PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Wpierdziel (ranked 6384 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qfc Heavy (ranked 7589 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Wpierdziel
vs
Heavy

189 cm
28
235 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Janusz Wpierdziel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Qfc Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wpierdziel throws a hook but Heavy avoids it easily.
It seemed like Heavy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wpierdziel swings for the body but Heavy moves out of range.
Heavy wants to clinch.
Wpierdziel scores with a nice right hand.
Wpierdziel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heavy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heavy wants to clinch up but Wpierdziel keeps it at a distance.
Wpierdziel looks to score with a jab to the body but Heavy is just out of range.
Wpierdziel jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Heavy moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heavy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wpierdziel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heavy keeps control of Wpierdziel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy throws a head punch that misses.
Wpierdziel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wpierdziel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heavy working aggressively here.
Wpierdziel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heavy misses with some punches.
Wpierdziel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wpierdziel tries to circle away but Heavy has him pinned against the cage.
Wpierdziel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heavy misses with a punch on the inside.
Wpierdziel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heavy throws a head punch that misses.
Wpierdziel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heavy is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Heavy fails to land.
Wpierdziel blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavy lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Heavy.
Heavy has Wpierdziel pressed against the cage, preventing Wpierdziel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heavy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavy working aggressively here.
Heavy throws a punch but it's blocked by Wpierdziel.
Heavy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heavy misses with a punch on the inside.
Wpierdziel blocking some punches.
Wpierdziel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heavy is keeping busy.
A short right from Heavy on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wpierdziel blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heavy.
Heavy misses with a punch on the inside.
Wpierdziel is trying to maintain a safe position but Heavy gets an underhook and turns Wpierdziel into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdziel looking to stall.
Heavy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wpierdziel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heavy has a couple of punches blocked by Wpierdziel.
Heavy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wpierdziel tries to throw a body punch but Heavy avoids it by throwing Wpierdziel back against the cage.
Wpierdziel blocking some punches.
Heavy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heavy misses with a punch on the inside.
Heavy misses with some punches.
Wpierdziel blocks an uppercut.
Wpierdziel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavy has a couple of punches blocked by Wpierdziel.
Wpierdziel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wpierdziel blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Wpierdziel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wpierdziel blocking some punches.
Wpierdziel blocks an uppercut.
Wpierdziel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Heavy fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heavy.
Wpierdziel is trying to break the clinch but Heavy is controlling him.
Heavy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wpierdziel backwards.
Wpierdziel throws a head punch that misses.
Heavy throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Heavy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wpierdziel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heavy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wpierdziel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavy lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qfc Heavy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Wpierdziel misses the target.
Heavy tries to clinch up but Wpierdziel circles away and keeps his distance.
Heavy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heavy is looking to clinch but Wpierdziel is avoiding it.
Wpierdziel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wpierdziel throws out a loose jab but Heavy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wpierdziel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavy moves away.
Wpierdziel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heavy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wpierdziel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heavy tries to clinch up.
Heavy is looking to clinch.
Heavy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heavy tries to clinch up
and Wpierdziel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heavy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Heavy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wpierdziel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy moves out of range as Wpierdziel strikes.
Heavy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wpierdziel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wpierdziel is looking to counter punch.
Wpierdziel misses with a looping left.
Wpierdziel misses with a hook. Heavy ducked under it nicely.
Heavy tries to clinch there but Wpierdziel circles away.
Heavy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wpierdziel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heavy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heavy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wpierdziel keeps the fight on the outside.
Wpierdziel throws the left hand but Heavy avoids the punch easily.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wpierdziel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heavy wants to clinch.
Heavy is looking to clinch.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch but Wpierdziel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heavy tries to clinch there but Wpierdziel circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdziel throws a hook to the side of Heavy's head but Heavy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wpierdziel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heavy tries to clinch but Wpierdziel moves away
letting Wpierdziel counter with a right hand.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wpierdziel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heavy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heavy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heavy moves in looking to clinch but Wpierdziel pushes him off.
Wpierdziel looks to throw the jab but Heavy is out of range.
Wpierdziel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heavy tries to clinch but Wpierdziel moves out of range.
Janusz Wpierdziel is winning the standup battle so far.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wpierdziel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heavy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wpierdziel throws a looping overhand right but Heavy ducks down to avoid it.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wpierdziel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wpierdziel throws out a loose jab but Heavy uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Wpierdziel misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heavy! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Heavy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdziel misses with a series of wild punches.
