PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kacper Radziszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and diego vilonova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). diego vilonova is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Radziszewski
vs
vilonova

176 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kacper Radziszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, diego vilonova!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

vilonova moves into the clinch.
vilonova tries a knee to the head but Radziszewski blocks it.
vilonova misses with a knee to the head.
Radziszewski is trying to break the clinch but vilonova is controlling him.
vilonova prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Radziszewski.
vilonova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Radziszewski fails to pull guard.
vilonova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Radziszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and vilonova avoids it.
Radziszewski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kacper Radziszewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radziszewski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. vilonova just stands there and leans against the cage.
vilonova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Radziszewski tries to pull guard but vilonova holds him up against the cage and eventually Radziszewski drops back down to his feet.
Radziszewski slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vilonova connects with a knee to the head.
vilonova with a knee to the head.
Radziszewski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as vilonova walks away with a smile on his face. Radziszewski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
vilonova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radziszewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
vilonova tries to clinch but Radziszewski is having none of it.
vilonova fails in his attempt to clinch.

Radziszewski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. vilonova looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Radziszewski wants to take a breather but vilonova manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Radziszewski.
Radziszewski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

vilonova pushes Radziszewski off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
vilonova doesn't manage to clinch there - Radziszewski circles away.
vilonova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radziszewski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
vilonova wants to clinch.

Radziszewski pushes vilonova up against the cage in a clinch.
Radziszewski displaying some good clinch control by pressing vilonova up against the cage.
vilonova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radziszewski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Radziszewski tries to break free but vilonova pushes him back against the cage.
vilonova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Radziszewski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Radziszewski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. vilonova smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vilonova wants to clinch but Radziszewski slips to the side

and Radziszewski counters with a nice double leg into side control. vilonova won't be happy with that.
vilonova is not content to let Radziszewski control the position.
Radziszewski staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
vilonova wants to get back to his feet but Radziszewski drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

vilonova clinches but Radziszewski breaks the clinch

and Radziszewski counters with a shoot takedown. vilonova fights it but they end up in guard.
vilonova keeping moving, preventing Radziszewski from controlling successfully.
Radziszewski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Radziszewski is looking to stand up but vilonova won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radziszewski won't allow vilonova to get back to his feet.
vilonova is breathing heavily.

Radziszewski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on vilonova, up you get!
vilonova tries to clinch

and Radziszewski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Radziszewski is taking a breather. vilonova 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Radziszewski gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
vilonova wants to clinch

and Radziszewski counters by clinching up.
vilonova misses with a knee to the head.
vilonova prevents a body shot from Radziszewski.

Radziszewski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, vilonova regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radziszewski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Radziszewski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
vilonova keeping moving, preventing Radziszewski from controlling successfully.
vilonova can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Radziszewski controls the pace.
vilonova keeping full guard, as Radziszewski tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Radziszewski stands up and waves to vilonova to follow him.

Radziszewski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for vilonova!
vilonova prevents Radziszewski from taking his back.
The referee warns vilonova that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kacper Radziszewski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Radziszewski moves into the clinch.
Radziszewski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
vilonova prevents Radziszewski from breaking the clinch.
Radziszewski tries to pull guard but vilonova holds him up against the cage and eventually Radziszewski drops back down to his feet.
Radziszewski wants a takedown but no success here.
Radziszewski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Radziszewski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radziszewski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. vilonova smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kacper Radziszewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vilonova wants to clinch but Radziszewski slips to the side

and Radziszewski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Radziszewski winds up and cracks vilonova with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radziszewski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
vilonova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Radziszewski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for vilonova to stand up.

Radziszewski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Radziszewski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Radziszewski gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Radziszewski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. vilonova manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Radziszewski forces his way into half guard.
Radziszewski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Radziszewski tries to pass to full mount but vilonova defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radziszewski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Radziszewski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Radziszewski thows a huge punch but vilonova dodges it nicely.
Radziszewski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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.

Radziszewski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for vilonova to stand up.
Radziszewski wants to slow vilonova down by chopping away at his legs.
Radziszewski scores with the left hand. vilonova knows he should have avoided that one.
Radziszewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Radziszewski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Radziszewski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Radziszewski looking for a guillotine from mount but vilonova is having none of it.
Radziszewski won't let vilonova get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kacper Radziszewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radziszewski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kacper Radziszewski!