PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Lisiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosen Lyubenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisiewicz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Duran Duran - Wild Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lisiewicz
vs
Lyubenov

169 cm
26
170 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
174 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerzy Lisiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosen Lyubenov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyubenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lisiewicz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lisiewicz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lyubenov is looking to reverse the position.
Lisiewicz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lyubenov is trying to improve his position.
Lyubenov can't do much from the bottom here.
Lyubenov tries to improve position but can't.
Lisiewicz scoring with punches from side control.
Lisiewicz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lisiewicz landing a few strikes.
Lisiewicz misses with the ground and pound.
Lyubenov prevents Lisiewicz from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisiewicz working the ground and pound.
Lyubenov defending against the ground and pound.
Lisiewicz looks up at the clock and then as Lyubenov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lisiewicz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lisiewicz scores with punches from side control.
Lisiewicz throws a strike aimed at the side of Lyubenov's head but Lyubenov avoids it well.
Lyubenov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lyubenov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lisiewicz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lyubenov defending well though.
Lisiewicz trying to mount his opponent but Lyubenov defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lisiewicz thows a huge punch but Lyubenov dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyubenov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lisiewicz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lyubenov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lisiewicz.
Lisiewicz 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.

Lisiewicz wants to work for an arm triangle but Lyubenov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lisiewicz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lisiewicz is pressing down on Lyubenov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lyubenov is holding on for now.
Lisiewicz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lyubenov pushes Lisiewicz off looking to stand but Lisiewicz dives back in and keeps control.
Lisiewicz 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lisiewicz.
Lisiewicz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lisiewicz with the ground and pound but Lyubenov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lisiewicz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lisiewicz wants to pass the guard but Lyubenov is keeping the position.
Lisiewicz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lyubenov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lisiewicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lisiewicz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lyubenov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lisiewicz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lisiewicz looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyubenov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lyubenov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lisiewicz's guard.

Lyubenov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lisiewicz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Lyubenov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Lisiewicz controls Lyubenov momentarily but Lyubenov frees himself.

Lisiewicz is looking for a triangle but Lyubenov pushes his legs off easily.
Lyubenov wants to control from the top but Lisiewicz keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lisiewicz wriggles free and stands up.
Lisiewicz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerzy Lisiewicz dominated that round.
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.

Lisiewicz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lyubenov's half guard.
Lisiewicz wants to pass the guard but Lyubenov is defending well.
Lyubenov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lisiewicz.
Lyubenov wants to control but Lisiewicz is keeping busy.
Lisiewicz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lyubenov is looking to improve his position.
Lyubenov is looking to control Lisiewicz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lyubenov avoid being mounted?
Lisiewicz not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisiewicz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyubenov wants to improve his position but Lisiewicz is controlling well.
Lisiewicz working over Lyubenov with some ground and pound. Lyubenov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lisiewicz trying to pass the guard but Lyubenov defending well.
Lisiewicz is looking to pass Lyubenov's guard but actually Lyubenov recovers to full guard.
Lisiewicz tries to free his leg and advance position but Lyubenov is retaining full guard.
Lisiewicz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyubenov trying to control the position.
Lisiewicz throws a big elbow that misses.
Lisiewicz tries to free his leg and advance position but Lyubenov is retaining full guard.
Lisiewicz connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lisiewicz postures up in Lyubenov's guard and throws a big left but Lyubenov blocks it.
Lyubenov has a closed guard, preventing Lisiewicz from standing up.
Lyubenov keeping full guard, as Lisiewicz tries to pass.
Lyubenov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lisiewicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyubenov can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lyubenov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lyubenov is trying to control the position but Lisiewicz postures up.
Jerzy Lisiewicz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lyubenov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lisiewicz throws a big elbow that misses.
Lisiewicz is pushing down on Lyubenov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lyubenov is fighting to maintain full guard but Lisiewicz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lyubenov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lisiewicz wants to stand up but Lyubenov has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Lisiewicz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lyubenov defends it well.
Lisiewicz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lyubenov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz winds up and cracks Lyubenov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Lisiewicz seems to be looking for submissions.
Lyubenov tries to roll over but Lisiewicz keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lisiewicz with the ground and pound but Lyubenov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lisiewicz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lisiewicz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lisiewicz chips away with some ground and pound.
Lisiewicz is looking to advance position but Lyubenov has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerzy Lisiewicz dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Lyubenov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lisiewicz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lyubenov did well to prevent Lisiewicz getting side control.
Lisiewicz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lisiewicz working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lyubenov's thigh. Lyubenov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Lyubenov wants to sweep but no luck.
Lisiewicz throws a strike but Lyubenov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lisiewicz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lyubenov is aware though and is defending well.

Lisiewicz kicks Lyubenov off and gets to his feet.
Lyubenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Lyubenov moves in looking to clinch but Lisiewicz pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lisiewicz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lyubenov to the ground. Lisiewicz is now in Lyubenov's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lisiewicz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lisiewicz wants to pass the guard but Lyubenov is keeping the position.
Lisiewicz throwing strikes from guard but Lyubenov blocks nicely.
Lyubenov controlling Lisiewicz's posture.
Lisiewicz throws a big elbow that misses.
Lyubenov controls Lisiewicz momentarily but Lisiewicz frees himself.
Lisiewicz chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz distracts Lyubenov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lisiewicz scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyubenov is trying to keep Lisiewicz in close.
Lisiewicz throwing strikes but missing.
Lisiewicz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Lisiewicz gets to his feet - Lyubenov follows without any prompting.

Lisiewicz looking to score a takedown here. Lyubenov is defending well but Lisiewicz drives through and ends up in Lyubenov's guard.
Lisiewicz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lisiewicz won't allow Lyubenov to get back to his feet.
Lisiewicz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lyubenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lisiewicz.
Lisiewicz pushing down on Lyubenov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lyubenov trying to control but Lisiewicz postures up.
Rosen Lyubenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyubenov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lisiewicz is nestled in close to Lyubenov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lyubenov trying to control from the bottom.
Lyubenov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lyubenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lisiewicz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz 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.
Lyubenov trying to hold on to Lisiewicz's head to control him but Lisiewicz postures up.
Lyubenov is trying to get back to full guard.
Lisiewicz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lisiewicz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lyubenov's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lisiewicz trying to advance position but Lyubenov counters by regaining guard.
Lyubenov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerzy Lisiewicz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lisiewicz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerzy Lisiewicz!
A very excited looking Jerzy Lisiewicz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.