PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Sturridge (ranked 2636 p4p, 3876 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 366 p4p, 510 weight class). Sturridge comes to the cage accompanied by Gimmie The Loot - By: The Notorious BIG. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sturridge
vs
Niedzwiedzinski

188 cm
36
218
19 - 19 - 0

190 cm
33
201
18 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Sturridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Niedzwiedzinski.
Sturridge throws a lazy body kick
and Niedzwiedzinski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Scrap Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a double leg but Sturridge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Niedzwiedzinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Niedzwiedzinski does no damage.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a jab.
Niedzwiedzinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturridge to score with a decent uppercut.
Sturridge with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Niedzwiedzinski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sturridge jabs Niedzwiedzinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sturridge lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturridge digs a good body shot into Niedzwiedzinski's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niedzwiedzinski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sturridge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sturridge scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in but no luck this time.
Sturridge is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Niedzwiedzinski.
Isaiah Sturridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski stuffs the takedown.
Niedzwiedzinski slips a straight right by Sturridge.
A head kick misses from Niedzwiedzinski.
Sturridge is looking to counter punch.
Sturridge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niedzwiedzinski checks it well.
Sturridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturridge blocks a head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
As Niedzwiedzinski backs away, Sturridge returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Sturridge.
Niedzwiedzinski punishes Sturridge's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturridge punishes Niedzwiedzinski's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Sturridge finds it's way through Niedzwiedzinski's defenses.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sturridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturridge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch up but Sturridge circles away and keeps his distance.

Niedzwiedzinski gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturridge tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Niedzwiedzinski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Niedzwiedzinski decides to stand back up. Niedzwiedzinski steps back and let's Sturridge get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturridge moves away.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a low kick.
Sturridge throws a shot from downtown. Niedzwiedzinski moves away and avoids it.
Sturridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Niedzwiedzinski is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sturridge defends it nicely.

Sturridge shoots in and bounces Niedzwiedzinski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sturridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sturridge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sturridge's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sturridge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sturridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Niedzwiedzinski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sturridge trying to control but Niedzwiedzinski is working from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzinski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sturridge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping moving, preventing Sturridge from controlling successfully.
Sturridge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sturridge wants to control from the top but Niedzwiedzinski keeps moving.
Sturridge keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge works over Niedzwiedzinski with some ground and pound from guard.
Sturridge stops Niedzwiedzinski from standing up.
Sturridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sturridge chips away with some ground and pound.
Sturridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Niedzwiedzinski has wrist control.
Sturridge working some strikes from top position.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to sweep but no luck.
Sturridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sturridge lands a couple of elbows.

Niedzwiedzinski working for a triangle but Sturridge defends it easily.
Sturridge lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Isaiah Sturridge dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sturridge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niedzwiedzinski. Sturridge shrugs it off though.
Sturridge blocks a head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots for a takedown but Sturridge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sturridge napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Niedzwiedzinski stands up.
A head kick by Sturridge misses
and Niedzwiedzinski counters with a series of strikes. Sturridge will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a takedown attempt - Sturridge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sturridge.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sturridge takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Sturridge throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Niedzwiedzinski.
Isaiah Sturridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturridge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niedzwiedzinski closes the distance and clinches up with Sturridge, looking for a takedown. Niedzwiedzinski pushes Sturridge against the cage but Sturridge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Isaiah Sturridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Niedzwiedzinski.
Sturridge connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niedzwiedzinski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturridge connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niedzwiedzinski scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Sturridge misses the target.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sturridge as he avoids it easily.
Sturridge lands with an overhand left.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sturridge defends well and Niedzwiedzinski ends up having to push Sturridge into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sturridge lands a jab.
Sturridge loads up on a big right hand but Niedzwiedzinski slips the punch.
Niedzwiedzinski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sturridge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sturridge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sturridge.
Sturridge works the jab nicely.
Sturridge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sturridge connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge throws a hook to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head but Niedzwiedzinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niedzwiedzinski defending well as Sturridge loads up on a big left hand.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown but Sturridge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Sturridge misses.
Isaiah Sturridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturridge delivers a nice body kick.
Niedzwiedzinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Sturridge circles away.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to clinch but Sturridge is avoiding it.
Sturridge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sturridge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Niedzwiedzinski can do to turn this around?
Niedzwiedzinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturridge connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sturridge. No joy for Niedzwiedzinski on that attempt.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturridge clobbers Niedzwiedzinski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturridge connects with a single shot there.
Sturridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Niedzwiedzinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sturridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niedzwiedzinskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Niedzwiedzinski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niedzwiedzinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
Sturridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturridge connects with a crisp jab.
Niedzwiedzinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturridge punishes Niedzwiedzinski's body with a nice straight punch.
Niedzwiedzinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturridge throws out the jab.
Niedzwiedzinski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sturridge looks to land a right hand but Niedzwiedzinski moved out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a head kick.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a wild combination.
Sturridge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sturridge missing with a left hand there. Niedzwiedzinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturridge misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sturridge throws a hook but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it easily.

