PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slower Poke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Puszakowski (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.

Poke
vs
Puszakowski

190 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

173 cm
25
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slower Poke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mariusz Puszakowski!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
No luck for Poke with that takedown attempt.
Puszakowski tries a quick counter leg kick but Poke is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puszakowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puszakowski takes a swing at Poke's ribcage but misses.
Puszakowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Puszakowski sprawls and moves away.
Puszakowski looks to throw the jab but Poke is out of range.
Poke tries to counter with a takedown but Puszakowski is quick to defend against it.

That's two 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.
Poke fails with a takedown attempt.
Puszakowski throws a sloppy head kick and Poke moves out of range easily.
Poke shoots in looking for a takedown. Puszakowski tries to sprawl out of it but Poke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puszakowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slower Poke. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poke shoots in for a double leg but Puszakowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puszakowski throws a sloppy head kick and Poke moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Puszakowski misses with a two punch combination.
Puszakowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puszakowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puszakowski throws a right and a left that Poke avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Puszakowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Poke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puszakowski but Puszakowski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Puszakowski is looking for the big counter here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puszakowski stalks Poke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poke's face. Poke staggers backwards, shaken.
Poke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puszakowski.
Poke avoids the body shot from Puszakowski.
Poke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Puszakowski sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puszakowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Puszakowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Poke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Puszakowski manages to get back to half guard.
Poke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Puszakowski is looking to control Poke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Puszakowski avoid being mounted?
Poke with the ground and pound but Puszakowski uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poke won't allow Puszakowski to get back to his feet.
Poke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poke throwing strikes from guard but Puszakowski blocks nicely.
Poke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Puszakowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Puszakowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poke's guard.

Poke has a closed guard, preventing Puszakowski from standing up.
Puszakowski passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Puszakowski blocks the strikes from Poke.
Poke wants to get back to full guard.
Poke throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Puszakowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Poke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Poke gets back to full guard.
Poke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Puszakowski on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poke throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Puszakowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poke throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Poke trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Puszakowski wants to pass the guard but Poke is keeping the position.
Puszakowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Puszakowski is breathing heavily.
Poke throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Poke throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poke scores with a nice shot.
Poke trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Poke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Poke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Poke lands a decent punch to the body there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Puszakowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Poke looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Puszakowski trying to control from the bottom.
Puszakowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Poke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Poke sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puszakowski defending well though.
Puszakowski trying to hold on to Poke's head to control him but Poke postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poke looks to land a strike but Puszakowski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Poke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puszakowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Poke has managed to get both his arms back between Puszakowski's legs - danger averted.
Puszakowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Puszakowski, not yet.
Puszakowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Puszakowski pulls Poke in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puszakowski wants to stand up but Poke is controlling him.
Poke with a nice head shot there.
Puszakowski is trying to control the position but Poke postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Puszakowski is rocked!
Poke lands a couple of elbows.
Puszakowski is still in real trouble! Can Poke finish him?
Poke arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Puszakowski's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Slower Poke!