PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cm Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Vojtyla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cm Punk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carl Vojtyla's chin.

Punk
vs
Vojtyla

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cm Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Vojtyla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk stalks Vojtyla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vojtyla's face. Vojtyla staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Carl Vojtyla has been cut.
Punk defending well as Vojtyla loads up on a big left hand.
Punk looks to land a combination but Vojtyla avoids it well.
Vojtyla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vojtyla avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Vojtyla.
Vojtyla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vojtyla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Punk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vojtyla throws out the jab.
Punk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Punk delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vojtyla moves away.
Vojtyla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Punk.
A solid body kick from Punk.
Punk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vojtyla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cm Punk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vojtyla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Punk is looking to clinch but Vojtyla is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Punk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vojtyla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punk.
Vojtyla connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vojtyla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Punk throws a head kick that misses.
Vojtyla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Punk throws a head kick that misses
and Vojtyla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Punk.
Vojtyla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vojtyla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Punk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vojtyla connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk throws a body kick that misses
and Vojtyla counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Punk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Punk throws a right hand that Vojtyla ducks under and follows up with a left that Vojtyla also avoids with ease.
Vojtyla looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vojtyla slips a jab and a cross from Punk.
Vojtyla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Punk on the side of the head.
Punk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Punk walks into a straight right hand from Vojtyla.
Vojtyla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vojtyla avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Vojtyla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vojtyla scores with a hook to the body. Punk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vojtyla scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vojtyla lands with an uppercut that bounces Punk off the cage and back into range.
Vojtyla misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vojtyla takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Punk lands a nice looking body kick.
Punk lands with a nice combination. Vojtyla backs away looking to recover.
Vojtyla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Punk throws a sloppy head kick
and Vojtyla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vojtyla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Punk at a distance.
Punk throws a body kick that misses.
Vojtyla swinging wildly here.
Punk throws a big counter combination but Vojtyla scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Punk ducks right into an uppercut from Vojtyla.
A head kick by Punk misses
and Vojtyla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vojtyla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vojtyla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punk.
Punk tries to land a body kick
enabling Vojtyla to counter with a crisp jab.
Punk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vojtyla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Punk connects with an inside leg kick.
Vojtyla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vojtyla is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Punk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Punk moves into the clinch.
Vojtyla has a couple of punches blocked by Punk.
Vojtyla taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vojtyla misses with the head strike.
Punk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Vojtyla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Vojtyla's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vojtyla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Punk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Vojtyla coming out on top.
Punk closes the distance but Vojtyla moves to the side
letting Vojtyla counter with a right hand.
Punk misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Punk misses its intended target.
Punk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punk scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punk throws a series of strikes that have Vojtyla backpedaling.
Punk looks to clinch
and Vojtyla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vojtyla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vojtyla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vojtyla has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vojtyla has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Punk.
Vojtyla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cm Punk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vojtyla scores with a shot to the body.
Punk throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Vojtyla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Vojtyla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Punk doesn't seem phased though.
Punk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice cross by Vojtyla.
Punk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vojtyla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punk tries a head kick but it misses.
Vojtyla scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vojtyla connects with a looping right hand.
Punk moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk misses with an uppercut
and Vojtyla counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Vojtyla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punk throws a nice looking combination but Vojtyla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punk throws a lazy uppercut
and Vojtyla counters with a nice uppercut.
Vojtyla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punk under the eye.
Punk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Punk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Punk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vojtyla throws a hook but Punk avoids it easily.
Punk throws a low kick but Vojtyla moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Vojtyla there.
Punk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vojtyla lands a really nice looking cross but Punk seems unphased.
Punk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Punk doesn't manage to clinch there - Vojtyla circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk throws a lazy body kick
and Vojtyla counters with a nice uppercut.
Punk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vojtyla. Punk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punk drops his hands momentarily and Vojtyla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Punk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punk throws a lazy body kick
and Vojtyla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Punk looks for the body kick but Vojtyla saw that one coming.
Punk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Vojtyla - just one landing.
Punk drops his hands momentarily and Vojtyla takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Punk misses with a series of wild punches.
Punk moves in looking to clinch but Vojtyla pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vojtyla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vojtyla to score with a decent uppercut.
Punk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Punk tries to clinch up.
Vojtyla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by Vojtyla.
Vojtyla throws a one two combo.
Carl Vojtyla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice jab there from Vojtyla.
Punk throws a head kick but Vojtyla moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vojtyla! But no joy.
Punk misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vojtyla to score with a decent uppercut.
Punk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Punk misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch lands to the side of Punk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vojtyla uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Punk has time to react.
Vojtyla pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Punk back to the cage. Vojtyla follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vojtyla scores with a jab to the body.
Punk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vojtyla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Punk tries to clinch up.
Punk dodges the punch combination from Vojtyla.
A lazy left from Vojtyla finds it's target.
Punk lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vojtyla connects with a jab.
Vojtyla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vojtyla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk misses with a combination
and Vojtyla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vojtyla throws a combination that misses
and Punk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Vojtyla.
Vojtyla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vojtyla moves away from the strike by Punk.
Vojtyla works over Punk's head and body with a nice combination.
Punk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vojtyla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punk manages to avoid it.
Vojtyla throws a hook but Punk blocks it.
Punk misses with a combination
and Vojtyla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Punk looks to land a body kick but Vojtyla moved away.
Cm Punk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vojtyla slips under a jab from Punk.
Vojtyla works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punk throws a leg kick
and Vojtyla counters with a nice uppercut.
Vojtyla slips a jab and a cross from Punk.
Vojtyla now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vojtyla scores with a jab to the head.
Punk misses with a body shot
letting Vojtyla counter with a right hand.
Punk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for Vojtyla.
Vojtyla works the jab nicely.
Punk throws a lazy head kick
and Vojtyla counters with a nice uppercut.
Vojtyla avoids a kick to the body.
Punk throws a sloppy head kick
letting Vojtyla counter with a right hand.
Punk tries to bum rush Vojtyla with a series of wild strikes but Vojtyla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vojtyla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vojtyla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vojtyla throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Punk on the side of the head.
Punk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vojtyla lands a nice shot that snaps Punk's head back.
Punk keeps Vojtyla at a distance using the push kick.
Vojtyla lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Punk at a distance.
Vojtyla lands a head shot.
Punk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vojtyla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Punk misses with a kick to the body
letting Vojtyla counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punk throws a head kick that Vojtyla semi-blocks.
Donk. Vojtyla catches Punk right on the button with a cross.
Carl Vojtyla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vojtyla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punk under the eye.
Punk throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vojtyla to counter with a crisp jab.
Punk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vojtyla's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Punk throws a sloppy body shot
and Vojtyla counters with a stiff right hand.
Vojtyla cracks Punk with an open hand slap.
Vojtyla connects with a looping right hand.
Vojtyla throws a series of strikes that have Punk backpedaling.
Vojtyla works Punk's body with a nice hook.
Punk misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Vojtyla to counter with a crisp jab.
Vojtyla scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Vojtyla finds it's target.
Punk looks to clinch
and Vojtyla counters with a nice uppercut.
Vojtyla has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Punk.
Punk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vojtyla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vojtyla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Vojtyla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vojtyla 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Vojtyla!