PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Lisiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Poksaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisiewicz comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - Wild Boys. Pertti Poksaaja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lisiewicz
vs
Poksaaja

169 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 Helsinki, Jerzy Lisiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Poksaaja!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poksaaja is looking to clinch but Lisiewicz is avoiding it.
Lisiewicz looks for the body kick but Poksaaja saw that one coming.

Lisiewicz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Poksaaja quickly recovers to half guard.

Lisiewicz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Poksaaja pushes Lisiewicz off and gets back to his feet.
Poksaaja shoots in but Lisiewicz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poksaaja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lisiewicz avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lisiewicz is defended easily by Poksaaja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poksaaja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jerzy Lisiewicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Poksaaja.

Lisiewicz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poksaaja is trying to defend but Lisiewicz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Poksaaja is not content to let Lisiewicz control the position.
Lisiewicz trying to mount his opponent but Poksaaja defends it.
Poksaaja is trying to stand back up but Lisiewicz is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poksaaja tries to get to full guard but Lisiewicz has control of the leg.
Lisiewicz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lisiewicz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poksaaja has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lisiewicz wants to control but Poksaaja is keeping him busy.
Lisiewicz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lisiewicz passes to side control.
Lisiewicz throws an elbow but Poksaaja slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Lisiewicz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Poksaaja bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lisiewicz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poksaaja avoids it really well and circles away.
Lisiewicz is breathing heavily.

Poksaaja drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lisiewicz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lisiewicz tries to get out of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lisiewicz is on top in guard.
Lisiewicz won't allow Poksaaja to get back to his feet.
Lisiewicz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lisiewicz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poksaaja is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poksaaja wriggles free and stands up.
Poksaaja moves in looking to clinch but Lisiewicz pushes him off.
Poksaaja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lisiewicz but Lisiewicz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poksaaja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lisiewicz is fending him off so far but Poksaaja persists. Nope, Lisiewicz circles away and we're back to standing.
Lisiewicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Poksaaja or perhaps it was just good defense by Lisiewicz which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lisiewicz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerzy Lisiewicz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Poksaaja displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lisiewicz throws out the jab.
Poksaaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poksaaja will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lisiewicz shoots in looking for a takedown. Poksaaja tries to sprawl out of it but Lisiewicz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poksaaja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poksaaja throws a head kick that misses.
Lisiewicz has a takedown stuffed.
Poksaaja has his takedown stuffed

and Lisiewicz counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poksaaja on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lisiewicz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Poksaaja down.
Poksaaja parries the strikes from Lisiewicz easily there. Lisiewicz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Poksaaja to escape.
Lisiewicz is putting a hurting on Poksaaja here, landing some big shots from side control.
Poksaaja is not content to let Lisiewicz control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lisiewicz is trying to move to mount but Poksaaja reverses beautifully and ends up in Lisiewicz's guard.
Poksaaja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lisiewicz's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poksaaja wants to control from the top but Lisiewicz keeps moving.
Poksaaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poksaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Lisiewicz is retaining full guard.
Poksaaja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lisiewicz is looking to stand up but Poksaaja isn't so interested in that idea.
Lisiewicz keeping full guard, as Poksaaja tries to pass.
Poksaaja controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poksaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lisiewicz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poksaaja trying to control but Lisiewicz is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Pertti Poksaaja hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Lisiewicz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lisiewicz wants to control but Poksaaja is keeping him busy.
Poksaaja pushes Lisiewicz off looking to stand but Lisiewicz dives back in and keeps control.

Lisiewicz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Poksaaja sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz is keen to just control but Poksaaja is a slippery customer.
Poksaaja looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lisiewicz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poksaaja is bucking up trying to escape but Lisiewicz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lisiewicz misses with a head shot.
Lisiewicz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poksaaja tries to buck Lisiewicz off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poksaaja is trying to escape the mount.
Poksaaja trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerzy Lisiewicz 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. This is the final round!

Lisiewicz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poksaaja defends it nicely.
Pertti Poksaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lisiewicz shoots in but no luck this time.

Poksaaja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lisiewicz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lisiewicz has Poksaaja pulled in close to control his posture.
Lisiewicz keeping moving, preventing Poksaaja from controlling successfully.
Lisiewicz wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poksaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisiewicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poksaaja wants to pass the guard but Lisiewicz is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pertti Poksaaja was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Poksaaja is looking to clinch but Lisiewicz is avoiding it.
Poksaaja tries to clinch up

and Lisiewicz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lisiewicz slips a nice elbow through Poksaaja's hands, connecting with Poksaaja's forehead.

Poksaaja is defending against the submission attempts here by Lisiewicz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisiewicz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lisiewicz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lisiewicz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Poksaaja tries to kick Lisiewicz off but Lisiewicz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lisiewicz works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lisiewicz raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poksaaja wants to get back to his feet.
Lisiewicz lands a nice shot to the head.

Lisiewicz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Poksaaja has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Poksaaja!
Lisiewicz wants to improve his position but instead Poksaaja has moved into half guard.
Lisiewicz wants to control but Poksaaja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Poksaaja there.
Poksaaja frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poksaaja controlling his opponent.
Poksaaja postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lisiewicz looks a forlorn figure.
Poksaaja controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lisiewicz can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jerzy Lisiewicz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lisiewicz, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerzy Lisiewicz!
Jerzy Lisiewicz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.