PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Slowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovan Vladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Slowinski
vs
Vladimir

191 cm
26
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
221 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pawel Slowinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jovan Vladimir!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slowinski moves into the clinch.

Vladimir has Slowinski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vladimir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Slowinski tumbling to the mat - Vladimir dives into Slowinski's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slowinski being controlled here, momentarily.
Vladimir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vladimir is pushing down on Slowinski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slowinski is fighting to maintain full guard but Vladimir has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladimir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vladimir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vladimir working over Slowinski with some ground and pound. Slowinski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vladimir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slowinski defending well though.
Slowinski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vladimir on the ground.
Vladimir is taking a breather. Slowinski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Slowinski has hold of Vladimir's hands but Vladimir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slowinski is breathing heavily.
Vladimir wants to pass to mount but Slowinski is defending the position.
Vladimir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vladimir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vladimir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Slowinski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vladimir slips a nice elbow through Slowinski's hands, connecting with Slowinski's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vladimir connects with a nice short shot to Slowinski's temple.
Vladimir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vladimir drops an elbow to the side of Slowinski's head.
Vladimir lands with a punch from half guard.
Vladimir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vladimir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slowinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vladimir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Vladimir decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Vladimir scores with a takedown into Slowinski's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vladimir chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vladimir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vladimir postures up in Slowinski's guard and throws a big left but Slowinski blocks it.
Vladimir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vladimir working some strikes from top position.
Slowinski has momentary wrist control but Vladimir slips an elbow through the middle.
Vladimir stands up over Slowinski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vladimir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vladimir with a nice head shot there.
Vladimir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jovan Vladimir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vladimir rushes Slowinski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vladimir fails to pull guard.
Vladimir jumps guard but Slowinski stands there with Vladimir around his waist. Vladimir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slowinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vladimir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slowinski pushes Vladimir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slowinski working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Vladimir has hold of one of Slowinski's legs. Slowinski is fighting the takedown attempt but Vladimir gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vladimir connects with a couple of short punches.
Vladimir throws a big elbow that misses.
Slowinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vladimir.
Vladimir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slowinski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vladimir's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vladimir controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Vladimir closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slowinski's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vladimir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slowinski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vladimir controls the pace.
Jovan Vladimir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vladimir landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vladimir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slowinski's head.
Vladimir is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vladimir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vladimir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vladimir has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pawel Slowinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jovan Vladimir.
Vladimir avoiding damage as Slowinski throws knees to the body.

Vladimir gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Slowinski regains guard.

Vladimir stands up from Slowinski's guard - Vladimir perhaps looking for a knockout.
Slowinski defending well as Vladimir loads up on a big left hand.

Vladimir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slowinski misses with a knee strike.
Vladimir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vladimir wants a takedown but no success here.
Slowinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vladimir leaning against his opponent.
Vladimir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slowinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vladimir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vladimir tries to pull guard but Slowinski won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski misses with some punches.
Vladimir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Vladimir has clasped his hands together around Slowinski's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slowinski taking a bit of punishment here - Vladimir scoring with strikes.
Vladimir working the ground and pound.
Slowinski is looking to get back to his feet here but Vladimir is keeping cool and he's managed to take Slowinski's back.
Vladimir connects with a big shot to the side of Slowinski's head.
Vladimir controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jovan Vladimir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Vladimir drives through with a takedown into Slowinski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vladimir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vladimir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vladimir works over Slowinski with some ground and pound from guard.
Vladimir working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladimir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vladimir works over Slowinski with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vladimir content to stall in guard here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pawel Slowinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vladimir takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vladimir.
Vladimir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vladimir wants a takedown but no success here.

Vladimir manages to pull guard.
Vladimir has control of Slowinski's left arm, preventing Slowinski from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vladimir is on top in guard.

Vladimir lands a couple of digs.
Jovan Vladimir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir chips away with some ground and pound.
Vladimir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vladimir stays in close to Slowinski's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Vladimir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slowinski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vladimir creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir staying calm.

Vladimir stands up.

Vladimir throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Slowinski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vladimir is in Slowinski's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vladimir content to stall in guard here.
Pawel Slowinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jovan Vladimir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vladimir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovan Vladimir!
In his post fight interview, Jovan Vladimir started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.