PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bazyli Poniatowski (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.

Gaston
vs
Poniatowski

194 cm
29
250 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

200 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bazyli Poniatowski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poniatowski avoids the head kick by Gaston.
Gaston avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Gaston.
Gaston misses with a series of wild punches.
Poniatowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poniatowski misses with a double jab.
Poniatowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poniatowski connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Poniatowski blocks a head kick by Gaston.
Gaston tries a head kick but it misses.
Poniatowski blocks a head kick by Gaston.
Poniatowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gaston.
Gaston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poniatowski tries to land a leg kick but Gaston saw it coming and moves away.
Poniatowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick and Poniatowski moves out of range easily.
Gaston throws a body kick that misses.
Poniatowski swinging wildly here.

Gaston lands a big head kick that sends Poniatowski tumbling to the mat! Gaston takes a step backwards and waves Poniatowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Poniatowski is rocked!

It looks like Bazyli Poniatowski has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Poniatowski does no damage.
Poniatowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Gaston finish him?
Gaston looks for the body kick but Poniatowski saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Poniatowski.
Poniatowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Poniatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poniatowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Poniatowski misses with a straight left.
Poniatowski avoids the head kick by Gaston.
Poniatowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Poniatowski throws a sloppy head kick and Gaston moves out of range easily.
Gaston looks to throw a body kick
and Poniatowski counters with a three punch combo that has Gaston backing up. Gaston nods at Poniatowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Gaston misses with a body kick.
Gaston moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Gaston blocks the low kick.

Oooooh!!! Gaston has knocked Poniatowski down with a huge combo! Gaston steps away and waves a wobbly Poniatowski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Poniatowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaston can pounce on him.
Poniatowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gaston misses with a head kick.
Poniatowski motions for Gaston to come forward. Poniatowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gaston dodges the punch combination from Poniatowski.
Poniatowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gaston circles away quickly and effectively.
Poniatowski looks gassed!
Gaston scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poniatowski in his tracks.
Gaston throws a head kick that Poniatowski semi-blocks.
Poniatowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Poniatowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gaston wants to stand and escape but Poniatowski is having none of it.

Gaston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Poniatowski off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poniatowski throws a head kick that misses.
Gaston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poniatowski under the eye.
Gaston misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Poniatowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Gaston misses.
A head kick misses from Gaston.
Gaston throws a head kick but Poniatowski moves out of range.
Poniatowski misses with a few strikes there.
Gaston pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Gaston drives through and clinches with Poniatowski against the cage.
Poniatowski prevents Gaston from breaking the clinch.

Gaston breaks from the clinch.
Poniatowski tries to bum rush Gaston with a series of wild strikes but Gaston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poniatowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Gaston.
Poniatowski cracks Gaston with an open hand slap.

It looks like Nick Gaston has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poniatowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poniatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Poniatowski throws a head kick but Gaston moves out of range.
Gaston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gaston throws a head kick but Poniatowski moves out of range.
Poniatowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Poniatowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gaston walks into a stiff left hand from Poniatowski.
Gaston lands a nice hook to Poniatowski's body. Poniatowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poniatowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Poniatowski throws a series of punches but Gaston avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaston throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Gaston.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gaston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Gaston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gaston avoids the head kick by Poniatowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaston. Poniatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaston throws a leg kick which misses Poniatowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Poniatowski tries to avoid it.
Gaston throws the kick towards the body but Poniatowski avoids it.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses.
Gaston wants to clinch up but Poniatowski keeps it at a distance.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses.
Poniatowski tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poniatowski checks a leg kick.
Gaston stuns Poniatowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gaston is looking to clinch.
Gaston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poniatowski is breathing heavily.
Poniatowski looks to land a combination but Gaston avoids it well.
Gaston tries to clinch but Poniatowski is having none of it.
Poniatowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gaston pushes Poniatowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Poniatowski is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston is trying to break free.
Poniatowski is trying to break free.
Gaston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poniatowski has him pressed against the cage.
Gaston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poniatowski can do to turn this around?

Gaston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gaston lands with a nice body kick.
Gaston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gaston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston throws a head kick but Poniatowski moves out of range.
Poniatowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poniatowski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gaston.
Gaston thumps Poniatowski with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gaston throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Poniatowski stumbling backwards into the cage! Poniatowski bounces back off the cage towards Gaston, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Gaston lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Gaston celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Gaston!
Nick Gaston really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Springfield HW Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.