PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Craze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Przemyslaw Kmieciak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kmieciak has chosen Linkin Park - Bleed It Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maximus Craze is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Craze
vs
Kmieciak

180 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Craze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Przemyslaw Kmieciak!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kmieciak.

Kmieciak moves into the clinch.
Kmieciak managing to block the knees to the body from Craze.
Kmieciak scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kmieciak decides to pull guard.
Kmieciak managing to control the position.
Craze wants to get up but he can't break Kmieciak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kmieciak is working an open guard so Craze takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Craze looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Craze fails to land with a series of punches.
Craze scoring well with a low kick there.

Kmieciak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Craze sprawls well initially but Kmieciak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Craze is trying to stand up here but Kmieciak is controlling him well.
Kmieciak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Craze is trying to stand back up but Kmieciak is controlling him
Kmieciak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craze is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kmieciak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Craze pushes Kmieciak off looking to stand but Kmieciak dives back in and keeps control.
Craze keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kmieciak slips a jab and a cross from Craze.
Craze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kmieciak moves out of range as Craze throws a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Craze as Kmieciak shoots in.
A slapping leg kick lands for Craze.
Nice body kick there by Craze.
Craze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Craze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Craze misses with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Craze - that will leave a mark!
Craze throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craze thumps Kmieciak with a low kick.
Kmieciak looks gassed!
Craze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Craze scores with a leg kick.
Craze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kmieciak.
A good leg kick by Craze.
Craze misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Craze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Craze fails to land with a series of punches.
Craze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kmieciak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Craze defends it nicely.
Maximus Craze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Przemyslaw Kmieciak.
Craze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kmieciak tries for a takedown but Craze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maximus Craze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kmieciak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Craze.
Craze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Craze keeps Kmieciak at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kmieciak backs up against the cage.
Kmieciak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Craze.
A good leg kick by Craze.
Craze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Craze connects with a solid leg kick.
Craze thows a body kick. Kmieciak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Craze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Craze!
Nice body kick from Craze.
Craze cracks the inside of Kmieciak's front leg.
Craze thows a body kick. Kmieciak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Craze scoring well with a low kick there.
Craze works over Kmieciak's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Craze.
No joy there for Craze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kmieciak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Craze.
Craze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Craze. That's going to slow Kmieciak down.
Craze throws a leg kick which misses Kmieciak's front leg but catches the back leg as Kmieciak tries to avoid it.
Kmieciak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Craze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Craze.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Craze.
Craze lands with a nice combination. Kmieciak backs away looking to recover.
Craze goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maximus Craze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Craze does no damage.
Craze is working the combinations to good effect here.
Craze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kmieciak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Craze.
Kmieciak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craze is looking to slow Kmieciak down with leg kicks.
Craze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Craze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kmieciak takes a step back to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Craze.
Kmieciak dodges the punch combination from Craze.
Craze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Craze dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Craze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A chopping leg kick lands by Craze.
A combination from Craze does no damage.
Craze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Kmieciak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Craze looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Craze is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kmieciak is controlling him well.
Check out the look on Kmieciak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Craze is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kmieciak is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kmieciak looks up at the clock and then as Craze takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kmieciak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kmieciak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Craze circles away.
Craze throws a series of punches but Kmieciak moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Craze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kmieciak's sensitive parts.
Nice body kick from Craze.
Craze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kmieciak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Craze throws a right and a left that Kmieciak avoids nicely.
Craze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Craze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Craze.
Craze lands with a nice combination. Kmieciak backs away looking to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Craze.
Maximus Craze is winning the standup battle so far.
Craze thuds his shin into the meat of Kmieciak's side.
Craze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Craze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Craze.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Craze.
Kmieciak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craze scores with a leg kick.
Craze feints and then cracks Kmieciak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kmieciak down.
Craze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kmieciak fails with the takedown.
Craze lands a front kick.
Craze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Craze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kmieciak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Craze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Craze.
Crunch! Craze slams his shin into Kmieciak's torso.
Craze lands a two punch combo.
Craze lands a jab-cross combination.
Craze throws a nice inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Craze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Craze scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Craze, right into the meat.
