PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Szulinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doe has chosen Deee-Lite - Who Was That? as his entrance music. John Doe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Szulinski
vs
Doe

175 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Szulinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe tries to clinch there but Szulinski circles away.
Doe tries a head kick but it misses.
Szulinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szulinski lands a slapping body shot.
Szulinski blocks a head kick by Doe.
Doe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Szulinski has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Szulinski obliges.
Doe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A bit of stalling here from Szulinski.
Doe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szulinski avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szulinski blocks the elbow strike.
Szulinski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Szulinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Szulinski.
Szulinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Szulinski could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Szulinski avoiding damage as Doe throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulinski misses with a knee to the head.
Szulinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Szulinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Szulinski as Doe tries to tie him up.
Szulinski with a knee to the head.
Doe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Szulinski.
Doe wants to get back to striking at distance but Szulinski won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Szulinski.
Szulinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Szulinski with a knee to the head.
Doe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szulinski blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Szulinski managing to block the knees to the body from Doe.
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but Szulinski blocks with his arms.
Doe trying to control the position but instead, Szulinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doe into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Szulinski.
Szulinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Szulinski with a knee to the head.
Doe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doe prevents a body shot from Szulinski.
Szulinski avoiding damage as Doe throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szulinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szulinski lands a nice knee to the body.
Doe misses with a knee strike.
Doe takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to land knees in the clinch but Szulinski avoids the damage to the body.
Szulinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szulinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Szulinski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Doe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szulinski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Szulinski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doe up against the cage.
Doe tries to break free but Szulinski pushes him back against the cage.
Doe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Szulinski.
Szulinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Szulinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Szulinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe misses with a knee to the head.
Doe takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Doe throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doe.
Szulinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Szulinski misses with a knee to the head.
Szulinski tries a knee to the head but Doe blocks it.
Szulinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doe misses with a knee strike.
Doe looking to throw knees to the head but Szulinski is blocking nicely.
Szulinski scores with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szulinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Szulinski slowing the pace effectively.
Szulinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doe takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Doe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Szulinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe looks for the body kick but Szulinski saw that one coming.

Szulinski instigates a clinch.
Doe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Martin Szulinski has been cut.
Szulinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Szulinski lands a knee to the body.
Doe taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doe tries a knee to the head but Szulinski blocks it.
Szulinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Szulinski avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Szulinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Doe.
Doe tries a body shot but Szulinski blocks it.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe has a couple of punches blocked by Szulinski.
Szulinski landing knees to the head.
Doe lands with a light punch inside.
Doe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Martin Szulinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Szulinski scores with a shoulder strike.
Doe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szulinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Szulinski has Doe pressed against the cage, preventing Doe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Szulinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doe letting Szulinski take a breather here.
Doe working hard to break the clinch.
Doe tries to break free but Szulinski pushes him back against the cage.
Szulinski scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szulinski lands a nice knee to the body.
Doe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but Szulinski blocks with his arms.
Szulinski crunches a lovely knee into Doe's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Szulinski obliges.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Szulinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Doe won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Szulinski.
Szulinski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Szulinski.
Szulinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Szulinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Szulinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Szulinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Doe can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szulinski scores with a knee to the head.
Szulinski lands a knee to the head.
Szulinski avoiding damage.
Szulinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doe misses with some punches.
Szulinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Szulinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szulinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Szulinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szulinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Szulinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe looking to throw knees to the head but Szulinski is blocking nicely.
Szulinski connects with a knee to the head.
Doe is trying to force a seperation but Szulinski has the dominant position.
Szulinski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Szulinski landing knees to the head.
Szulinski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Szulinski landing knees to the head.
Doe misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szulinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Szulinski works on Doe's body with a couple of short punches.
Doe tries to break free but Szulinski pushes him back against the cage.
Szulinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Szulinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Szulinski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Doe tries to clinch but Szulinski moves out of range.
Szulinski scores with a shot to the body.
Doe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Szulinski moves into the clinch successfully.
Doe trying to land knees to the body.
Doe trying to stall but Szulinski improves his position.
Szulinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Doe won't want to take too many of those.
Szulinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szulinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Szulinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Doe being controlled against the cage.
Szulinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Does head.
Szulinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szulinski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doe up against the cage.
Szulinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Szulinski with a knee to the head.
Szulinski lands a body shot.
Szulinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doe's face.
Szulinski connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Doe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doe misses with the head strike.
Szulinski just leaning against Doe, taking a breather.
Szulinski landing knees to the head.
Szulinski pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szulinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szulinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Doe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doe is trying to maintain a safe position but Szulinski gets an underhook and turns Doe into the cage.
Szulinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Szulinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
With the fighters up against the cage, Doe throws an elbow but misses.
Doe tries a knee to the head but Szulinski blocks it.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Szulinski scores with a knee to the head.
Szulinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Szulinski blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szulinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Szulinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Szulinski avoiding damage.
Doe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doe tries to break the clinch but Szulinski is controlling the position.
Szulinski has Doe pressed against the cage.
Szulinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doe tries to land knees in the clinch but Szulinski avoids the damage to the body.
Doe tries a knee to the head but Szulinski blocks it.
Doe looking to slow down the pace here.
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands an elbow that stopped Szulinski in his tracks for a moment.
Szulinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doe working hard to break the clinch.
Szulinski with a knee to the head.
Szulinski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Doe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Szulinski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szulinski scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szulinski.
Szulinski with a knee to the head.
Szulinski with a knee to the head.
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but Szulinski blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Szulinski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Szulinski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Szulinski!