PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanglant The War Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgios Geremek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geremek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. stam1na - kadonneet kolme sanaa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The War Machine
vs
Geremek

182 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
29
193 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sanglant The War Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgios Geremek!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The War Machine moves into range and clinches up with Geremek.
The War Machine wants to stall.
The War Machine is looking for a takedown.
The War Machine tries to pull guard but Geremek won't allow it.
The War Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The War Machine avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.
Geremek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The War Machine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanglant The War Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Geremek.
Geremek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geremek lands a body shot.
The War Machine has been working on his balance at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Geremek.
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geremek prevents The War Machine from breaking the clinch.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The War Machine is defending well for now.
The War Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The War Machine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Geremek unloads a knee to the mid-section. The War Machine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The War Machine tries to pull guard but Geremek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Geremek cracks The War Machine with a nice body shot.
Geremek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The War Machine blocks it with crossed arms.
Geremek lands a body punch.
Geremek lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
The War Machine tries to pull guard but Geremek holds him up against the cage and eventually The War Machine drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geremek is leaning against The War Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Geremek presses The War Machine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
Geremek connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sanglant The War Machine has been cut.
The War Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Geremek.
Geremek lands a body punch in the clinch.
The War Machine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Geremek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The War Machine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Geremek walks away with a smile on his face. The War Machine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The War Machine tries for a takedown but Geremek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for The War Machine with that takedown attempt.
The War Machine is breathing heavily.

Geremek tries to keep at a distance but The War Machine has taken the fight into the clinch.
The War Machine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The War Machine avoids it.
The War Machine misses with a knee strike.
Geremek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
The War Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but The War Machine avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
The War Machine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Geremek smiles and moves away.
The War Machine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Geremek counters with a big head kick but The War Machine shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The War Machine pushes Geremek up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Geremek.
Geremek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Geremek lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Geremek.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The War Machine is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geremek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but The War Machine avoids the damage to the body.
Geremek trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The War Machine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Geremek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The War Machine with a poor takedown
and Geremek counters with a head kick.
The War Machine misses the shot to the body.
The War Machine shoots and misses
and Geremek counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanglant The War Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The War Machine instigates a clinch.
The War Machine taking a breather.
The War Machine looking for a takedown.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Geremek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The War Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The War Machine tries to break free but Geremek pushes him back against the cage.
Geremek is working The War Machine over against the cage.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek cracks The War Machine with a nice body shot.
The War Machine working aggressively here.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The War Machine tries for a takedown but Geremek manages to get underhooks.
The War Machine is trying to pull guard but Geremek has him pressed against the cage.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
The War Machine avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Geremek.
Geremek lands a shot to the body.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
The War Machine tries to pull guard but Geremek won't allow 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!
Geremek trying to land knees to the body.
The War Machine jumps guard but Geremek turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Geremek stops a takedown attempt from The War Machine.
The War Machine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The War Machine avoids it.
Good body shot from Geremek.
We've been informed that Geremek has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The War Machine avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geremek gets underhooks to prevent The War Machine's takedown attempt.
Geremek scores a nice knee to the body.
The War Machine is trying to stall.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but The War Machine avoids the damage to the body.
The War Machine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Geremek walks away with a smile on his face. The War Machine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The War Machine is defended easily by Geremek.
Sanglant The War Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The War Machine misses with a hook
and Geremek counters with a head kick.

The War Machine darts in and clinches Geremek up against the cage.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The War Machine is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The War Machine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The War Machine is defending well for now.
Geremek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Geremek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Geremek.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Nice body punch from Geremek.
The War Machine avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
Georgios Geremek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Geremek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The War Machine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Geremek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but The War Machine avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgios Geremek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sanglant The War Machine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The War Machine closes the distance and pushes Geremek back into the cage.
The War Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geremek scores with a hook to the body.
Geremek digs a right hand into The War Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The War Machine's gas tank.
Geremek is working The War Machine over against the cage.
Geremek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geremek is leaning against The War Machine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
Geremek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Geremek.
Geremek trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The War Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The War Machine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Geremek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Geremek.
Geremek pushes The War Machine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geremek.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Geremek obliges.
Geremek lands a body shot.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but The War Machine avoids the damage to the body.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The War Machine is defending well for now.
Geremek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanglant The War Machine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek lands a good knee to the midsection. The War Machine won't want to take too many of those.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but The War Machine avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
Geremek lands a body punch.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The War Machine.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The War Machine is looking to break free of the clinch but Geremek has double underhooks.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but The War Machine avoids the damage to the body.
Geremek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek lands a body punch.
Geremek scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The War Machine is trying to push Geremek away but Geremek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geremek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Geremek trying to land knees to the body.
Geremek digs a right hand into The War Machine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The War Machine's gas tank.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The War Machine avoids it.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The War Machine is defending well for now.
Geremek is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Geremek.
The War Machine managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The War Machine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Geremek.
Nice body punch from Geremek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The War Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geremek trying to land knees to the body.
The War Machine wants to break free but Geremek has control.
The War Machine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but The War Machine avoids the damage to the body.
The War Machine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The War Machine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geremek looking to throw knees to the head but The War Machine is blocking nicely.
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
Geremek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georgios Geremek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Geremek 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgios Geremek!
Georgios Geremek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.