PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawid Roznicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roznicz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gangsta's Paradise. Long Wang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dawid Roznicz's chin.

Wang
vs
Roznicz

190 cm
27
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Grand Royal Wear

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Long Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dawid Roznicz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang misses with a looping right.
Roznicz tries for a takedown but Wang circles away easily

and Wang counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roznicz's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roznicz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Roznicz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Roznicz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Roznicz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wang.
Roznicz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
Wang wants to sweep but no luck.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roznicz stopping the sweep attempt from Wang.
Wang working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roznicz wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.

Wang is looking for a triangle but Roznicz pushes his legs off easily.
Wang keeping moving, preventing Roznicz from controlling successfully.

Wang throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Roznicz escapes and throws Wang's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wang is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Clinic , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wang manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Roznicz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.
Roznicz trying to mount his opponent but Wang defends it.
Roznicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wang is looking to control Roznicz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wang avoid being mounted?
Wang tries to get to full guard but Roznicz has control of the leg.
Wang trying to hold on to Roznicz's head to control him but Roznicz postures up.
Roznicz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roznicz wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wang sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wang wants to control but Roznicz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang is refusing to be controlled, as Roznicz sits in half guard.
Roznicz moves nicely into side control.
Wang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roznicz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wang is not content to let Roznicz control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to improve his position.
Roznicz is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wang is trying to control Roznicz's posture but Roznicz avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang tries to bench press Roznicz off him but Roznicz keeps the position.
Roznicz working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Long Wang will probably get the nod.
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.

Wang scores with a takedown into Roznicz's guard.
Wang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wang postures up in Roznicz's guard and throws a big left but Roznicz blocks it.
Roznicz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Roznicz trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Roznicz has control of the leg.
Roznicz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wang!
Roznicz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wang wants to hold on but Roznicz pushes him away.
Roznicz tries to control but Wang wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wang blocking the ground and pound.
Roznicz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wang is looking to escape.
Wang tries to hold on but Roznicz pushes him away.
Wang is squirming around, avoiding Roznicz's attempts to control the action.
Wang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roznicz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wang can't escape the position.
Wang is working hard here to advance position.
Roznicz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roznicz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roznicz can't control as he wanted to and Wang manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Roznicz is looking to take a break and control but Wang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Roznicz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wang is staying active underneath Roznicz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Dawid Roznicz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Roznicz misses with a takedown attempt

and Wang counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang working the ground and pound.
Wang trying to control the action but Roznicz is working from the bottom.
Roznicz tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang working the body and head with strikes.
Roznicz manages to get back to half guard.
Wang is keen to just control but Roznicz is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Long Wang will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Roznicz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wang counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roznicz!
Wang has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Roznicz!
Roznicz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wang. What's that going to do exactly?
Wang raining down hammerfists from mount.
Roznicz is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Wang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roznicz is looking to escape.

Wang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wang unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Roznicz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roznicz gets back to half guard.
Roznicz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roznicz.
Roznicz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Roznicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang is in close to Roznicz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wang works over Roznicz with some ground and pound from guard.
Wang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roznicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Long Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wang wants to control from the top but Roznicz keeps moving.
Long Wang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang advances position into side control!
Wang blocks the strikes from Roznicz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Roznicz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Roznicz sneaks back into half guard.
Wang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Roznicz missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roznicz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Roznicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wang stays in close to Roznicz's body and controls the position.
Roznicz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Roznicz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Long Wang just wasn't active enough.
Roznicz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roznicz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wang prevents Roznicz from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roznicz missing with punches from the bottom.
Wang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang moves nicely into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Long Wang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wang, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Wang!
A victorious Long Wang thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.