PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rae Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rae Kwon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mariusz Pudzianowski's chin.

Kwon
vs
Pudzianowski

200 cm
22
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rae Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but Kwon moves out of range.
Pudzianowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kwon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Pudzianowski.
Kwon keeps the fight on the outside.
Pudzianowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kwon has time to react.
Mariusz Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.

Kwon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kwon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pudzianowski is trying to buck Kwon off.
Sloppy strikes there by Kwon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon wants to control but Pudzianowski is keeping him busy.
Kwon grinds an elbow into Pudzianowski's temple.
Pudzianowski is not content to let Kwon control the position.
Pudzianowski is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kwon walks straight into a right hand from Pudzianowski - that's dropped him! Pudzianowski jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kwon from any more punishment! Kwon complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mariusz Pudzianowski!