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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santos Son (ranked 24708 p4p, 4850 weight class) and Wojciech Mikolajczyk (ranked 250 p4p, 204 weight class). The key to victory for Santos Son has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santos Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wojciech Mikolajczyk!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikolajczyk shoots in and gets a takedown into Son's guard.
Mikolajczyk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Son is keeping the position for now.
Mikolajczyk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Son can't keep his opponent in guard - Mikolajczyk advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mikolajczyk trying to control the pace.
Son is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Mikolajczyk seems content to control.
Son might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Son sees it coming and defends easily.
Son moves into full guard.
Mikolajczyk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Son working a defensive guard here.
Son is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mikolajczyk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikolajczyk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Son is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mikolajczyk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mikolajczyk 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.
Mikolajczyk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Mikolajczyk has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mikolajczyk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Son's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mikolajczyk is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mikolajczyk stalling.
Son wants to improve his position but Mikolajczyk is controlling well.
Mikolajczyk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Mikolajczyk 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.
Mikolajczyk wants to pass the guard but Son is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mikolajczyk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mikolajczyk is looking to advance position but Son won't allow it.
Mikolajczyk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Son is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mikolajczyk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Son!
Son tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Son being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wojciech Mikolajczyk dominated that round.
That's time! Son's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mikolajczyk 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.
Son wriggles free and stands up.
Son gets a double leg takedown into Mikolajczyk's guard.
Mikolajczyk is pulling down on Son's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mikolajczyk is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Son being controlled here, momentarily.
Mikolajczyk advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son wants to get back to his feet but Mikolajczyk drags him back down.
Mikolajczyk takes a little break here. Son wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Mikolajczyk.
Mikolajczyk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Son is trying to improve his position.
Mikolajczyk moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mikolajczyk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Son has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mikolajczyk controls the position from side control.
Wojciech Mikolajczyk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mikolajczyk is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mikolajczyk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Son is trying to escape the position but Mikolajczyk is controlling the position.
Son is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikolajczyk staying calm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wojciech Mikolajczyk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mikolajczyk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Son's guard.
Mikolajczyk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Son throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mikolajczyk stays in close to Son's body and controls the position.
Son is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikolajczyk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mikolajczyk is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mikolajczyk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mikolajczyk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yet more stalling tactics from Mikolajczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk stands up from half guard.
Son feints and as Mikolajczyk raises his hands in defense, Son changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Son has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mikolajczyk pulls Son in close to prevent any damage.
Son trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikolajczyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mikolajczyk is pulling down on Son's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikolajczyk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Son's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikolajczyk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The adventures of Mikolajczyk the control monster continue. Boring.
Mikolajczyk won't allow Son to sweep him here.
Son can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mikolajczyk controls the pace.
Son is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mikolajczyk advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mikolajczyk takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mikolajczyk is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mikolajczyk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wojciech Mikolajczyk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mikolajczyk 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wojciech Mikolajczyk!
In defeat, Santos Son stepped up to the mic, saying 'puta'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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