PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaroslaw Kaczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dragon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Dragon
vs
Kaczynski

182 cm
26
280 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
227 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Vikai Gear Island

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jaroslaw Kaczynski!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczynski misses with a double jab.

Dragon gets tackled into the cage by Kaczynski. Kaczynski maintains the clinch.
Kaczynski can't break the clinch.
Dragon tries to score a body lock takedown but Kaczynski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dragon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kaczynski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kaczynski is pressed up against the cage. Dragon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kaczynski down to the mat. Kaczynski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dragon darts in and clinches Kaczynski up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaczynski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Kaczynski gets underhooks to prevent Dragon's takedown attempt.
Kaczynski is trying to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaczynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Dragon has double underhooks.
Dragon has Kaczynski pressed against the cage, preventing Kaczynski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaczynski tries to break free but Dragon pushes him back against the cage.
Kaczynski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kaczynski is trying to force a seperation but Dragon has the dominant position.
Kaczynski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaczynski is trying to break free.
Kaczynski has had enough of the clinch but Dragon keeps him there for the moment.

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.
Dragon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaczynski tries to break free but Dragon pushes him back against the cage.
Kaczynski has had enough of the clinch but Dragon keeps him there for the moment.
Kaczynski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaczynski can't break the clinch.
Dragon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dragon can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski working hard to break the clinch.
Kaczynski is trying to force a seperation but Dragon has the dominant position.
Dragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaczynski's efforts to push away.
Kaczynski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dragon is trying to drag Kaczynski to the mat but Kaczynski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dragon wants a takedown.

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.
Kaczynski stops a takedown attempt from Dragon.
Kaczynski stops a takedown attempt from Dragon.
Kaczynski tries to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling the position.
Kaczynski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dragon looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dragon has Kaczynski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kaczynski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've been informed that Kaczynski has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dragon keeps control of Kaczynski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kaczynski clinches.
Kaczynski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Kaczynski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaczynski wants to get back to striking at distance but Dragon won't allow it.
Kaczynski is pressed up against the cage. Dragon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kaczynski down to the mat. Kaczynski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaczynski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaczynski tries to counter with a clinch but Dragon shakes him off and moves away.

Oooh a lovely combination from Kaczynski sends Dragon down but not out. Kaczynski dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like The Dragon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kaczynski wants to get back to his feet.
Dragon tries to roll over but Kaczynski keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dragon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kaczynski wants to stand but Dragon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dragon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaczynski is one step ahead there.
Kaczynski wants to get up but he can't break Dragon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dragon looking for a sweep. Not yet Dragon, not yet.
Dragon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kaczynski has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kaczynski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragon to his feet.
Dragon throws a hook but Kaczynski blocks it.
Kaczynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dragon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaczynski.
Kaczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.

Dragon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kaczynski's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragon trying to control but Kaczynski is working from the bottom.
Dragon controlling from the top position.
Dragon is pushing down on Kaczynski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kaczynski is fighting to maintain full guard but Dragon has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kaczynski is trying to stand back up but Dragon is controlling him
Dragon wants to take a breather but Kaczynski is having none of it.
Dragon is pressing down on Kaczynski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaczynski is holding on for now.
Kaczynski pushes Dragon off looking to stand but Dragon dives back in and keeps control.

Kaczynski manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dragon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dragon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaczynski is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kaczynski pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczynski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kaczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Kaczynski stops a takedown attempt from Dragon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaczynski is trying to break the clinch but Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Kaczynski is trying to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Dragon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dragon scores with a nice body kick.
Kaczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kaczynski lands a left and a right that sends Dragon crashing to the canvas! Kaczynski dives into mount looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon working to try and regain half guard.

Kaczynski stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kaczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Dragon moves out of range easily.
Kaczynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dragon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kaczynski!
We've been hearing good reports from Dragon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kaczynski wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon trying to control the position but Kaczynski is working away.
Kaczynski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dragon is controlling him well.
Kaczynski is being controlled here.
Kaczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaczynski is trying to get back to his feet.
Dragon controlling the position from side mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dragon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kaczynski for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kaczynski scores with a jab to the head.
The Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Kaczynski swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.
Dragon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaczynski defends it nicely.
Dragon seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kaczynski shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Dragon is backing up but Kaczynski catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Dragon covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kaczynski Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaroslaw Kaczynski!