PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanilla Ice Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gajewski comes to the cage accompanied by Stratosphere. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ice Cold's choice of entrance music: Adrenaline!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gajewski
vs
Ice Cold

163 cm
31
141 lbs
31 - 4 - 1

169 cm
32
140 lbs
31 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vanilla Ice Cold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajewski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ice Cold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ice Cold's coach down at Beast Cartel was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ice Cold's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gajewski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gajewski misses with a straight right.
Gajewski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gajewski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gajewski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good leg kick by Ice Cold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ice Cold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gajewski's calf.
Gajewski throws an overhand right that lands on Ice Cold's shoulder, as Ice Cold tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Ice Cold. Beautiful body shot.
Ice Cold looks to land a left hand but Gajewski moved out of range nicely.
Ice Cold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gajewski shoots in but no luck this time.
Ice Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Gajewski is just out of range.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but Ice Cold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gajewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ice Cold was well out of range. Poor timing from Gajewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gajewski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ice Cold.
Nice body kick from Gajewski.
Gajewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ice Cold can pounce on him.
Ice Cold misses the jab.
Gajewski moves out of range of the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ice Cold, as that shot connected.
Gajewski avoids the body shot from Ice Cold.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ice Cold.
Gajewski tries to land a body kick

and Ice Cold counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ice Cold trying to control the position from guard on top but Gajewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gajewski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ice Cold is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski trying to keep a closed guard but Ice Cold is proving a slippery customer.
Ice Cold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gajewski has Ice Cold pulled in close to control his posture.
Ice Cold tries to free his leg and advance position but Gajewski is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gajewski throws the kick towards the body but Ice Cold avoids it.
Gajewski swings widly with a right hand
and Ice Cold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ice Cold tries to score with a low kick but Gajewski moves his leg out of the way.
Ice Cold scores with a kick to the body.
Gajewski loads up on a big right hand but Ice Cold slips the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ice Cold cracks the inside of Gajewski's front leg.
Gajewski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ice Cold checks it well.
Gajewski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ice Cold throws a lazy uppercut
and Gajewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ice Cold wants to clinch.
Ice Cold misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vanilla Ice Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gajewski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ice Cold.
Gajewski misses with a body kick.
Ice Cold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ice Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gajewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ice Cold tries for a takedown but Gajewski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ice Cold.
Ice Cold connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ice Cold scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Ice Cold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ice Cold misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanilla Ice Cold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gajewski keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Gajewski lands.
Gajewski throws a lazy head kick
and Ice Cold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gajewski blocks a head kick by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Gajewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ice Cold throws the left hand but Gajewski avoids the punch easily.
Gajewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Ice Cold's head.
Ice Cold cracks Gajewski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ice Cold lunges at Gajewski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gajewski's hand.
Ice Cold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice Cold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gajewski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gajewski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ice Cold on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Ice Cold is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski misses with an uppercut
and Ice Cold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ice Cold staying out of range there.
Ice Cold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gajewski throws an overhand right that lands on Ice Cold's shoulder, as Ice Cold tries to avoid the shot.
Ice Cold thows a leg kick but Gajewski checks it

and Gajewski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ice Cold!
Ice Cold manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ice Cold trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gajewski prevents Ice Cold from improving his position.
Gajewski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gajewski trying to control the action but Ice Cold is working from the bottom.
Gajewski not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold trying to control here.
Gajewski is trying to control. Ice Cold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ice Cold wants to control but Gajewski is keeping busy.
Gajewski wants to pass the guard but Ice Cold is defending well.
Ice Cold is not content to let Gajewski control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrzej Gajewski just wasn't active enough.
Ice Cold throws the kick towards the body but Gajewski avoids it.
Vanilla Ice Cold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gajewski takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Ice Cold misses
and Gajewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ice Cold connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ice Cold avoids the head kick by Gajewski.
Gajewski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold scores with a jab to the body.
Gajewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gajewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ice Cold tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gajewski is able to avoid easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ice Cold!
Ice Cold jabs Gajewski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ice Cold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ice Cold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gajewski is out of range and Ice Cold settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gajewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gajewski lands a nice shot that snaps Ice Cold's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ice Cold explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gajewski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ice Cold is out of range.
Ice Cold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gajewski throws a body shot but no joy.
Gajewski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ice Cold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ice Cold shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gajewski as he jumps to the side.
Gajewski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ice Cold fakes the leg kick and cracks Gajewski in the body.

Ice Cold rushes Gajewski and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vanilla Ice Cold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Ice Cold misses with a body punch
and Gajewski counters with an outside leg kick.

