PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Wolny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Alexius
vs
Wolny

178 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

179 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Wolny!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexius.
Alexius tries to score with a low kick but Wolny moves his leg out of the way.
Wolny avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius takes a swing at Wolny's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Wolny releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alexius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolny.
Nice shot lands for Wolny.
A low kick from Wolny is predictable there

and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wolny won't be happy with that.
Alexius grinds an elbow into Wolny's temple.
Alexius working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Wolny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolny managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alexius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius working the ground and pound.
What's Wolny going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Alexius lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny is trying to improve his position.
Alexius throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Alexius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alexius working the ground and pound from side control.
Wolny is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wolny tries to improve position but can't.
Alexius lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've been hearing that Alexius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Alexius in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alexius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wolny is avoiding damage well.
Alexius misses with the ground and pound.
Alexius working the ground and pound.
Alexius in side control, throwing shots but Wolny defends.
Wolny felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Alexius working the ground and pound.
Alexius is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
What's Wolny going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolny avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alexius.
Alexius looks up at the clock and then as Wolny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alexius smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alexius working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wolny takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wolny is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alexius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wolny is looking for a sweep.
Wolny on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius throws an elbow but Wolny slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wolny tries to bench press Alexius off him but Alexius keeps the position.
Alexius is looking to take a break and control but Wolny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolny takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wolny wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wolny tries to bench press Alexius off him but Alexius keeps the position.
Alexius tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wolny pushes Alexius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Alexius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alexius looks up at the clock and then as Wolny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Alexius smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alexius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Alexius crashes against the mat.
Alexius creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alexius controls the position from side control.
Alexius lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wolny down.
Alexius working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wolny is looking for a sweep.
Alexius working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Wolny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wolny is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alexius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alexius cracks Wolny with a big right hand but Wolny just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wolny moves out of range of the body kick from Alexius.
Wolny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolny looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexius is just out of range.
Wolny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Artur Wolny has been cut.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolny misses the jab.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wolny sprawls and moves away.
Wolny misses with a low kick.
Wolny slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wolny blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius dives in for a single leg takedown but Wolny sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wolny works the jab nicely.
Alexius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolny tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Alexius feinted with a counter takedown.
Alexius goes for a double leg but Wolny avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wolny continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolny throws out a leg kick but Alexius moves out of range and Wolny only half commits.
A big left from Wolny misses.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolny lands a jab.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexius fails with the takedown.
Wolny is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wolny connects with a right hand. Alexius shakes it off.
Artur Wolny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolny misses with an uppercut.
Wolny throws a jab when Alexius was well out of range.
Alexius tries to counter with a takedown but Wolny is quick to defend against it.

Wolny closes the distance and pushes Alexius back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius has Wolny pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wolny manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wolny is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wolny tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Wolny scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolny.
Alexius lands with a right to the head.
Wolny struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
Alexius wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Wolny on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolny.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Wolny.
Wolny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexius or not.
Alexius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wolny is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Alexius works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Wolny has his feet on Alexius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Alexius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolny goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolny throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wolny cracks Alexius with an open hand slap.
Wolny defending well as Alexius loads up on a big left hand.
Alexius looks to throw the jab but Wolny is out of range.
Alexius throws a hook to the side of Wolny's head but Wolny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Wolny catches Alexius right on the button with a cross.
Wolny wants to clinch.
Wolny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolny tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius dives in for a single leg takedown but Wolny sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wolny throws a hook but Alexius blocks it.
Wolny lands a two punch combo.
Alexius tries to work over Wolny's front leg with a kick but Wolny checks it.
Wolny tries to score with a low kick but Alexius moves his leg out of the way.
Wolny scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexius was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolny.
Alexius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexius swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolny.
Alexius cracks Wolny with an open hand slap.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Wolny shows good takedown defense.
Wolny cracks Alexius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artur Wolny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Artur Wolny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wolny throws a sloppy body shot

and Alexius counters with a takedown into side control.

Wolny bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wolny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexius.
A lazy left from Wolny finds it's target.
Wolny looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.
Wolny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wolny!
Wolny tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wolny sprawls and moves away.
Alexius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolny connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alexius momentarily.
Wolny leaves Alexius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wolny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wolny throws a leg kick

and Alexius counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wolny!
Alexius is looking to take a break and control but Wolny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolny takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wolny manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alexius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wolny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alexius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alexius trying to mount his opponent but Wolny defends it.
Wolny taking some punishment here, with Alexius in his half guard.
Alexius works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius looking to finish Wolny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wolny!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius lands a big elbow.
Alexius looking to finish Wolny with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wolny!
The referee warns Wolny that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Wolny is rocked!
Alexius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wolny is still in real trouble! Can Alexius finish him?
Wolny just holding on.
Wolny is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wolny seems to have recovered his senses.
Wolny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alexius lands a heavy elbow.
Wolny is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alexius lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alexius lands with some strikes.
Alexius loads up with a big shot that hurts Wolny! He's pulled Alexius in close but Alexius has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Wolny survive? More strikes from Alexius and Wolny is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
During a confident post fight interview, Bessarion Alexius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.