PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Smok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wietrzny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hunter-Fallen. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Wietrzny
vs
Smok

174 cm
38
163 lbs
16 - 20 - 0

187 cm
30
160 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Janek Smok!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smok shoots and misses

so Wietrzny counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smok is trying to control the position but Wietrzny postures up.

Smok is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wietrzny 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.
Wietrzny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Smok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smok lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Wietrzny looking for a guillotine here but Smok defends easily.
Smok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wietrzny is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smok is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wietrzny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wietrzny might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smok passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wietrzny is looking for a sweep.
Smok lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wietrzny down.
Smok is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wietrzny will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Smok scoring with punches from side control.
Wietrzny can't do much from the bottom here.
Smok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wietrzny keeps working.

Smok tries for a kimura but Wietrzny is defending well.
Wietrzny gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wietrzny defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smok.
Smok dominating with strikes here.
Wietrzny regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wietrzny looking for submissions off his back.
Smok moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wietrzny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smok tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smok is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Check out the look on Smok's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smok is looking to take a break and control but Wietrzny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smok tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wietrzny's legs.
Smok trying to control the action but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
Smok landing a few strikes.
Wietrzny seems a little lost for a moment, as Smok dominates the positioning.
Smok has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wietrzny!
Smok has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wietrzny's face.
Wietrzny tries to lock up and control but Smok gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smok trying to control but Wietrzny is having none of it.
Smok looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smok blocks Wietrzny's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wietrzny is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wietrzny wants to control but Smok is having none of it.
Wietrzny regains half guard.
Smok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smok wants to control but Wietrzny is keeping him busy.
Wietrzny has hold of Smok's hands but Smok slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Smok dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Smok shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wietrzny makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Wietrzny counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smok pulls Wietrzny in close to prevent any damage.
Smok keeping moving, preventing Wietrzny from controlling successfully.

Smok is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wietrzny defends well.
Wietrzny trying to control but Smok is working from the bottom.
Janek Smok has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wietrzny defends it easily.
Wietrzny preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smok is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wietrzny is aware though and is defending well.
Wietrzny trying to control but Smok is working from the bottom.
Smok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wietrzny has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Smok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wietrzny defends it easily.
Smok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Smok is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Smok looking for a guillotine here but Wietrzny defends easily.

Smok has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wietrzny can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Smok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smok is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wietrzny wants to get back to full guard.
Smok is pressing down on Wietrzny's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wietrzny is holding on for now.
Smok prevents Wietrzny from improving his position.

Wietrzny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smok passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wietrzny!
Wietrzny is squirming around, avoiding Smok's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smok cracks Wietrzny with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wietrzny wants to hold on but Smok pushes him away.
Wietrzny is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Smok prevents Wietrzny from getting the reversal.
Smok raining down shots from the mount!
Smok wants to control the pace but Wietrzny is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smok cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smok unloading with bombs!
Wietrzny is looking to improve his position but Smok isn't that keen on the idea.
Wietrzny wants to hold on but Smok pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Wietrzny that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wietrzny wants to hold on but Smok pushes him away.
Wietrzny regains half guard.
Smok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smok wants to pass to mount but Wietrzny is defending the position.
Smok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wietrzny keeps working.
Wietrzny looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wietrzny is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Smok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wietrzny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wietrzny as he jumps to the side.
Wietrzny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smok tries for a takedown but Wietrzny circles away easily

and Wietrzny counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smok won't be happy with that.

Wietrzny is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smok is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smok tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wietrzny wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smok struggling a bit here.
Wietrzny trying to control the action but Smok is working from the bottom.

Wietrzny tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wietrzny has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Wietrzny seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Smok is looking to regain half guard here but Wietrzny keeps moving and retains side control.

Wietrzny working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smok is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smok regains half guard.

Smok looking for submissions off his back.
Smok wants to improve his position but Wietrzny is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smok wants to control but Wietrzny is keeping busy.
Smok is looking to improve his position.

Wietrzny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smok defends it well.
Smok gets full guard.
Smok wants to sweep here but Wietrzny controlling him for the moment.
Smok trying to control the position.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Smok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smok controls Wietrzny momentarily but Wietrzny frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smok looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wietrzny is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Great Bash Heel inform us that Smok has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Smok working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wietrzny.
Smok bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wietrzny's guard.

Smok is working Wietrzny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wietrzny wants to get back to his feet but Smok is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Wietrzny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smok trying to control the position from guard on top but Wietrzny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wietrzny will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smok is pushing down on Wietrzny's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wietrzny is fighting to maintain full guard but Smok has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wietrzny is trying to get back to full guard.
Wietrzny is trying to stand.
Smok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Igor Wietrzny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Smok is looking for a kimura here.
Smok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smok blocks the strikes from Wietrzny.
Smok is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wietrzny!

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Wietrzny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smok 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

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