs back now.

Korczewski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gutz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Korczewski does no damage.
Gutz is looking to slow Korczewski down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Gutz.
Kamil Korczewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from Gutz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gutz!
Gutz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Korczewski. Korczewski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Kamil Korczewski has been cut.

Gutz scores with a takedown into Korczewski's guard.
Gutz stands and throws Korczewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gutz landing strikes.
Gutz happy to just control the position for now.
Gutz trying to control the action but Korczewski is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz landing strikes.
Korczewski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gutz connects with a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz landing strikes.
Gutz scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korczewski trying to remain calm as Gutz controls from the top position.
Korczewski regains half guard, as Gutz was trying to land strikes.
Gutz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Korczewski's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Korczewski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Gutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kamil Korczewski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Korczewski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gutz connects with a leg kick. Korczewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Korczewski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kamil Korczewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korczewski closes the distance but Gutz moves to the side
and Gutz counters with an outside leg kick.
Gutz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Gutz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gutz. That's going to slow Korczewski down.
Korczewski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Gutz tenderised Korczewski's leg. Korczewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gutz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Korczewski's sensitive parts.
Gutz scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Gutz lands a big right hand that sends Korczewski crashing to the mat! Gutz stays standing though and waves Korczewski back to his feet!
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!

Gutz instigates a clinch.
Gutz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gutz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gutz just leaning against Korczewski, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Gutz.
Gutz lands a left hand.
Gutz lands a left hand.
Gutz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gutz scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korczewski letting Gutz take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korczewski being controlled against the cage.
Gutz prevents Korczewski from breaking the clinch.
Gutz digs a right hand into Korczewski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korczewski's gas tank.
Gutz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Korczewski backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gutz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Korczewski up against the cage.
Gutz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gutz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gutz taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cormac Gutz.
Korczewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gutz.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Gutz! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cormac Gutz!
Cormac Gutz very nearly forgot to thank M/S Paint Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.