PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Najman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Januszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Najman
vs
Januszewski

180 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

197 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Najman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartosz Januszewski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Najman throws a nice looking combination but Januszewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcin Najman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Najman misses with a two punch combination.
Najman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Januszewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Januszewski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Najman.
Najman connects with a solid leg kick.

Januszewski drives through and clinches with Najman against the cage.

Januszewski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Najman misses.
Najman misses with a wild combination.
Najman throws a series of strikes that have Januszewski backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Januszewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Najman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Januszewski.
A combination from Januszewski does no damage.
Januszewski lands with a hook. Najman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Januszewski lands a jab to Najman's midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Januszewski.
Najman misses with a double jab.
Najman is breathing heavily.
Januszewski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Najman back to the cage. Januszewski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Najman tries to bum rush Januszewski with a series of wild strikes but Januszewski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Januszewski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Januszewski gets a takedown into half guard.
Januszewski wants to stand up but Najman is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Januszewski slows the pace down in half guard.
Najman is trying to stand.
Januszewski controlling the pace.
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.

Bartosz Januszewski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Januszewski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Najman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Januszewski misses with the combination.
Najman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Najman dodges the punch combination from Januszewski.
Januszewski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Najman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Najman.

Januszewski has managed to clinch.
Januszewski tries to break free but Najman pushes him back against the cage.
Najman prevents Januszewski from breaking the clinch.
Najman keeps control of Januszewski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Januszewski tries to break free but Najman pushes him back against the cage.

Januszewski tightens his grip and picks Najman up, before dumping him to the ground. Najman manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Najman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Januszewski is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Januszewski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Januszewski wants to stand and escape but instead Najman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Januszewski wants to sweep but no luck.
Najman stops Januszewski from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Januszewski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Najman dives into side control.
Januszewski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Najman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Najman has control of an arm but Januszewski manages to advance to Najman's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartosz Januszewski dominated that 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.

Januszewski scores with a one two! Najman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Najman misses with a double jab.
Najman throws a series of punches but Januszewski avoids them all with ease.
Januszewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marcin Najman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Najman misses with a few strikes there.
Januszewski tests Najman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Najman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Januszewski. Those never looked like landing.
Najman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Januszewski scores with a four punch combination!
Najman swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Januszewski. That snapped Najman's head back.
Januszewski throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Januszewski. That snapped Najman's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Januszewski tries to bum rush Najman with a series of wild strikes but Najman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Januszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Januszewski throws a body punch but Najman moves out of range.
Januszewski throws a right and a left that Najman avoids nicely.
Najman misses with a wild combination.
Januszewski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Najman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Januszewski darts in and clinches Najman up against the cage.
Januszewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Najman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Januszewski is trying to push Najman away but Najman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Najman keeps control of Januszewski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Januszewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Januszewski throws a nice looking combination but Najman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Najman tries to bum rush Januszewski with a series of wild strikes but Januszewski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Januszewski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Najman does no damage.
Januszewski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcin Najman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Januszewski clinches up with Najman and pushes him back against the cage.

Januszewski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Januszewski throws a nice looking combination but Najman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Najman throws a nice looking combination but Januszewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Januszewski throws a nice looking combination but Najman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Najman misses with a two punch combination.
Januszewski avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Najman misses.
Najman dodges the punch combination from Januszewski.

Januszewski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Najman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Najman 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Januszewski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Najman prevents Januszewski from improving position.
Najman is pushing Januszewski's head away, looking to escape. Januszewski manages to hold on to the position though.
Najman is letting Januszewski control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman is trying to get back to his feet.
Najman trying to remain calm as Januszewski controls from the top position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bartosz Januszewski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Najman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Januszewski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Januszewski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Najman back to the cage. Januszewski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Januszewski drives through and clinches with Najman against the cage.
Najman working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Januszewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Januszewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Januszewski fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Januszewski throws a right and a left that Najman avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartosz Januszewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Najman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

A head kick misses from Najman.
Bartosz Januszewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Najman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Januszewski misses with a wild combination.
Januszewski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Najman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Najman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Januszewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Januszewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Januszewski throws a series of punches but Najman avoids them all with ease.
Najman misses with a two punch combination.
Januszewski blocks a head kick by Najman.
Januszewski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Januszewski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Januszewski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Januszewski has Najman up against the cage in a clinch.
Najman is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Januszewski keeps control of Najman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Januszewski has picked Najman up - he's going for a ride! Januszewski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Januszewski trying to control the pace.

Januszewski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Januszewski misses with a two punch combination.
Januszewski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Najman.
A leg kick checked by Januszewski.
Januszewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Najman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Najman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Januszewski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Januszewski throws a series of punches but Najman avoids them all with ease.
Januszewski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Najman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Januszewski closes the distance and clinches.
Januszewski is trying to force a seperation but Najman has the dominant position.
Januszewski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Najman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Januszewski!
Najman throws a right hand that Januszewski ducks under and follows up with a left that Januszewski also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Najman. Those never looked like landing.

Januszewski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Januszewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Najman has double underhooks.
Najman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Januszewski can't break the clinch.
Najman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Najman tries to break free but Januszewski pushes him back against the cage.

Januszewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Najman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Januszewski has closed the distance and engaged Najman in a clinch.

Januszewski breaks the clinch.
Najman misses with a two punch combination.
Najman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Najman throws a nice looking combination but Januszewski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Januszewski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Najman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Najman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman scoring well with a low kick there.
Januszewski throws a series of punches but Najman moves out of range.
Najman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Januszewski misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Najman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Januszewski.
Januszewski swinging wildly here.
Najman misses with a two punch combination.
Bartosz Januszewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Najman throws a combination that misses

and Januszewski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Najman has Januszewski pressed against the cage, preventing Januszewski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Najman has had enough of the clinch but Januszewski keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Januszewski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Najman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Najman holding both Januszewski 's hands and preventing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartosz Januszewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Januszewski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartosz Januszewski!