PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 1242 p4p, 138 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 854 p4p, 96 weight class). Finnish Experiment acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gniewek
vs
Experiment

181 cm
34
155 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

170 cm
30
153 lbs
13 - 8 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses.
Gniewek scores with a punch to the head.
Experiment lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Gniewek.
Experiment throws a low kick but Gniewek avoids it.

Experiment pushes Gniewek up against the cage in a clinch.
Gniewek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gniewek misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Experiment avoids it.
Experiment lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment is working Gniewek over against the cage.
Experiment struggles to land a body shot inside as Gniewek controls his hands.
Gniewek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gniewek tries to work over Experiment's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment managing to block the knees to the body from Gniewek.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Gniewek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Gniewek lands a good knee to the midsection. Experiment won't want to take too many of those.
Experiment leaning against his opponent.
Experiment lands an elbow inside that Gniewek shrugs off.

It looks like Julian Gniewek has been cut.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Gniewek misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Experiment lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Gniewek.
Experiment is pushing Gniewek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gniewek takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Experiment is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.
Experiment lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Experiment working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Experiment avoids the damage to the body.
Experiment avoiding damage as Gniewek throws knees to the body.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Experiment scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gniewek swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Experiment creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gniewek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gniewek throws out a leg kick but Experiment moves out of range and Gniewek only half commits.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Experiment.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Gniewek blocks the elbow strike.
Gniewek blocks the elbow strike.
Gniewek scores with a shoulder strike.
Gniewek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gniewek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Gniewek letting Experiment take a breather here.
Gniewek lands with a left to the head.
Experiment blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gniewek's efforts to push away.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Gniewek cracks Experiment with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gniewek scores with a shoulder strike.
Experiment lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Experiment.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gniewek's defenses.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Experiment stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gniewek landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Finnish Experiment will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julian Gniewek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Experiment throws a low kick but Gniewek moves out of range easily.
Gniewek scores with a leg kick.
Gniewek moves out of range as Experiment strikes.
Experiment gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gniewek.
Experiment connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gniewek throws the kick towards the body but Experiment avoids it.

Experiment takes the fight into the clinch.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
Finnish Experiment seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gniewek avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek avoids the elbow strike from Experiment, against the cage.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Experiment is blocking nicely.
Gniewek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Experiment.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gniewek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Experiment has him pressed against the cage.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Gniewek missing with knees to the body.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gniewek takes an elbow to the temple.
Gniewek dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
A short left from Gniewek.
Gniewek blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.

Gniewek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiment lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Experiment fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Experiment, right into the meat.
Gniewek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gniewek slips under a jab.
Experiment slips a straight right by Gniewek.
A good leg kick by Experiment.
Experiment throws a solid leg kick but Gniewek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Experiment.
Gniewek avoids the head kick by Experiment.
Experiment scoring well with a low kick there.

Gniewek moves into the clinch.
Experiment misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Gniewek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Experiment pushes off an throws an elbow but Gniewek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Experiment pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek lands with a right to the head.
Gniewek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gniewek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Experiment is working Gniewek over against the cage.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Experiment.
A right handed body shot lands from Experiment.
Gniewek blocks an elbow strike.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Gniewek controls the action.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Experiment blocks with his arms.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiment is defending well for now.
Gniewek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Experiment.
Experiment lands a nice elbow.
Experiment lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gniewek can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Experiment.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Experiment blocks with his arms.
Gniewek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment blocks it with crossed arms.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek scores with a shoulder strike.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Gniewek.
Gniewek avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finnish Experiment showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julian Gniewek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gniewek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Experiment tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Gniewek.
Gniewek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gniewek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Experiment uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek.
Gniewek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Experiment forces Gniewek back against the cage and clinches.
Experiment has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Gniewek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Experiment blocks it with crossed arms.
Gniewek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gniewek's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gniewek misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Gniewek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.
Gniewek misses with a knee to the head.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Experiment lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Experiment as the two fighters clinch.
Gniewek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
Gniewek misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Gniewek.
Experiment misses with a body punch.
Experiment lands with a short shot to the head.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Experiment has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment has Gniewek pushed against the cage.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gniewek's defenses.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Gniewek controls the action.
Gniewek lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gniewek misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiment is defending well for now.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment lands a body punch.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gniewek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Experiment tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Experiment back against the cage.
Gniewek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek connects with a knee to the head.
Gniewek working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gniewek's brow.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Gniewek in his tracks for a moment.
Gniewek swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gniewek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Experiment scores with a jab to the head.
Experiment's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gniewek under the eye.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gniewek tests Experiment's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Experiment lands a front kick.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gniewek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gniewek is out of range.
Gniewek throws a hook but Experiment avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Experiment coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Experiment lands a big head kick that sends Gniewek tumbling to the mat! Experiment takes a step backwards and waves Gniewek back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gniewek is rocked!
Experiment ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Experiment! But no joy.
Oh Gniewek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gniewek throws a big shot that misses.
Gniewek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment is out of range and Gniewek settles back down.

Gniewek tries to keep at a distance but Experiment has taken the fight into the clinch.
Experiment digs a right hand into Gniewek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gniewek's gas tank.
Gniewek struggles to land a body shot inside as Experiment controls his hands.
Gniewek seems to have got his legs back now.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Gniewek gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the cage.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Experiment is working Gniewek over against the cage.
Finnish Experiment is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gniewek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Gniewek back against the cage.
Experiment lands an elbow inside that Gniewek shrugs off.
Experiment avoiding damage as Gniewek throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Experiment 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment!
A victorious Finnish Experiment thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.