PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mariusz Pudzianowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vukovic
vs
Pudzianowski

212 cm
22
286 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
287 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Semmy Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pudzianowski rushes Vukovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pudzianowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vukovic can't break the clinch.

Vukovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pudzianowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vukovic to the mat! Vukovic manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vukovic is controlling Pudzianowski's posture.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Vukovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pudzianowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Vukovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pudzianowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vukovic's guard.

Vukovic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Semmy Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vukovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pudzianowski fails with the takedown.
Vukovic scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pudzianowski.
Vukovic thuds his shin into the meat of Pudzianowski's side.
Pudzianowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vukovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Semmy Vukovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski looks gassed!
Pudzianowski dives in and grabs Vukovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vukovic pushes down on Pudzianowski's head and hops out.
Vukovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vukovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vukovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Pudzianowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vukovic throws a head kick that Pudzianowski semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vukovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pudzianowski in his tracks.

Vukovic has managed to clinch.

Vukovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pudzianowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vukovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pudzianowski circles away.
Vukovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Vukovic forces Pudzianowski back against the cage and clinches.
Pudzianowski jumps guard but Vukovic stands there with Pudzianowski around his waist. Pudzianowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vukovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Vukovic lands a takedown into guard.
Pudzianowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vukovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vukovic stopping the sweep attempt from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vukovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Vukovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vukovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pudzianowski desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vukovic prevents Pudzianowski from improving his position.
Pudzianowski trying to control from the bottom.

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.
Pudzianowski is trying to stand.
Vukovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pudzianowski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vukovic is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pudzianowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The crowd cheers as Vukovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pudzianowski doesn't seem phased though.

Pudzianowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vukovic did well to prevent Pudzianowski getting side control.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vukovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vukovic.
Pudzianowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pudzianowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vukovic's guard.
Vukovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski tries to stand but Vukovic is controlling from the bottom.
Pudzianowski being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vukovic holds on and takes a little breather.
Vukovic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vukovic wants to sweep here but Pudzianowski controlling him for the moment.
Vukovic working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pudzianowski is working Vukovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pudzianowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vukovic pulls Pudzianowski in close to his closed guard and prevents Pudzianowski from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pudzianowski throws and elbow that misses. Vukovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pudzianowski's guard. Nice move by Vukovic!
Vukovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Pudzianowski has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pudzianowski keeping moving, preventing Vukovic from controlling successfully.
Vukovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Vukovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Pudzianowski working a defensive guard but Vukovic passes into half guard.
Vukovic trying to control from half guard but Pudzianowski is working away.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vukovic winds up and cracks Pudzianowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vukovic prevents Pudzianowski from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vukovic is looking to slow Pudzianowski down with leg kicks.
Pudzianowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vukovic swivels and escapes.
Pudzianowski moves out of range as Vukovic strikes.
Vukovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Vukovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pudzianowski to the mat! Pudzianowski manages to get full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vukovic 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.
Pudzianowski working a defensive guard but Vukovic manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Semmy Vukovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pudzianowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vukovic defends it nicely.
Pudzianowski has a takedown stuffed.
Vukovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pudzianowski's hands.
Vukovic throws a head kick but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Vukovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Vukovic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pudzianowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Semmy Vukovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vukovic trying to control but Pudzianowski postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pudzianowski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic trying to control but Pudzianowski postures up.
Vukovic wants to get back to his feet.
Pudzianowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pudzianowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vukovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pudzianowski is working away from the top position though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Semmy Vukovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two 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.
Vukovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Vukovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pudzianowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Vukovic.

Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pudzianowski tries to stand and escape but Vukovic is controlling the position.
Vukovic is refusing to be controlled, as Pudzianowski sits in half guard.
Pudzianowski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vukovic is trying to stand back up but Pudzianowski is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski working Vukovic over with strikes.
Pudzianowski tries to pass to full mount but Vukovic defends it.

Vukovic has one foot on Pudzianowski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vukovic connects with the punch.

Vukovic tries to keep at a distance but Pudzianowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pudzianowski is trying to break the clinch but Vukovic has him pressed against the cage.

Vukovic breaks the clinch.
Pudzianowski fails with the takedown
and Vukovic counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vukovic swivels and escapes.
Pudzianowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vukovic circles away.
Pudzianowski misses with a takedown
and Vukovic counters with a big head kick but Pudzianowski shrugs it off.
Pudzianowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vukovic tries to avoid it but Pudzianowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vukovic to the ground. Vukovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vukovic swinging wilding here.
Vukovic shoots and misses

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

Vukovic kicks Pudzianowski off and gets to his feet.
Pudzianowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vukovic defends it nicely.
Pudzianowski fails with the takedown.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Semmy Vukovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pudzianowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudzianowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vukovic 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Semmy Vukovic!