PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olek Furczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexndr Wennberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Furczyk
vs
Wennberg

185 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Conquer

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olek Furczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexndr Wennberg!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furczyk tries to clinch up.
Furczyk wants to clinch but Wennberg slips to the side
and Wennberg counters with a left to the body.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wennberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Furczyk has managed to clinch.

Furczyk pulls Wennberg into guard.
Wennberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wennberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wennberg throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furczyk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wennberg.
Wennberg throws an elbow that misses. Furczyk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wennberg's guard. Nice move by Furczyk!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wennberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wennberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wennberg has a closed guard, preventing Furczyk from standing up.
Furczyk throwing strikes from guard but Wennberg blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wennberg wants to stand but Furczyk is controlling the position.
Furczyk looking to pass the guard.
Furczyk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wennberg wants to stand and escape but Furczyk is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wennberg can do anything to dispel that myth.

Furczyk stands up from Wennberg's guard - Furczyk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wennberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Furczyk.
Furczyk thuds his shin into the meat of Wennberg's side.
Furczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wennberg manages to avoid it.
Furczyk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wennberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wennberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Olek Furczyk has been cut.
Furczyk is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furczyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wennberg lands a nice hook to Furczyk's body. Furczyk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wennberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Furczyk takes the fight into the clinch.
Furczyk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wennberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Furczyk missing with knees to the body.
Furczyk misses with an elbow over the top.
Furczyk working Wennberg over with knees to the body.
Wennberg is trying to break the clinch but Furczyk is controlling him.
Wennberg tries to break free but Furczyk pushes him back against the cage.
Wennberg is trying to break free.
Furczyk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Furczyk with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk prevents Wennberg from breaking the clinch.

Furczyk manages to break the clinch.
Wennberg throws a series of punches but Furczyk moves out of range.
Furczyk throws a nice outside leg kick.

Furczyk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Furczyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wennberg avoids it.
Furczyk misses with an elbow strike.
Furczyk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wennberg.

Furczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wennberg keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wennberg gets tackled into the cage by Furczyk. Furczyk maintains the clinch.
Wennberg tries to break free but Furczyk pushes him back against the cage.
Furczyk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olek Furczyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olek Furczyk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wennberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Wennberg connects with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Wennberg there.
Olek Furczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wennberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Wennberg throws a right hand that Furczyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Furczyk also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Furczyk misses.
Furczyk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wennberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Furczyk darts in and clinches Wennberg up against the cage.
Wennberg has had enough of the clinch but Furczyk keeps him there for the moment.

Furczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Furczyk is looking to clinch but Wennberg is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furczyk misses with a left hand
and Wennberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Furczyk has managed to clinch.

Furczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wennberg avoids the head kick by Furczyk.
Furczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wennberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furczyk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexndr Wennberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wennberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Furczyk instigates a clinch.
Furczyk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furczyk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wennberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Furczyk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wennberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Furczyk has double underhooks.
Wennberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Furczyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wennberg avoids it.
Wennberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Furczyk won't allow it.
Wennberg is trying to force a seperation but Furczyk has the dominant position.
Furczyk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Furczyk keeps control of Wennberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg blocks an uppercut.
Furczyk lands an elbow inside that Wennberg shrugs off.
Wennberg wants to get back to striking at distance but Furczyk won't allow it.
Furczyk keeps control of Wennberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wennberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Furczyk has him pressed against the cage.
Wennberg is trying to force a seperation but Furczyk has the dominant position.
Wennberg stops a takedown attempt from Furczyk.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olek Furczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wennberg is trying to push Furczyk away but Furczyk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Furczyk lands a knee to the body.
Furczyk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wennberg gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Furczyk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Furczyk.
Wennberg tries to circle away but Furczyk has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk lands a good knee to the midsection. Wennberg won't want to take too many of those.
Furczyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wennberg avoids it.
Wennberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Furczyk has him pressed against the cage.
Wennberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Furczyk has double underhooks.
Wennberg is trying to break the clinch but Furczyk has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Furczyk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wennberg takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Alexndr Wennberg has been cut.
Furczyk tries to pull guard but Wennberg holds him up against the cage and eventually Furczyk drops back down to his feet.
Furczyk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furczyk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Furczyk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wennberg is keeping busy.
Furczyk fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olek Furczyk dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Furczyk throws a head kick but Wennberg moves out of range.
Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt.

Furczyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wennberg is trying to force a seperation but Furczyk has the dominant position.
Furczyk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wennberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Furczyk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Furczyk scores a nice knee to the body.
Furczyk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Furczyk.
Furczyk scores a nice knee to the body.

Furczyk breaks the clinch.
Furczyk wants to clinch.
Furczyk is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furczyk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Wennberg does no damage.

Furczyk forces Wennberg back against the cage and clinches.
Wennberg can't break the clinch.
Wennberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Furczyk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wennberg avoids it.
Wennberg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wennberg is trying to break the clinch but Furczyk is controlling him.
Wennberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wennberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wennberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Furczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wennberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Furczyk.
Furczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Furczyk looks to clinch
and Wennberg counters with a one-two to the body.
Furczyk lands with a kick to the temple. Wennberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wennberg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wennberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wennberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk throws the kick towards the body but Wennberg avoids it.
Furczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Wennberg lands a jab to the nose.
Furczyk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wennberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Furczyk thinking.
Wennberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furczyk tries to clinch up.
Wennberg scores with a three punch combo!
Wennberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furczyk.
Furczyk looks to clinch
and Wennberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Furczyk misses with a right hand
and Wennberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wennberg lands a jab to Furczyk's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wennberg jabs Furczyk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wennberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wennberg lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Wennberg lands.
Wennberg stalks Furczyk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Furczyk's face. Furczyk staggers backwards, shaken.
Olek Furczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Furczyk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexndr Wennberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wennberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Furczyk is just out of range.
Wennberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Furczyk rather than just go for the knockout.
Furczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexndr Wennberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Olek Furczyk.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Furczyk, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olek Furczyk!