PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Pajak (ranked 4735 p4p, 5538 weight class) and Rexob Boxer (ranked 562 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pajak
vs
Boxer

176 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
166
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotr Pajak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rexob Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boxer gets tackled into the cage by Pajak. Pajak maintains the clinch.
Pajak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pajak missing with knees to the body.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike.
Boxer wants a takedown.
Boxer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Boxer.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boxer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Boxer moves into the clinch successfully.
Boxer lands a left hand.
Boxer gets through Pajak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer goes for a takedown attempt but Pajak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Piotr Pajak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rexob Boxer.
Pajak tries to close the distance and clinch but Boxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajak tries to clinch
and Boxer counters with a one-two to the body.
Pajak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pajak tries to clinch but Boxer moves away
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pajak thinking.
Boxer feints and then cracks Pajak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pajak down.
Pajak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boxer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boxer scores with a jab.
Boxer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boxer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pajak gets tackled into the cage by Boxer. Boxer maintains the clinch.
Pajak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pajak misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Boxer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer with a nice calf kick.
Boxer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pajak wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer defending well as Pajak loads up on a big left hand.
Pajak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pajak closes the distance but Boxer moves to the side
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pajak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boxer wants to counter the offense by Pajak and move into the clinch position.
Pajak tries to clinch but Boxer moves away
and Pajak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pajak throws a right hand that misses
and Boxer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pajak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boxer counters with a low kick, right behind Pajak 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boxer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Pajak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Pajak gets caught flat footed, as Boxer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer won't allow Pajak to get back to his feet.
Boxer working some strikes from top position.
Boxer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Pajak is working an open guard so Boxer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rexob Boxer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pajak tries to clinch but Boxer moves away
and Boxer counters with an outside leg kick.
Boxer has a takedown stuffed.
Pajak darts in trying to clinch
and Boxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boxer clinches up with Pajak and pushes him back against the cage.
Pajak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pajak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boxer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pajak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Rexob Boxer has been cut.

Boxer manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boxer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pajak misses with a straight right.
Boxer wants to counter the offense by Pajak and move into the clinch position.
Boxer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pajak blocks a head kick by Boxer.

Boxer rushes Pajak and presses him up against the cage.
Pajak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pajak lands a nice elbow.

Boxer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boxer misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pajak tries to clinch but Boxer moves away
and Boxer counters with a nice uppercut.
Pajak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boxer connects with a jab.
Pajak tries to clinch up.
Pajak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer digs a good body shot into Pajak's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pajak.
Pajak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rexob Boxer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pajak moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.
Pajak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pajak throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Pajak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a two punch combo.
Boxer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pajak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajak wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Pajak backing away here, and Boxer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boxer.
Pajak misses with a hook
and Boxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Boxer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boxer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pajak's waist but Pajak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boxer off to one side.
Piotr Pajak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rexob Boxer.
Pajak throws a jab but it's blocked by Boxer.
Piotr Pajak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pajak is looking to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rexob Boxer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rexob Boxer's cut.
That's time! Pajak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pajak throws a low kick, looking for Boxer's leg but Boxer calmly moves out of range.
Pajak tries to clinch up but Boxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Pajak tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Pajak wants to clinch up but Boxer keeps it at a distance.
Boxer goes for a double leg but Pajak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pajak continues to drive forward.
Pajak looks to clinch
and Boxer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pajak tried to counter with a leg kick but Boxer avoided it.
Pajak doesn't manage to clinch there - Boxer circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer slips under a jab.

Boxer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boxer stalls.
Boxer lands an elbow inside.
Boxer is pushing Pajak up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boxer lands a nice shot to the body.
Pajak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boxer.
Boxer dodges an elbow strike from Pajak.
Pajak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boxer is defending well for now.

Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pajak tries to clinch but Boxer is having none of it.
Pajak moves in looking to clinch but Boxer pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxer keeps the fight on the outside.
Boxer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pajak blocks a head kick by Boxer.
Pajak feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boxer with the inside leg kick.
A combination from Pajak does no damage.
Pajak is looking to clinch.
Piotr Pajak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pajak closes the distance but Boxer moves to the side
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajak misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Boxer to counter with a crisp jab.
Pajak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boxer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boxer unleashes a big counter combination but Pajak bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boxer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pajak doesn't seem bothered though.

Boxer has Pajak up against the cage in a clinch.
Pajak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Boxer stalling against the cage.
Pajak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pajak pushes off an throws an elbow but Boxer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Boxer.
Pajak with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pajaks head.
Boxer lands a good knee to the midsection. Pajak won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boxer is working for takedown but Pajak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Piotr Pajak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rexob Boxer.
Pajak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boxer blocks it with crossed arms.
Pajak tries a knee to the head but Boxer blocks it.

Boxer breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boxer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pajak swivels and escapes.
Rexob Boxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pajak throws a right hand that misses
and Boxer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pajak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Piotr Pajak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pajak circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rexob Boxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boxer 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rexob Boxer!