PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Rockstar (ranked 13097 p4p, 494 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 2430 p4p, 267 weight class). Rockstar comes to the ring accompanied by You're The Best Around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rockstar
vs
Niedzwiedzinski

191 cm
42
197 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

190 cm
26
201 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockstar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockstar misses with a wild body shot.
Rockstar blocks a head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a double jab.
Rockstar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niedzwiedzinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Niedzwiedzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks the body kick.
Rockstar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rockstar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Niedzwiedzinski. Those never looked like landing.
Niedzwiedzinski moves in looking to clinch but Rockstar pushes him off.
Rockstar dodges the punch combination from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range as Rockstar throws a body kick.
Niedzwiedzinski drops his hands momentarily and Rockstar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rockstar misses the jab.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a fast counter high kick but Rockstar manages to duck under it in time.
Rockstar scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockstar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Rockstar.
A combination from Niedzwiedzinski does no damage.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Luke Rockstar has been cut.

Niedzwiedzinski instigates a clinch.
Rockstar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a short shot to the head.
Niedzwiedzinski looking to throw knees to the head but Rockstar is blocking nicely.
Rockstar has a couple of punches blocked by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a shoulder strike.
Rockstar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockstar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Rockstar.
Niedzwiedzinski told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Niedzwiedzinski lands an uppercut.
Rockstar misses with the head strike.
Rockstar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to throw a body punch but Rockstar avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzinski back against the ropes.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a knee to the head.
Niedzwiedzinski blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rockstar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski landing knees to the head.
Rockstar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Niedzwiedzinski manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockstar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niedzwiedzinski unleashes a big counter combination but Rockstar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a nice looking body shot.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rockstar's head.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a lazy right hand but Rockstar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a double jab

and Rockstar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niedzwiedzinski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rockstar tries to throw a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it by throwing Rockstar back against the ropes.
Niedzwiedzinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rockstar prevents a body shot from Niedzwiedzinski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Niedzwiedzinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Rockstar cracks Niedzwiedzinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockstar circles away quickly and effectively.
Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range of the body kick from Rockstar.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niedzwiedzinski.
Rockstar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niedzwiedzinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rockstar tries to land a front kick but Niedzwiedzinski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking for the big counter here.
Rockstar swings for the body but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski looks to land a body kick but Rockstar moved away.

Rockstar shoots in and bounces Niedzwiedzinski off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niedzwiedzinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Niedzwiedzinski, not yet.
Rockstar trying to control but Niedzwiedzinski is working from the bottom.
Rockstar with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockstar trying to control the position from guard on top but Niedzwiedzinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockstar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Niedzwiedzinski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rockstar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rockstar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rockstar looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rockstar passes Niedzwiedzinski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to improve his position.
Rockstar is keen to just control but Niedzwiedzinski is a slippery customer.
Niedzwiedzinski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rockstar.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to roll over but Rockstar keeps him under control.
Rockstar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niedzwiedzinski keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockstar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Niedzwiedzinski defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Rockstar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Rockstar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rockstar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Luke Rockstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niedzwiedzinski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Niedzwiedzinski duly obliges.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockstar connects with an inside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Luke Rockstar's cut is getting worse.
Rockstar throws a hook but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.
Niedzwiedzinski keeps the fight on the outside.
As Rockstar backs off Niedzwiedzinski throws a huge counter combo but Rockstar manages to avoid it all.
Rockstar slips a jab and a cross from Niedzwiedzinski.
Rockstar shoots for a takedown but Niedzwiedzinski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niedzwiedzinski checks a low kick from Rockstar.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rockstar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Niedzwiedzinski controlling Rockstar's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rockstar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping moving, preventing Rockstar from controlling successfully.
Niedzwiedzinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to sweep here but Rockstar controlling him for the moment.

Niedzwiedzinski has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Rockstar is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niedzwiedzinski.
Rockstar is trying to drag Niedzwiedzinski to the mat but Niedzwiedzinski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Rockstar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Niedzwiedzinski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Rockstar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niedzwiedzinski with a knee to the head.
Niedzwiedzinski tries a knee to the head but Rockstar blocks it.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rockstar backwards.

Luke Rockstar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a light punch inside.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rockstar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niedzwiedzinski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!

Bruno Niedzwiedzinski wins by unanimous decision!
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.