Heavy tries to clinch but Wpierdziel moves out of range.
Heavy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wpierdziel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heavy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wpierdziel.
Heavy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wpierdziel misses with an uppercut.
Wpierdziel throws a body punch but Heavy moves out of range.
Wpierdziel's corner calls for a 1-2. Wpierdziel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heavy is looking to clinch but Wpierdziel is avoiding it.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch but Wpierdziel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wpierdziel keeps the fight on the outside.
Heavy tries to clinch up.
Wpierdziel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heavy.
Wpierdziel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heavy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wpierdziel swats away the attempt to clinch by Heavy.
Wpierdziel stuns Heavy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heavy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wpierdziel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wpierdziel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wpierdziel misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heavy! But no joy.
Heavy tries to clinch but Wpierdziel moves out of range.
Heavy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wpierdziel.
Heavy throws out a counter right but Wpierdziel avoids it with no problem.
Qfc Heavy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heavy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heavy doesn't manage to clinch there - Wpierdziel circles away.
Wpierdziel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wpierdziel keeps the fight on the outside.
Wpierdziel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Heavy closes the distance but Wpierdziel moves to the side
enabling Wpierdziel to counter with a crisp jab.
Wpierdziel scores with a nice head shot.
Wpierdziel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heavy moves away.

Heavy has Wpierdziel up against the cage in a clinch.
Heavy working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Wpierdziel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Heavy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wpierdziel throws a lazy right hand but Heavy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heavy doesn't manage to clinch there - Wpierdziel circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heavy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wpierdziel misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Wpierdziel misses.
Heavy moves in looking to clinch but Wpierdziel pushes him off.
Heavy tries to clinch there but Wpierdziel circles away.
Heavy tries to clinch there but Wpierdziel circles away.
Heavy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wpierdziel misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wpierdziel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heavy tries to clinch but Wpierdziel moves out of range.
Heavy tries to clinch there but Wpierdziel circles away.
Heavy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wpierdziel keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wpierdziel throws out the jab.
Heavy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heavy moves in looking to clinch but Wpierdziel pushes him off.
Heavy tries to clinch but Wpierdziel moves out of range.
Heavy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heavy is looking to clinch but Wpierdziel is avoiding it.
Wpierdziel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Heavy momentarily.
Heavy is looking to clinch but Wpierdziel is avoiding it.
Heavy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heavy tries to close the distance and clinch but Wpierdziel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heavy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wpierdziel.
Heavy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wpierdziel counters with a stiff right hand.
Heavy slips under a jab.
Heavy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heavy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wpierdziel misses with a straight right.
Heavy tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Wpierdziel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heavy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wpierdziel.
Heavy dodges the punch combination from Wpierdziel.
Wpierdziel swats away the attempt to clinch by Heavy.
Heavy tries to clinch up.
Heavy moves in looking to clinch but Wpierdziel pushes him off.
Heavy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wpierdziel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wpierdziel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wpierdziel misses with a hook.
Wpierdziel misses with a body shot.
Wpierdziel keeps the fight on the outside.
Heavy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavy tries to clinch but Wpierdziel moves out of range.
Wpierdziel throws a right hand that Heavy ducks under and follows up with a left that Heavy also avoids with ease.
Heavy tries to clinch up but Wpierdziel circles away and keeps his distance.
Wpierdziel lands a nice shot that snaps Heavy's head back.
Heavy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Heavy has closed the distance and engaged Wpierdziel in a clinch.
Wpierdziel looking to stall.
Heavy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wpierdziel misses with a body punch.
Heavy has a couple of punches blocked by Wpierdziel.
Heavy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wpierdziel's efforts to push away.
Heavy blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Heavy fails to land.
Heavy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavy throws a head punch that misses.
Heavy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wpierdziel's efforts to push away.
Heavy swings wildly with an uppercut but Wpierdziel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heavy working aggressively here.
Heavy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wpierdziel tries to break the clinch but Heavy is controlling the position.
Wpierdziel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heavy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Heavy fails to land.
Heavy has a couple of punches blocked by Wpierdziel.
Heavy misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wpierdziel misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janusz Wpierdziel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wpierdziel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janusz Wpierdziel!