PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matec Czesiowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Monroe
vs
Czesiowy

170 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andreas Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matec Czesiowy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Czesiowy forces Monroe back against the cage and clinches.
Monroe slowing the pace effectively.

Monroe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Monroe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Monroe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Czesiowy controls the pace.
Monroe looking for a sweep. Not yet Monroe, not yet.
Czesiowy trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monroe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Czesiowy manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czesiowy looking to control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing.
Monroe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Czesiowy is on top in guard.

Czesiowy throws an elbow that misses. Monroe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Czesiowy's guard. Nice move by Monroe!

Czesiowy wants to stand and escape but Monroe is having none of it.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monroe landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a strike but Czesiowy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Monroe tries to strike from the bottom.

Czesiowy drops back looking for a leg! Monroe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monroe manages to kick Czesiowy off! Czesiowy jumps back into Monroe's guard.
Czesiowy won't allow Monroe to get back to his feet.
Monroe controls Czesiowy momentarily but Czesiowy frees himself.
Czesiowy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Monroe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czesiowy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Czesiowy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Czesiowy wants to control from the top but Monroe keeps moving.
Monroe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Monroe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Monroe throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Monroe being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Czesiowy clinches with his opponent.
Monroe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Czesiowy pulls Monroe into guard.
Monroe wanted to stand there but Czesiowy had control of the position.
Monroe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monroe is looking to work some ground and pound but Czesiowy has wrist control.
Monroe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Czesiowy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matec Czesiowy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Czesiowy throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.

Monroe throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Czesiowy was covering up waiting for the punch and Monroe finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Czesiowy wants to sweep here but Monroe controlling him for the moment.
Monroe distracts Czesiowy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Monroe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe connects with a couple of short punches.

Czesiowy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Monroe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Monroe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Monroe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czesiowy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monroe manages to get himself to full guard.

Andreas Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Czesiowy wants to stand but Monroe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Monroe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Monroe keeping moving, preventing Czesiowy from controlling successfully.
Monroe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Czesiowy has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Czesiowy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Monroe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Monroe tries to buck Czesiowy off but Czesiowy is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Czesiowy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Czesiowy throwing strikes but Monroe manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Monroe cracks Czesiowy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Monroe wants to stand but Czesiowy has his arm trapped.
Czesiowy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Czesiowy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Monroe off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Czesiowy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Monroe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Monroe for a finish.

Monroe defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Czesiowy is breathing heavily.
Monroe turns into Czesiowy and is now in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monroe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Czesiowy wants to stand up but Monroe is controlling him.

Czesiowy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monroe defends it easily.
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 Andreas Monroe 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!

Monroe throws a sloppy head kick
and Czesiowy counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Czesiowy to acknowledge the strikes.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Czesiowy circles away quickly and effectively.
Czesiowy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Czesiowy motions for Monroe to come forward. Czesiowy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Czesiowy blocks a head kick by Monroe.

Czesiowy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Monroe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Czesiowy lands with some strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Czesiowy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Czesiowy tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Monroe wants to hold on but Czesiowy pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Czesiowy trying to control from half guard but Monroe is working away.
Czesiowy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Monroe is trying desperately to improve position.
Monroe has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Czesiowy's lack of action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Czesiowy seems content to control.
Monroe is trying to stand up here but Czesiowy is controlling him well.
Czesiowy is pressing down on Monroe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Monroe is holding on for now.
Monroe is staying active underneath Czesiowy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Czesiowy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like Czesiowy is going to stand back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czesiowy is trying to control the action in half guard but Monroe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Czesiowy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Czesiowy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Czesiowy lands a nice forearm strike.
Monroe struggling a bit here.
Czesiowy working the ground and pound but Monroe is defending the strikes.
Monroe is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czesiowy wants to control for a moment but Monroe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Czesiowy is looking to advance position but Monroe won't allow it.
Czesiowy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Monroe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Czesiowy on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Czesiowy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Monroe sees it coming and defends easily.
Monroe tries to get to full guard but Czesiowy has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matec Czesiowy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Czesiowy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matec Czesiowy!