Ice Cold has Gajewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Ice Cold has Gajewski pressed against the cage, preventing Gajewski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gajewski blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ice Cold.
Gajewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ice Cold misses with the head strike.
Ice Cold gets through Gajewski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Gajewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gajewski misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Gajewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gajewski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ice Cold's corner calls for a 1-2. Ice Cold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gajewski checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gajewski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gajewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ice Cold.
Ice Cold thows a leg kick but Gajewski checks it
and Gajewski counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Ice Cold. That snapped Gajewski's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Ice Cold.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ice Cold.
Ice Cold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ice Cold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gajewski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ice Cold scrambles back to his feet.
Ice Cold is looking to slow Gajewski down with leg kicks.
Gajewski throws a low kick but Ice Cold avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ice Cold. Gajewski does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gajewski checks a low kick from Ice Cold.
Gajewski wants to land a leg kick but Ice Cold is out of range.
Ice Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Gajewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ice Cold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gajewski misses with a hook.
Ice Cold jabs Gajewski to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Ice Cold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gajewski quickly recovers to half guard.
Ice Cold is looking to advance position but Gajewski won't allow it.
Gajewski is looking for a sweep. Ice Cold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vanilla Ice Cold has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ice Cold throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gajewski to regain full guard.
Ice Cold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ice Cold trying to control but Gajewski is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vanilla Ice Cold wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ice Cold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ice Cold!
Gajewski tries to land a leg kick but Ice Cold saw it coming and moves away.
Ice Cold throws a hook but Gajewski blocks it.
Ice Cold avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ice Cold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gajewski moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ice Cold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gajewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick but Gajewski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ice Cold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanilla Ice Cold really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gajewski is looking to slow Ice Cold down with leg kicks.
Gajewski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gajewski darts in looking for a takedown but Ice Cold gets double underhooks and turns Gajewski into the cage.
Gajewski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ice Cold blocks a body shot from Gajewski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ice Cold is trying to stall.
Ice Cold lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gajewski as Ice Cold tries to tie him up.
Gajewski tries to circle away but Ice Cold has him pinned against the cage.

Gajewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ice Cold lands with an overhand left.
Ice Cold looks for the body kick but Gajewski saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Ice Cold finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Ice Cold.
Gajewski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ice Cold tried to score with a low kick but Gajewski checks it.
Ice Cold looks to land a body kick but Gajewski moved away.
Ice Cold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gajewski checks a leg kick nicely.
Gajewski is looking to score with low kicks.
Gajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ice Cold moves away.
Ice Cold blocks the body kick.
Ice Cold throws the kick towards the body but Gajewski avoids it.
Ice Cold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ice Cold misses with a leg kick
and Gajewski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ice Cold's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ice Cold misses with a body shot.
Ice Cold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ice Cold connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gajewski catches Ice Cold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice Cold throws a wild body kick that Gajewski sees coming a mile off.
Gajewski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ice Cold.
Ice Cold throws out a loose jab but Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gajewski avoids the body shot from Ice Cold.
Gajewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ice Cold's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ice Cold checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Ice Cold.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but Ice Cold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ice Cold has a takedown stuffed.
Ice Cold swings away with a body shot that misses

and Gajewski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ice Cold's guard.
Ice Cold is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gajewski pushing down on Ice Cold's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gajewski trying to control from half guard but Ice Cold is working away.
Ice Cold is looking to control Gajewski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ice Cold avoid being mounted?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice Cold is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gajewski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ice Cold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ice Cold slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gajewski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ice Cold controlling Gajewski's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andrzej Gajewski just wasn't active enough.
A head kick from Gajewski lands but Ice Cold takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Gajewski had his way with Vanilla Ice Cold in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ice Cold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ice Cold misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Gajewski counters with a takedown into side control.
Gajewski working the head and body with strikes.
Ice Cold is still in real trouble! Can Gajewski finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gajewski tries to advance to mount but Ice Cold denies him.
Ice Cold manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ice Cold wants to control but Gajewski is keeping busy.
Ice Cold seems to have recovered his senses.
Gajewski is trying to control. Ice Cold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gajewski wants to pass to mount but Ice Cold is defending the position.
Ice Cold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gajewski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gajewski's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ice Cold controlling the positon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cold is hanging on to Gajewski's back as he tries to escape.
Gajewski just trying to survive but Ice Cold is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Ice Cold is persistently looking for the submission but Gajewski is defending it well.
Ice Cold slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Vanilla Ice Cold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold gets his hands free as Gajewski looks to control.
Ice Cold controlling well, preventing Gajewski from escaping the position.
Ice Cold is controlling the position but Gajewski somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Ice Cold with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cold wants to take a breather but Gajewski is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Vanilla Ice Cold hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gajewski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ice Cold - the referee stops the clock and Gajewski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ice Cold. Gajewski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gajewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ice Cold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrzej Gajewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ice Cold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ice Cold feints and then cracks Gajewski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gajewski down.
Ice Cold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ice Cold lands with a shot to the body.
Gajewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ice Cold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gajewski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski throws a low kick but Ice Cold avoids it.
Gajewski misses with a looping right.
Ice Cold throws a leg kick but Gajewski checks it.
Ice Cold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ice Cold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ice Cold lands a nice looking body shot.
Ice Cold lands a nice looking body kick.
Ice Cold moves out of range of the body kick from Gajewski.
Ice Cold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gajewski's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ice Cold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gajewski lands a front kick.
Ice Cold connects with a single shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vanilla Ice Cold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ice Cold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vanilla Ice Cold!
Vanilla Ice Cold is the new featherweight champion!
An intense looking Vanilla Ice Cold took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: ' My next fight is my last one. Myself and stablemates are finishing off our contracts and hanging 'em up. '.