PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Philippe Njewel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Philippe Njewel
vs
Pietrzak

170 cm
30
145 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

171 cm
32
144 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Underworld Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Philippe Njewel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Njewel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pietrzak.
Pietrzak avoids the head kick by Njewel.
Pietrzak misses with a body shot.
Pietrzak swings widly with a right hand
and Njewel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Njewel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pietrzak walks into a straight right hand from Njewel.
Pietrzak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Njewel counters with a straight right hand.
Pietrzak connects with a body shot.
Njewel missing with a left hand there. Pietrzak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Pietrzak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Njewel did well to prevent Pietrzak getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pietrzak working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Njewel's thigh. Njewel counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Njewel is trying to keep Pietrzak in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pietrzak trying to control the position from guard on top but Njewel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pietrzak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Njewel is trying to control the position but Pietrzak postures up.
Pietrzak tries to free his leg and advance position but Njewel is retaining full guard.
Pietrzak controlling from the top position.
Pietrzak trying to control the position from guard on top but Njewel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Njewel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Njewel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that Njewel semi-blocks.
Pietrzak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Njewel. Njewel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Njewel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pietrzak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Njewel is rocked!
Njewel staying out of range there.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that Njewel semi-blocks.
Oh Njewel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pietrzak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Njewel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Njewel.
Pietrzak with the counter takedown but Njewel avoids it easily.
Njewel seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick lands from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Njewel sprawls well. Njewel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pietrzak gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin Philippe Njewel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a body punch but Njewel moves out of range.
Pietrzak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Martin Philippe Njewel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pietrzak takes a swing at Njewel's ribcage but misses.
Njewel misses with a straight left.
Njewel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Pietrzak closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Njewel quickly recovers to half guard.
Njewel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Pietrzak seems to be working for a kimura but Njewel defends the submission attempt.
Njewel keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak is looking to advance position but Njewel won't allow it.
Njewel trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Njewel won't allow Pietrzak to pass to mount.
Njewel is refusing to be controlled, as Pietrzak sits in half guard.
Pietrzak throwing shots but Njewel is blocking nicely.
Njewel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pietrzak drops an elbow to the side of Njewel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartek Pietrzak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pietrzak dives in and grabs Njewel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Njewel pushes down on Pietrzak's head and hops out.
Njewel misses with a hook. Pietrzak ducked under it nicely.
Pietrzak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Njewel.
Pietrzak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Njewel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pietrzak with the counter takedown but Njewel avoids it easily.
Njewel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pietrzak back to the cage. Njewel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pietrzak throws the left hand but Njewel avoids the punch easily.
Njewel tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pietrzak manages to circle out of the way.
Njewel throws a jab but it's blocked by Pietrzak.
Njewel misses with a wild body shot.
Njewel thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Pietrzak.
Njewel lands with an overhand left.
Njewel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pietrzak is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pietrzak dodges the punch combination from Njewel.
Pietrzak scores with a nice head shot.
Njewel throws an overhand right that lands on Pietrzak's shoulder, as Pietrzak tries to avoid the shot.
Njewel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pietrzak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pietrzak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Njewel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietrzak was well out of range. Poor timing from Njewel.
It seemed like Pietrzak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pietrzak lands with a nice body punch.
Pietrzak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Njewel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njewel misses with a kick to the body.
Pietrzak misses with a wild combination.
Pietrzak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martin Philippe Njewel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
Njewel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak shoots in and drives through. Njewel sprawls well.
Pietrzak scores with a sloppy right hand. Njewel should have avoided that one.
Pietrzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Njewel moves away.
Pietrzak looks to score with a jab to the body but Njewel is just out of range.
Njewel misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel misses with a body shot.
Pietrzak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Njewel misses its intended target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Njewel!
Pietrzak throws a shot from downtown. Njewel moves away and avoids it.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietrzak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pietrzak misses with a series of wild punches.
Pietrzak shoots in looking for a takedown but Njewel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pietrzak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Njewel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pietrzak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Njewel.
Njewel throws a leg kick that is checked

and Pietrzak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Njewel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Njewel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pietrzak is just content to waste time from the top position. Njewel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bartek Pietrzak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Njewel looking to control.
Njewel has Pietrzak pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Njewel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pietrzak postures up and lands a big shot to Njewel's brow.
Njewel has control of Pietrzak's left arm, preventing Pietrzak from doing any damage.
Njewel trying to control the position.
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 Martin Philippe Njewel 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!

Pietrzak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Njewel.
Pietrzak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Njewel moved out of range nicely.
Njewel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Njewel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Njewel misses with a series of wild punches.
Pietrzak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Njewel. No joy for Pietrzak on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Njewel tries to counter by clinching up but Pietrzak breaks away and moves out of range.
Pietrzak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Njewel.
Njewel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pietrzak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Njewel looks to land a body kick but Pietrzak moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Njewel looks to land a body kick but Pietrzak moved away.
Njewel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pietrzak throws a lazy uppercut
and Njewel counters with a one-two to the body.
Njewel scoring well with a low kick there.
Njewel 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.
Pietrzak cracks Njewel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Njewel blocks a jab.
Pietrzak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Njewel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pietrzak throws a wild body kick that Njewel sees coming a mile off.
Njewel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Njewel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Njewel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak lands a jab to Njewel's midsection.
Pietrzak throws a hook but Njewel avoids it easily.
It looked like Njewel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Njewel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietrzak.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Njewel looks to land a body kick but Pietrzak moved away.
That kick from Pietrzak tenderised Njewel's leg. Njewel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Njewel throws a head kick but Pietrzak moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pietrzak.
Njewel is looking for a counter combo.
Njewel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pietrzak's calf.
A head kick misses from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Njewel throws a shot from downtown. Pietrzak moves away and avoids it.
Njewel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Pietrzak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Njewel's guard.
Njewel is controlling Pietrzak's posture.
Pietrzak trying to control but Njewel is working from the bottom.
Njewel pulls Pietrzak in close to prevent any damage.
Pietrzak wants to control from the top but Njewel keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njewel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Njewel working a defensive guard here.
Pietrzak is fighting to break Njewel's control of his arms but Njewel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Njewel gets caught napping as Pietrzak dives in and scores a takedown. Njewel manages to retain guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pietrzak working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pietrzak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Njewel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Njewel is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bartek Pietrzak.
I think Pietrzak 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartek Pietrzak!
A very excited looking Bartek Pietrzak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.