PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czarek Marnota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Konda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marnota comes to the cage accompanied by Zawsze Jak Król. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Marnota
vs
Konda

200 cm
19
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Czarek Marnota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Konda!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marnota darts in trying to clinch

and Konda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marnota's guard now.

Marnota pushes Konda off and scrambles back to his feet.
Marnota wants to clinch

and Konda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marnota's guard now.
Konda trying to control the position from guard on top but Marnota is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marnota will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marnota wants to stand but Konda is controlling the position.
Konda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marnota is keeping the position for now.
Marnota wants to stand but Konda is controlling the position.
Konda trying to control but Marnota is working from the bottom.

Marnota wriggles free and stands up.
Marnota displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Konda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marnota moves to clinch but Konda breaks away

and Konda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Konda.
Konda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marnota swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Marnota pushes Konda off and gets back to his feet.
Marnota darts in trying to clinch

and Konda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marnota tries to kick Konda off but Konda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Konda is looking for a kimura here.
Marnota avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Konda.
Konda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marnota keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marnota knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Konda prevents Marnota from standing back up.
Konda trying to control from half guard but Marnota is working away.
Marnota is trying to stand up here but Konda is controlling him well.
Konda is looking to take a break and control but Marnota is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Konda stops Marnota from getting back to his feet.
Konda wants to free his trapped foot but Marnota is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marnota looks like he's trying to stand up.

Marnota manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konda circles away from the clinch attempt

so Konda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konda won't allow Marnota to get back to his feet.
Konda thows a big elbow that misses.
Marnota keeping full guard, as Konda tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marnota keeping moving, preventing Konda from controlling successfully.
Konda stops Marnota from standing up.
Marnota can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Konda controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marnota's guard.
Konda stops Marnota from getting back to his feet.
Konda controlling the pace.
Marnota is looking to escape.
Konda controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marnota is in trouble now - Konda has advanced to mount!
Marnota is trying to stand up.
Konda throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Marnota because Konda loaded up on that one.
Konda with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Marnota wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Marnota wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Konda.

Marnota bucks Konda off and manages to get back to his feet!
Czarek Marnota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konda circles away from the clinch attempt

and Konda counters with a single leg into guard. Marnota didn't expect that.
Konda stops Marnota from standing up.

Marnota uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Marnota tries to clinch but fails miserably

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

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Konda wants to control from the top but Marnota keeps moving.
Konda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Konda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marnota swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Konda is pushing down on Marnota's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marnota is fighting to maintain full guard but Konda has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marnota is trying to stand up here but Konda is controlling him well.
Marnota is staying active underneath Konda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marnota looks like he's trying to stand up.
Marnota is not content to let Konda control the position.
Marnota is looking to escape.
Konda trying to pass the guard but Marnota defending well.
Marnota pushes Konda off looking to stand but Konda dives back in and keeps control.

Konda seems to be working for a kimura but Marnota defends the submission attempt.

That's six 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.
Konda is looking to take a break and control but Marnota is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Konda stops Marnota from getting back to his feet.

Konda seems to be working for a kimura but Marnota defends the submission attempt.
Konda prevents Marnota from standing back up.
Konda wants to pass the guard but Marnota is defending well.
Marnota is trying to stand back up but Konda is controlling him
Konda uses his free foot to push down on Marnota's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Marnota.
Marnota wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marnota is breathing heavily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marnota trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Konda pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Konda controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Konda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marnota is looking to escape.
Konda throwing strikes here but Marnota is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Konda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marnota is trying to stand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Konda fails to take his opponent's back.
Konda wants to control the pace but Marnota is squirming around nicely.
Marnota wants to try and get back to his feet.

Konda is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marnota to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marnota shrugs it off.
Marnota wants to try and get back to his feet.
Marnota is squirming around, avoiding Konda's attempts to control the action.
Marnota is controlling an arm, preventing Konda from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Konda controlling from the full mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marnota is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Konda has hold of Marnota's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marnota manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Konda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marnota wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Konda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Marnota tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Konda counters with a takedown into side control.
Konda tries to move to mount but Marnota blocks the move with his legs.
Konda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marnota keeps working.
Akira Konda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Konda prevents Marnota from escaping the position.
Konda trying to control the position but Marnota is working away.
Marnota is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Konda trying to control the position but Marnota is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Konda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marnota has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marnota is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marnota keeps working.
Marnota is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Konda is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marnota bucks up and tries to throw Konda off but instead Konda has got his back!
A lull in the action here.
Marnota is trying to get back to his feet but Konda has full control of the position and if anything, Marnota has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Konda trying to control.
Marnota wants to get back to his feet.
Konda throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's two 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.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Konda's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Marnota looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Well, with Konda on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Marnota is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Marnota staying busy and making it hard for Konda to control.
Konda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marnota kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Konda throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Marnota!

Konda looking for the RNC.
Marnota trying to get back to his feet but Konda is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konda struggling to keep hold of the position.
Marnota has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Konda is looking for the choke from the back position but Marnota is controlling his hands well.

Konda working for a choke but Marnota is defending well.
Marnota looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Marnota is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Konda is looking for the choke from the back position but Marnota is controlling his hands well.
Marnota controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Konda looking to break Marnota's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Marnota remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Konda will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Marnota is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Konda looking for the RNC.
Marnota staying busy and making it hard for Konda to control.
Marnota holding both Konda 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Konda's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Marnota is trying to defend against the choke here but Konda has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Konda Tightens the hold and Marnota taps out furiously! Konda displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akira Konda!