PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Nawarecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapitonas Morkius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Nawarecki
vs
Morkius

184 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Nawarecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kapitonas Morkius!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nawarecki misses.
Nawarecki swinging wildly here.
Morkius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nawarecki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nawarecki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morkius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nawarecki shoots and misses
and Morkius counters with a one-two to the body.
Morkius slips a jab and a cross from Nawarecki.
Nawarecki misses with a double jab.
Nawarecki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morkius counters with a right hand to the body.
Nawarecki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morkius tries to bum rush Nawarecki with a series of wild strikes but Nawarecki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nawarecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Morkius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nawarecki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morkius misses with a two punch combination.
Nawarecki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morkius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawarecki.
Nawarecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morkius keeps the fight on the outside.
Nawarecki tries to clinch there but Morkius circles away.
Morkius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawarecki.
Nawarecki misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki is looking to clinch.
Nawarecki misses with a double jab.
Morkius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nawarecki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morkius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nawarecki.
Nawarecki throws a series of punches but Morkius moves out of range.
Morkius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nawarecki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morkius should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nawarecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Morkius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nawarecki misses with a left hand
enabling Morkius to counter with a crisp jab.
Nawarecki wants to clinch up but Morkius keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nawarecki misses with a two punch combination.
Morkius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morkius misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Nawarecki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nawarecki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morkius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morkius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morkius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nawarecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Nawarecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Morkius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morkius moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nawarecki throws the left hand but Morkius avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki throws a hook but Morkius blocks it.
Morkius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawarecki.
Morkius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nawarecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Morkius.
Nawarecki throws a leg kick that misses.
Nawarecki motions for Morkius to come forward. Nawarecki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Nawarecki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nawarecki.
Nawarecki just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nawarecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morkius circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morkius circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Nawarecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morkius throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Nawarecki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Morkius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nawarecki back to the cage. Morkius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nawarecki dodges the punch combination from Morkius.
Nawarecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nawarecki misses with a low kick.

Nawarecki lands a left and a right that send Morkius crashing to the mat, dazed. Nawarecki thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Morkius there.
Nawarecki tries to clinch but Morkius is having none of it.
Nawarecki misses with a few strikes there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Morkius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nawarecki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tomasz Nawarecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nawarecki moves into the clinch.

Nawarecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nawarecki misses with a lunging right hand
and Morkius counters with a stiff right hand.
Morkius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nawarecki circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Nawarecki misses.
Nawarecki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nawarecki throws a sloppy body shot
and Morkius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morkius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nawarecki feints a jab promting Morkius to slip. Nawarecki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Morkius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Morkius looks to land a combination. Nawarecki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nawarecki throws a series of punches but Morkius avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nawarecki throws a series of punches but Morkius moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morkius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nawarecki eats them both and turns towards Morkius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nawarecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Nawarecki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nawarecki misses with a double jab.
Morkius fails to land with a series of punches.
Morkius swinging wildly here.
Nawarecki throws a head kick but Morkius moves out of range.
Nawarecki throws a combination that misses
and Morkius counters with a one-two to the body.
Nawarecki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morkius has time to react.
Nawarecki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki tries to clinch there but Morkius circles away.
Morkius misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Morkius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morkius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nawarecki.
A combination from Nawarecki does no damage.
Morkius misses with a series of wild punches.
Nawarecki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomasz Nawarecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nawarecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morkius moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morkius avoids the body shot from Nawarecki.
Morkius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morkius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nawarecki just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Morkius.
Nawarecki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morkius.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nawarecki wants to clinch up but Morkius keeps it at a distance.
Morkius throws an overhand right that lands on Nawarecki's shoulder, as Nawarecki tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Nawarecki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nawarecki slips a jab and a cross from Morkius.

Nawarecki closes the distance and pushes Morkius back into the cage.
Nawarecki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Morkius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nawarecki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morkius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nawarecki throws out a powerful jab.
Nawarecki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nawarecki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morkius was well out of range. Poor timing from Nawarecki.
Nawarecki dodges the punch combination from Morkius.
Sloppy strikes from Morkius. Those never looked like landing.
Nawarecki takes a swing at Morkius's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morkius drops his hands momentarily and Nawarecki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nawarecki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nawarecki misses with a body punch
and Morkius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nawarecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morkius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morkius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nawarecki dodges the punch combination from Morkius.
Morkius misses with a hook. Nawarecki ducked under it nicely.
Nawarecki throws a low kick, looking for Morkius's leg but Morkius calmly moves out of range.
Morkius throws a right and a left that Nawarecki avoids nicely.
Nawarecki misses with a right hand
and Morkius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nawarecki misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nawarecki misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morkius tries to break free but Nawarecki pushes him back against the cage.
Morkius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nawarecki has him pressed against the cage.
Morkius is trying to break the clinch but Nawarecki has him pressed against the cage.
Morkius wants to get back to striking at distance but Nawarecki won't allow it.

Nawarecki has Morkius pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nawarecki pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morkius tumbling to the mat - Nawarecki dives into Morkius's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nawarecki stands up and waves to Morkius to follow him.
Nawarecki throws the kick towards the body but Morkius avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morkius throws a series of punches but Nawarecki avoids them all with ease.
Morkius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nawarecki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morkius counters with a nice uppercut.

Nawarecki closes the distance and pushes Morkius back into the cage.
Morkius is trying to push Nawarecki away but Nawarecki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Nawarecki jumps guard and drags Morkius to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Morkius stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nawarecki throws an off balance right hand
and Morkius counters with a left and a right that stings Nawarecki.
Morkius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morkius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nawarecki looks to land a combination but Morkius avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Nawarecki misses.
Nawarecki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morkius.
Morkius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morkius throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morkius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morkius moves out of range of the body kick.
Nawarecki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nawarecki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nawarecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kapitonas Morkius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasz Nawarecki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nawarecki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Nawarecki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nawarecki 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Nawarecki!