PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maciej Jewtuszko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Harrington
vs
Jewtuszko

182 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maciej Jewtuszko!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jewtuszko takes the fight into the clinch.
Harrington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jewtuszko fails to pull the fight into his guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Jewtuszko manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Harrington takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jewtuszko pulls guard successfully.
Jewtuszko wants to stand but Harrington is controlling the position.
Harrington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harrington won't allow Jewtuszko to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jewtuszko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jewtuszko manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Jewtuszko has Harrington pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jewtuszko.
Still in the clinch, Jewtuszko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Come on Jewtuszko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harrington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jewtuszko smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jewtuszko moves into range and clinches up with Harrington.
Harrington wants a takedown.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jewtuszko blocks it with crossed arms.
Jewtuszko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Jewtuszko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harrington uses from the top position.

Jewtuszko has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Harrington is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jewtuszko breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jewtuszko gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jewtuszko.
The referee calls for Jewtuszko to work.

Jewtuszko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Harrington rushes Jewtuszko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jewtuszko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jewtuszko has closed the distance and engaged Harrington in a clinch.
Harrington is struggling to control the position.
Jewtuszko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jewtuszko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jewtuszko slows down the pace here.

Jewtuszko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Jewtuszko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jewtuszko as Harrington tries to tie him up.
Jewtuszko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing.
Harrington has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jewtuszko after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jewtuszko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jewtuszko lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jewtuszko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Jewtuszko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jewtuszko closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jewtuszko.
Jewtuszko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards.
Jewtuszko scores with a shot to the side of Harrington's head.
Jewtuszko controlling the action here for a moment.

Jewtuszko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jewtuszko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Maciej Jewtuszko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jewtuszko clinches.

Jewtuszko pulls guard successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewtuszko is wriggling around but Harrington manages to pass to half guard.

Harrington gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Jewtuszko rushes Harrington and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jewtuszko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jewtuszko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jewtuszko misses with a body punch.
Harrington has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jewtuszko scores with a shot to the side of Harrington's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jewtuszko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.

Jewtuszko rushes Harrington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jewtuszko letting Harrington take a breather here.
Harrington slows down the pace here.
Harrington taking a breather.

Jewtuszko breaks the clinch.

Jewtuszko moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jewtuszko pulls guard effortlessly.
Maciej Jewtuszko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jewtuszko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harrington is standing up over Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko looks to escape but Harrington dives into side control.
Jewtuszko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jewtuszko throws Harrington to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Harrington takes the fight into the clinch.
Harrington tries for a takedown. No joy.

Jewtuszko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Jewtuszko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Harrington off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington tries to clinch there but Jewtuszko circles away.

Jewtuszko clinches.
Jewtuszko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harrington smiles and moves away.

Jewtuszko clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Jewtuszko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.

Jewtuszko clinches.
Jewtuszko scores with a nice hook to the head.

Jewtuszko breaks from the clinch.
Tyrone Harrington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jewtuszko instigates a clinch.
Jewtuszko is pushing Harrington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harrington tries to pull guard but Jewtuszko won't allow it.
Jewtuszko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harrington just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harrington pulls Jewtuszko into guard.

Jewtuszko stands and steps away. Harrington gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Jewtuszko gets a clinch.
Harrington is trying to pull guard but Jewtuszko has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jewtuszko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jewtuszko moves into the clinch.

Jewtuszko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jewtuszko rushes Harrington and presses him up against the cage.
Jewtuszko tries to pull guard but Harrington won't allow it.
Harrington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jewtuszko smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Harrington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrington takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Jewtuszko has Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Jewtuszko throws a head punch that misses.
Harrington can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Jewtuszko decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jewtuszko pushes Harrington off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jewtuszko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jewtuszko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jewtuszko lands with a light punch inside.
Jewtuszko stalling.

Jewtuszko pulls guard.
Harrington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko wants to stand but Harrington is controlling the position.

Jewtuszko is working an open guard so Harrington takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jewtuszko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four 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.

Jewtuszko gets a clinch.

Jewtuszko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harrington uses from the top position.
Harrington throwing strikes but missing.
Harrington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jewtuszko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harrington is looking to work some ground and pound but Jewtuszko has wrist control.
Maciej Jewtuszko 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.
Harrington tries to stand but Jewtuszko is controlling from the bottom.
Tyrone Harrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Jewtuszko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jewtuszko 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Jewtuszko!