PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between wanderlei spazvadorisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mariusz pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

spazvadorisk
vs
pudzianowski

150 cm
22
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, wanderlei spazvadorisk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mariusz pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
spazvadorisk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from spazvadorisk.
spazvadorisk could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
spazvadorisk throws a head kick but pudzianowski moves out of range.

pudzianowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
pudzianowski postures up.
pudzianowski 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.
pudzianowski scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pudzianowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
spazvadorisk looking for a sweep. Not yet spazvadorisk, not yet.
spazvadorisk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pudzianowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
pudzianowski stands and throws spazvadorisk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
pudzianowski just content to control the position.

pudzianowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no pudzianowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
pudzianowski controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
spazvadorisk striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

pudzianowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. spazvadorisk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

pudzianowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but spazvadorisk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
spazvadorisk is looking to regain half guard here but pudzianowski keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
spazvadorisk is working hard here to advance position.
pudzianowski slows the pace down.
spazvadorisk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
pudzianowski is working spazvadorisk over with some ground and pound from side control.
pudzianowski just content to control the position.

pudzianowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but spazvadorisk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
spazvadorisk is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
pudzianowski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down spazvadorisk's shoulder. That is not cool.
I looks like pudzianowski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
pudzianowski lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mariusz pudzianowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

pudzianowski drives through and clinches with spazvadorisk against the cage.

pudzianowski manages to break the clinch.

pudzianowski has managed to clinch.
spazvadorisk can't break the clinch.

pudzianowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

pudzianowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

pudzianowski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jab, jab by spazvadorisk - just one landing.

pudzianowski closes the distance looking for a takedown. pudzianowski picks spazvadorisk up and slams him brutally to the floor. spazvadorisk is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). mariusz pudzianowski!