PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Rowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fionn MacCumhaill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

MacCumhaill
vs
Rowinski

225 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Rowinski!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacCumhaill throws a series of punches but Rowinski avoids them all with ease.
As MacCumhaill backs off Rowinski throws a huge counter combo but MacCumhaill manages to avoid it all.

Rowinski dives in and scores a takedown into MacCumhaill's guard.
MacCumhaill has momentary wrist control but Rowinski slips an elbow through the middle.
MacCumhaill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rowinski on the ground.
Rowinski lands a couple of elbows.
MacCumhaill is trying to hold Rowinski in close to prevent damage but Rowinski has managed to pass into half guard.
Rowinski drops an elbow to the side of MacCumhaill's head.
MacCumhaill tries to roll over but Rowinski keeps him under control.
Rowinski is nestled in close to MacCumhaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rowinski trying to control the action but MacCumhaill is working from the bottom.
Rowinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacCumhaill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowinski winds up and cracks MacCumhaill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
MacCumhaill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacCumhaill tries to get out of the position.
Still in half guard, Rowinski seems content to control.
MacCumhaill is trying to stand up here but Rowinski is controlling him well.
Rowinski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
MacCumhaill tries to get to full guard but Rowinski has control of the leg.
Rowinski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rowinski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rowinski lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.
Rowinski lands strikes from half guard.
Rowinski slips a nice elbow through MacCumhaill's hands, connecting with MacCumhaill's forehead.
MacCumhaill is looking to control Rowinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can MacCumhaill avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowinski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rowinski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Rowinski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MacCumhaill sees it coming and defends easily.
MacCumhaill taking some punishment here, with Rowinski in his half guard.
MacCumhaill missing with punches from the bottom.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowinski is nestled in close to MacCumhaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.

MacCumhaill is defending against the submission attempts here by Rowinski.
Rowinski is keen to just control but MacCumhaill is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Rowinski.

Rowinski wants to work for an arm triangle but MacCumhaill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

MacCumhaill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowinski slips a nice elbow through MacCumhaill's hands, connecting with MacCumhaill's forehead.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.
Rowinski is nestled in close to MacCumhaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
MacCumhaill is looking for a sweep. Rowinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacCumhaill is trying to control but can't.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to his feet.
Rowinski winds up and cracks MacCumhaill with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
MacCumhaill pushes Rowinski off looking to stand but Rowinski dives back in and keeps control.
MacCumhaill trying to hold on to Rowinski's head to control him but Rowinski postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Rowinski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

MacCumhaill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacCumhaill misses with a shot to the body
and Rowinski counters with a three punch combo that has MacCumhaill backing up. MacCumhaill nods at Rowinski to acknowledge the strikes.
MacCumhaill throws a series of punches but Rowinski moves out of range.
Rowinski pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacCumhaill is out of range and Rowinski settles back down.
Fionn MacCumhaill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rowinski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. MacCumhaill quickly recovers to half guard.
Rowinski working over MacCumhaill with some ground and pound. MacCumhaill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.
MacCumhaill is trying to get back to full guard.

Rowinski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so MacCumhaill is just riding it out for now. Rowinski eventually gives up the hold.
Rowinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacCumhaill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowinski working MacCumhaill over with strikes.
Rowinski lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rowinski lands a nice short elbow.
Rowinski working over MacCumhaill with some ground and pound. MacCumhaill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rowinski drops an elbow to the side of MacCumhaill's head.
Rowinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacCumhaill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Rowinski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacCumhaill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
MacCumhaill taking some punishment here, with Rowinski in his half guard.
Michal Rowinski has got the better of the ground game so far.

MacCumhaill is defending against the submission attempts here by Rowinski.
MacCumhaill is trying to stand.
MacCumhaill trying to hold on to Rowinski's head to control him but Rowinski postures up.
MacCumhaill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
MacCumhaill wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rowinski wants to work for an arm triangle but MacCumhaill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Rowinski.
Nice strikes from Rowinski there.
Rowinski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rowinski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rowinski working MacCumhaill over with strikes.
Rowinski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks MacCumhaill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rowinski connects with a nice short shot to MacCumhaill's temple.
Rowinski working the head and body with strikes.
Rowinski is nestled in close to MacCumhaill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowinski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MacCumhaill is trying to stand up here but Rowinski is controlling him well.
Rowinski working MacCumhaill over with strikes.
Rowinski lands with a punch from half guard.
Rowinski controlling the pace.
Rowinski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
MacCumhaill is looking for a sweep. Rowinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rowinski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Rowinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! MacCumhaill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

MacCumhaill feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rowinski sprawling to the canvas! Rowinski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can MacCumhaill finish him?!

Rowinski is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
MacCumhaill fails to land with a series of punches.
Rowinski throws a counter combo.
Rowinski is still on wobbly legs! Can MacCumhaill finish him?
MacCumhaill thuds a left hand into Rowinski's body.
Fionn MacCumhaill is winning the standup battle so far.

Rowinski forces MacCumhaill back against the cage and clinches.
Rowinski prevents MacCumhaill from breaking the clinch.
Rowinski seems to have recovered his senses.

Rowinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fionn MacCumhaill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacCumhaill wobbles Rowinski with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! MacCumhaill dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Rowinski to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fionn MacCumhaill!
Our winner, Fionn MacCumhaill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.