PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Piekny (ranked 3382 p4p, 4370 weight class) and Shin Fujimori (ranked 374 p4p, 442 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piekny
vs
Fujimori

185 cm
19
190
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
182
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Piekny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shin Fujimori!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fujimori shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Piekny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fujimori wants to control from the top but Piekny keeps moving.
Piekny wants to get back to his feet but Fujimori is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fujimori stopping the sweep attempt from Piekny.
Fujimori is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piekny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Piekny working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimori wants to stand but Piekny has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Fujimori gets caught flat footed, as Piekny shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Piekny trying to control but Fujimori is working from the bottom.
Fujimori wants to improve his position but instead Piekny has moved into half guard.
Piekny will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Piekny wants to free his trapped foot but Fujimori is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Piekny content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Piekny is looking to take a break and control but Fujimori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piekny is working for a submission of some sort.
Fujimori manages to get to full guard.
Piekny forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piekny wants to take a breather but Fujimori is having none of it.
Fujimori wants to get back to full guard.
Fujimori trying to control from the bottom.
Piekny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fujimori trying to get back to full guard but Piekny takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Fujimori is trying to escape the mount but Piekny keeps good control and instead manages to take Fujimori's back.
Fujimori rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Piekny wants to take a breather but Fujimori is having none of it.

Piekny is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fujimori defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimori flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Piekny wants to take a breather but Fujimori is having none of it.
Fujimori tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Piekny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Piekny wants to advance to full mount but Fujimori doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fujimori looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fujimori is controlling Piekny's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Piekny dives in for a single leg takedown but Fujimori sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fujimori jumps guard but Piekny turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Piekny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimori can do to turn this around?
Fujimori drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Piekny tries to pull guard but Fujimori holds him up against the cage and eventually Piekny drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimori fails to land.
Fujimori looking for a takedown.
Boris Piekny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shin Fujimori.
Piekny lands a right hand.
Fujimori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimori tries to pull guard but Piekny holds him up against the cage and eventually Fujimori drops back down to his feet.
Piekny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fujimori trying to land knees to the body.
Fujimori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fujimori misses with a knee strike.

Piekny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujimori shoots in for a double leg but Piekny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Piekny tries to keep at a distance but Fujimori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fujimori wants to get back to striking at distance but Piekny won't allow it.

Fujimori is fighting off a takedown attempt but Piekny is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fujimori to the mat. Fujimori regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimori is wriggling around but Piekny manages to pass to half guard.
Fujimori is trying to stand back up but Piekny is controlling him
Fujimori wants to get back to full guard.
Piekny is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Piekny seems to be looking for submissions.
Fujimori trying to hold on to Piekny's head to control him but Piekny postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piekny controlling the pace.
Fujimori wants to get back to full guard.
Fujimori is still trying to improve position.
Fujimori slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Piekny preventing the sweep.
Piekny looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four 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.

Fujimori scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fujimori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Piekny keeps working.
Piekny wants to control but Fujimori postures up.
Piekny on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piekny can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boris Piekny will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Piekny shoots for a takedown but Fujimori saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Piekny shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Piekny was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fujimori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fujimori is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Piekny controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimori is looking for a sweep. Piekny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piekny seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fujimori does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Piekny seems to be looking for submissions.
Fujimori is not content to let Piekny control the position.
Piekny sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fujimori is trying to stand back up but Piekny is controlling him

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Fujimori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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.

Piekny tightens his grip and picks Fujimori up, before dumping him to the ground. Fujimori manages to land in guard.
Piekny postures up.
Piekny is stalling in the full guard.
Fujimori has Piekny pulled in close to control his posture.
Piekny trying to move into half guard but instead Fujimori has managed to sweep!

Fujimori controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fujimori stopping the sweep attempt from Piekny.
Fujimori wants to control from the top but Piekny keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimori wants to stand but Piekny is controlling his posture from full guard.
Piekny is looking to stand up but Fujimori isn't so interested in that idea.
Fujimori tries to stand but Piekny is controlling from the bottom.
Piekny trying to keep a closed guard but Fujimori is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Fujimori moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Piekny breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Piekny.

Fujimori closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Piekny to the mat! Piekny manages to get full guard.
Fujimori distracts Piekny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fujimori must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fujimori in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Piekny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Piekny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fujimori passes into half guard.
Shin Fujimori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boris Piekny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fujimori is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Piekny sees it coming and defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Fujimori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Piekny has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Piekny!