Kmieciak will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maximus Craze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Przemyslaw Kmieciak.
Craze thows a body kick. Kmieciak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kmieciak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Craze throws a leg kick which misses Kmieciak's front leg but catches the back leg as Kmieciak tries to avoid it.
Craze lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Craze.
Craze thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kmieciak if he has to take too many more of those.
Craze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Craze lands a nice looking body kick.
Kmieciak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Craze.
Craze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kmieciak will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Craze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Craze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Craze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craze scoring well with a low kick there.
Craze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kmieciak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Craze.
Nice body kick from Craze.
Nice sprawl there from Craze as Kmieciak shoots in.
Kmieciak tries to land a front kick but Craze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Craze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Craze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Craze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Craze throws a leg kick which misses Kmieciak's front leg but catches the back leg as Kmieciak tries to avoid it.
A combination from Craze does no damage.
Craze scores with a one two! Kmieciak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kmieciak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kmieciak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Craze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Craze stalks Kmieciak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kmieciak's face. Kmieciak staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Craze dominated that second round.
That's time! Craze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kmieciak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Craze.
Craze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kmieciak can do to turn this around?
Craze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kmieciak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kmieciak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Craze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kmieciak's sensitive parts.
Craze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Craze lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Craze.
Craze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kmieciak slips a jab and a cross from Craze.
Craze looks to land a combination but Kmieciak avoids it well.
Craze scores with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Craze!
Craze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Craze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kmieciak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Craze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kmieciak.
Kmieciak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Craze. Craze obviously looking to wear him down.
Craze scores with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Craze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kmieciak's calf.
Kmieciak slips a jab and a cross from Craze.
Kmieciak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Craze. That one must have hurt.
Kmieciak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Craze fakes the leg kick and cracks Kmieciak in the body.
Craze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kmieciak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kmieciak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Craze throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Craze.
Kmieciak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Craze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Craze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kmieciak takes a step back to recover.
Craze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Craze throws a nice looking combination but Kmieciak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kmieciak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Craze - the referee stops the clock and Kmieciak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Craze. Kmieciak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Craze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Craze thows a body kick. Kmieciak tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kmieciak. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Craze.
Craze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Craze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Craze.
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!
Craze thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kmieciak if he has to take too many more of those.
Kmieciak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maximus Craze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Craze!
Craze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Craze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crunch! Craze slams his shin into Kmieciak's torso.
Craze lands a front kick.
Craze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Craze throws a series of punches but Kmieciak moves out of range.
Craze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kmieciak backs up against the cage.
Craze thuds his shin into the meat of Kmieciak's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kmieciak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Craze.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Craze, right into the meat.
Kmieciak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Craze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Craze.
Craze misses with a wild combination.
Craze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kmieciak.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Craze. Kmieciak shrugs it off though.
Craze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Craze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Craze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kmieciak.
Craze throws a front kick that sends Kmieciak stumbling back into the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Craze scores with a four punch combination!
Kmieciak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Craze lands with a nice combination. Kmieciak backs away looking to recover.
Crunch! Craze slams his shin into Kmieciak's torso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Craze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Craze.
Craze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kmieciak's sensitive parts.
Kmieciak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Craze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kmieciak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Craze scores with a spinning back kick!
Craze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Craze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kmieciak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Craze pushes Kmieciak away with a front kick.
Craze keeps Kmieciak at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Kmieciak steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Craze. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craze scores with a one two! Kmieciak had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Craze fakes the leg kick and cracks Kmieciak in the body.
Przemyslaw Kmieciak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Craze thows a body kick. Kmieciak tries to catch it but that hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Craze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craze, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Craze!