Niedzwiedzinski forces Sturridge back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niedzwiedzinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Niedzwiedzinski obliges.

Sturridge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niedzwiedzinski slips a jab from Sturridge.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturridge.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a counter combo.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sturridge's waist but Sturridge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Niedzwiedzinski off to one side.
Sturridge looks to land a right hand but Niedzwiedzinski moved out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturridge throwing a counter right hand but Niedzwiedzinski manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturridge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sturridge misses with a hook. Niedzwiedzinski ducked under it nicely.
Sturridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a push kick but Sturridge slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Isaiah Sturridge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Sturridge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Niedzwiedzinski gets the takedown into side control.
Sturridge is trying to control Niedzwiedzinski's posture but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it.

Niedzwiedzinski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a sloppy head kick and Sturridge moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Sturridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Sturridge.
Sturridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturridge throws a looping overhand right but Niedzwiedzinski ducks down to avoid it.
Sturridge cracks Niedzwiedzinski with a good jab.
Sturridge throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Sturridge does it's job there.
Niedzwiedzinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sturridge avoids the head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
Sturridge misses with a straight left.
Sturridge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturridge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sturridge throws a head kick that misses.
Sturridge backing away here, and Niedzwiedzinski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Niedzwiedzinski ducks under a wild hook from Sturridge.
A jab from Sturridge misses.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a head kick. Sturridge smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sturridge loads up on a big right hand but Niedzwiedzinski slips the punch.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch up but Sturridge circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Niedzwiedzinski is defended easily by Sturridge.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Niedzwiedzinski is defended easily by Sturridge.
Sturridge loads up on a big right hand but Niedzwiedzinski slips the punch.
Sturridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski avoids the body shot from Sturridge.
Niedzwiedzinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturridge swings for the body but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturridge throws out the jab.
Sturridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niedzwiedzinski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sturridge lands a nice hook to Niedzwiedzinski's body. Niedzwiedzinski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Sturridge - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sturridge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sturridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sturridge as he avoids it easily.
Isaiah Sturridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Niedzwiedzinski.
Sturridge lands with an uppercut that bounces Niedzwiedzinski off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sturridge misses.
Niedzwiedzinski slips a straight right by Sturridge.
Niedzwiedzinski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Sturridge misses.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to clinch but Sturridge moves out of range.
Sturridge swings for the body but Niedzwiedzinski moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in looking for a takedown. Sturridge tries to sprawl out of it but Niedzwiedzinski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sturridge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sturridge lands a nice hook to Niedzwiedzinski's body. Niedzwiedzinski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Niedzwiedzinski has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sturridge looks to land a right hand but Niedzwiedzinski moved out of range.
Sturridge misses with a hook. Niedzwiedzinski ducked under it nicely.
Sturridge scores with a punch to the head.
Sturridge lands with an uppercut that bounces Niedzwiedzinski off the cage and back into range.
Niedzwiedzinski dives in for a single leg takedown but Sturridge sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to clinch but Sturridge slips to the side
and Sturridge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut. Niedzwiedzinski saw that one coming.
Isaiah Sturridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niedzwiedzinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturridge.
Sturridge connects with the punch.
Sturridge throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Niedzwiedzinski.
Crunch! Sturridge slams his shin into Niedzwiedzinski's torso.
Sturridge looks to land a right hand but Niedzwiedzinski moved out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sturridge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Sturridge misses.
Sturridge cracks Niedzwiedzinski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaiah Sturridge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sturridge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaiah Sturridge!
Isaiah Sturridge spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.