PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PiotruS Jedrzejewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Golda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jedrzejewski comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Tiesto-Traffic. This should be fireworks!

Jedrzejewski
vs
Golda

175 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, PiotruS Jedrzejewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Golda!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedrzejewski looks for a takedown but Golda sprawls well.
Golda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jedrzejewski tries to clinch up but Golda circles away and keeps his distance.
Golda has his takedown stuffed

and Jedrzejewski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Jedrzejewski decides to return to a standing position.

Jedrzejewski shoots in and bounces Golda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jedrzejewski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Golda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jedrzejewski throws a big right hand that misses.
Jedrzejewski wanted to stand there but Golda had control of the position.
Jedrzejewski tries to free his leg and advance position but Golda is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golda trying to control the position.
Jedrzejewski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Golda's head.
Jedrzejewski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jedrzejewski wants to stand and escape but instead Golda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jedrzejewski is breathing heavily.
Golda trying to control but Jedrzejewski is working from the bottom.
Golda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jedrzejewski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Jedrzejewski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jedrzejewski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jedrzejewski tries to circle away but Golda has him pinned against the cage.
Golda tries to pull guard but Jedrzejewski won't allow it.
Jedrzejewski wants to break free but Golda has control.
Golda slows down the pace here.
Jedrzejewski gets underhooks to prevent Golda's takedown attempt.
PiotruS Jedrzejewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Golda.

Golda pulls guard.
Golda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jedrzejewski stops Golda from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golda controls Jedrzejewski momentarily but Jedrzejewski frees himself.
Golda trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejewski won't allow Golda to get back to his feet.
Jedrzejewski wants to control from the top but Golda keeps moving.
Golda looking to control.
Jedrzejewski wants to stand but Golda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jedrzejewski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Golda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jedrzejewski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Jedrzejewski stands up from Golda's guard - Jedrzejewski perhaps looking for a knockout.
A combination from Golda does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejewski tries to clinch but Golda moves out of range.
Jedrzejewski looks to clinch
and Golda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jedrzejewski wants to clinch.
Golda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jedrzejewski avoids it really well and circles away.

Golda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

PiotruS Jedrzejewski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Golda misses with a takedown attempt
and Jedrzejewski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jedrzejewski 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.
Jedrzejewski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jedrzejewski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Golda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jedrzejewski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Golda prevents Jedrzejewski from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Golda is taking a breather. Jedrzejewski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jedrzejewski tries to roll over but Golda keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedrzejewski wants to control the action here but instead Golda manages to pass to full mount!
Jedrzejewski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jedrzejewski is squirming around, avoiding Golda's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jedrzejewski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Golda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jedrzejewski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jedrzejewski is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jedrzejewski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Golda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jedrzejewski is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golda with a couple of short strikes.
Jedrzejewski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
PiotruS Jedrzejewski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jedrzejewski is squirming around, avoiding Golda's attempts to control the action.
Jedrzejewski wants to control but Golda is having none of it.
Golda trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Golda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jedrzejewski?
Golda blocks Jedrzejewski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jedrzejewski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jedrzejewski tries to control Golda's body but Golda pushes him off. Jedrzejewski squirms to his side and now Golda has his back!
Will Golda go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jedrzejewski looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Golda scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jedrzejewski is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that PiotruS Jedrzejewski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Golda scores with a jab to the head.
Jedrzejewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Golda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jedrzejewski shoots in but no luck this time.
Golda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jedrzejewski shoots for a takedown but Golda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Golda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Golda clinches with his opponent.
Jedrzejewski is looking to control Golda's arms but Golda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jedrzejewski has his back to the cage.

Golda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
PiotruS Jedrzejewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jedrzejewski leaves Golda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Golda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Golda.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jedrzejewski backs up against the cage.
Golda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jedrzejewski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Golda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jedrzejewski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PiotruS Jedrzejewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golda doesn't manage to clinch there - Jedrzejewski circles away.
Golda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jedrzejewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jedrzejewski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jedrzejewski throws a right and a left that Golda avoids nicely.
Golda catches Jedrzejewski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

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.
Golda tries for a takedown but Jedrzejewski circles away easily

and Jedrzejewski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jedrzejewski.

Jedrzejewski stands and steps away. Golda gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Golda is looking to clinch but Jedrzejewski is avoiding it.
Golda lands a jab-cross combination.
Jedrzejewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jedrzejewski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Golda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jedrzejewski's waist but Jedrzejewski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Golda off to one side.
Jedrzejewski shoots for a double leg takedown but Golda sprawls well. He's pushed Jedrzejewski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Golda tries to work over Jedrzejewski's front leg with a kick but Jedrzejewski checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jedrzejewski tries to avoid it but Golda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jedrzejewski to the ground. Jedrzejewski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jedrzejewski is looking to clinch but Golda is avoiding it.

Jedrzejewski feints and as Golda raises his hands in defense, Jedrzejewski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Golda is wriggling around but Jedrzejewski manages to pass to half guard.

Jedrzejewski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jedrzejewski is defended easily by Golda.
Golda tries to clinch but Jedrzejewski moves out of range.
Golda swats away the attempt to clinch by Jedrzejewski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golda throws a right and a left that Jedrzejewski avoids nicely.
Golda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Golda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golda shoots in for a takedown but Jedrzejewski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Golda moves into the clinch successfully.
Golda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jedrzejewski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jedrzejewski is trying to break free.
Jedrzejewski wants a takedown.
Golda trying to control the position but instead, Jedrzejewski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Golda into the cage.
Golda wants to get back to striking at distance but Jedrzejewski won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
PiotruS Jedrzejewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jedrzejewski, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PiotruS Jedrzejewski!