PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Troumblet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Wosiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konrad Wosiecki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Troumblet's chin.

Troumblet
vs
Wosiecki

184 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
182 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Troumblet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konrad Wosiecki!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wosiecki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Troumblet tries to avoid it but Wosiecki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Troumblet to the ground. Troumblet escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wosiecki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Troumblet defends it nicely.

Troumblet gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Troumblet is striking from the bottom but Wosiecki uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Wosiecki prevents Troumblet from improving his position.
Wosiecki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troumblet tries to get to full guard but Wosiecki has control of the leg.

Wosiecki is working for a kimura but Troumblet is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Wosiecki.
Wosiecki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troumblet wants to get back to his feet.

Wosiecki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wosiecki is looking to take a break and control but Troumblet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wosiecki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Troumblet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wosiecki trying to control but Troumblet is working from the bottom.
Wosiecki chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wosiecki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wosiecki trying to control but Troumblet is working from the bottom.
Wosiecki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Troumblet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Troumblet is trying to control the position but Wosiecki postures up.
Wosiecki stands up over Troumblet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wosiecki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wosiecki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wosiecki cracks Troumblet with a solid left hand.
Wosiecki pushes down on Troumblet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Troumblet taking some punishment here, with Wosiecki in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wosiecki lands a nice short elbow.

Troumblet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Troumblet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wosiecki on the ground.
Troumblet is breathing heavily.
Wosiecki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wosiecki is trying to control the action in half guard but Troumblet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wosiecki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wosiecki working Troumblet over with strikes.
Wosiecki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wosiecki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Wosiecki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Troumblet wants to get back to his feet.
Wosiecki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Wosiecki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Troumblet is just riding it out for now. Wosiecki eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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. Wosiecki connects with a nice short shot to Troumblet's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Wosiecki 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.

Wosiecki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wosiecki goes for a double leg but Troumblet avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Troumblet continues to drive forward.
Wosiecki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nick Troumblet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Wosiecki.
Wosiecki fails with a takedown attempt.
Troumblet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wosiecki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Troumblet moves in looking to clinch but Wosiecki pushes him off.

Troumblet shoots in and bounces Wosiecki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Troumblet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troumblet throws an elbow that misses. Wosiecki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Troumblet's guard. Nice move by Wosiecki!

Troumblet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wosiecki's guard.

Troumblet trying to control but Wosiecki is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troumblet postures up in Wosiecki's guard and throws a big left but Wosiecki blocks it.
Wosiecki managing to control the position.
Wosiecki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Troumblet.
Troumblet cracks Wosiecki with a solid left hand.
Troumblet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Troumblet's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Troumblet looking to sit in guard and control but Wosiecki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Troumblet looking for a guillotine here but Wosiecki defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wosiecki postures up and lands a big shot to Troumblet's brow.
Wosiecki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wosiecki chips away with some ground and pound.
Troumblet wants to sweep but no luck.
Troumblet has momentary wrist control but Wosiecki slips an elbow through the middle.
Wosiecki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wosiecki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wosiecki landing some decent shots from guard.
Wosiecki passes Troumblet's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki content to control rather than advance.
Wosiecki lands with a punch from half guard.

Troumblet is defending against the submission attempts here by Wosiecki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wosiecki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wosiecki winds up and cracks Troumblet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wosiecki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wosiecki drops an elbow to the side of Troumblet's head.
Troumblet on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Troumblet is looking for a sweep. Wosiecki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Konrad Wosiecki has got the better of the ground game so far.

Wosiecki is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wosiecki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Wosiecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Troumblet with a poor takedown
and Troumblet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wosiecki fails with a takedown attempt.
Troumblet slaps away a takedown attempt from Wosiecki, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Wosiecki feints and as Troumblet raises his hands in defense, Wosiecki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wosiecki lands a couple of elbows.
Wosiecki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Troumblet's head.
Wosiecki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wosiecki lands some shots froms side control.
Wosiecki cracks Troumblet with a big elbow.
Wosiecki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wosiecki cracks Troumblet with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Wosiecki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Wosiecki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wosiecki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wosiecki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Troumblet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Wosiecki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki is working Troumblet over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wosiecki working the head with strikes.
Wosiecki working the ground and pound.

Wosiecki is trying to get an arm triangle but Troumblet is defending well.

Wosiecki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Troumblet is trying to improve his position.
Troumblet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wosiecki off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki trying to control the position but Troumblet manages to sink in the hooks.
Troumblet throwing strikes and Wosiecki squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Troumblet punching from mount but Wosiecki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wosiecki is looking to get to half guard.
Wosiecki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Troumblet is trying to control the action in half guard but Wosiecki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Troumblet is nestled in close to Wosiecki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wosiecki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Troumblet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wosiecki wants to control but Troumblet is keeping busy.
Wosiecki tries to roll over but Troumblet keeps him under control.
Wosiecki gets full guard.
Troumblet cracks Wosiecki with a solid left hand.
Wosiecki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wosiecki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Troumblet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troumblet throws an elbow that misses. Wosiecki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Troumblet's guard. Nice move by Wosiecki!

Nick Troumblet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Troumblet has an active guard here but Wosiecki has managed to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Konrad Wosiecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wosiecki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Wosiecki!