PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avery Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Kazmierczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pawel Kazmierczak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bolton
vs
Kazmierczak

197 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avery Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pawel Kazmierczak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kazmierczak.

Kazmierczak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kazmierczak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kazmierczak throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bolton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kazmierczak is in Bolton's guard.
Kazmierczak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bolton is proving hard to escape from.
Kazmierczak postures up.

Bolton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kazmierczak defends well.
Bolton wants to get back to his feet but Kazmierczak is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton working a defensive guard here.
Bolton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kazmierczak sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bolton's guard.

Kazmierczak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kazmierczak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kazmierczak performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bolton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kazmierczak.
Kazmierczak is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bolton is looking for a sweep. Kazmierczak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazmierczak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bolton is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczak sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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

Kazmierczak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kazmierczak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bolton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bolton is trying to maintain the position but Kazmierczak is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczak stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolton is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Kazmierczak is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kazmierczak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bolton's head.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kazmierczak closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kazmierczak trying to control the position but Bolton is working away.
Pawel Kazmierczak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bolton is trying to control Kazmierczak's posture but Kazmierczak avoids it.
Kazmierczak has control of an arm but Bolton manages to advance to Kazmierczak's back!
Bolton is landing with strikes. Kazmierczak can't take much more of this.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazmierczak rolls, trying to escape but Bolton keeps control of the position.
Bolton is looking to control Kazmierczak but Kazmierczak is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kazmierczak is in bad spot here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

Kazmierczak is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Bolton off. It looks like it's working - Bolton slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Kazmierczak displaying calm under pressure there.
Kazmierczak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bolton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Kazmierczak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kazmierczak turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kazmierczak manages to end up in side control.
Kazmierczak in the domination position with Bolton hanging on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczak trying to control the position but Bolton is working away.
Bolton tries to bench press Kazmierczak off him but Kazmierczak keeps the position.
Kazmierczak working the strikes but Bolton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bolton trying to control but Kazmierczak postures up.
Bolton is controlling Kazmierczak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bolton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kazmierczak is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kazmierczak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bolton did well to prevent Kazmierczak getting side control.
Kazmierczak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kazmierczak is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kazmierczak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolton keeps working.
Kazmierczak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kazmierczak sitting and controlling from the half guard.

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

Kazmierczak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bolton was covering up waiting for the punch and Kazmierczak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolton is looking to stand up but Kazmierczak isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Kazmierczak 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bolton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kazmierczak.

Kazmierczak closes the distance and pushes Bolton back into the cage.

Kazmierczak successfully pulls guard.

Bolton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kazmierczak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bolton has managed to get both his arms back between Kazmierczak's legs - danger averted.
Bolton throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kazmierczak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton is looking to work some ground and pound but Kazmierczak has wrist control.
Kazmierczak 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.

Kazmierczak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bolton defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazmierczak working for a triangle but Bolton defends it easily.
Bolton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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

Kazmierczak drives through with a takedown into Bolton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kazmierczak wants to control from the top but Bolton keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bolton is working an open guard so Kazmierczak takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bolton gets tackled into the cage by Kazmierczak. Kazmierczak maintains the clinch.
Kazmierczak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kazmierczak breaks from the clinch.
Kazmierczak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazmierczak tries to land a front kick but Bolton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolton throws a big counter combination but Kazmierczak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Bolton gets tackled into the cage by Kazmierczak. Kazmierczak maintains the clinch.

Kazmierczak gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolton working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczak throwing strikes from guard but Bolton blocks nicely.
Kazmierczak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kazmierczak's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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

Bolton is working an open guard so Kazmierczak takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kazmierczak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kazmierczak lands in his opponent's guard.

Bolton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazmierczak misses with the combination.
Avery Bolton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pawel Kazmierczak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kazmierczak closes the distance and pushes Bolton back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Kazmierczak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kazmierczak 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Kazmierczak!