PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Pawlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bong comes to the cage accompanied by Hits From The Bong by Cypress Hill. Pawlak comes into a darkened arena with his song building. O.S.T.R. & KASTA - Dziś idę walczyć kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bong
vs
Pawlak

175 cm
21
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Pawlak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong misses the shot to the body.
Bong misses with a straight right.

Bong pushes Pawlak up against the cage in a clinch.
Bong looking for a takedown.
Bong leaning against his opponent.
Pawlak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pawlak.
Pawlak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Pawlak manages to break the clinch.
Bong avoids the body shot from Pawlak.
Bong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Bong dives in and scores a takedown into Pawlak's guard.

Bong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pawlak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bong wants to control from the top but Pawlak keeps moving.
Pawlak is pulling down on Bong's head. It's preventing any offense from Bong, at least for the moment.
Pawlak wants to sweep here but Bong controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlak keeping full guard, as Bong tries to pass.
Bong is working hard here to advance position.
Bong trying to control but Pawlak is working from the bottom.
Pawlak has his hands on Bong's head, controlling the position.
Bong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pawlak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pawlak is pulling down on Bong's head to control his posture.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bong is looking to work some ground and pound but Pawlak has wrist control.
Pawlak is adopting a defensive guard.
Pawlak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pawlak keeping moving, preventing Bong from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Pawlak there.
Pawlak throws a body punch but Bong moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Pawlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pawlak connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlak looks to land a right hand but Bong moved out of range.
Bong takes a swing at Pawlak's ribcage but misses.
Pawlak throws a hook to the side of Bong's head but Bong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pawlak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Bong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pawlak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Pawlak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pawlak, who protects the arm well.
Bong working the ground and pound but Pawlak is defending the strikes.

Bong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pawlak, who protects the arm well.
Bong working the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Pawlak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Bong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bong throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pawlak. Bong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pawlak manages to circle out of the way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bong tries to score a body lock takedown but Pawlak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bong drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pawlak prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pawlak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Pawlak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bong slips under a jab from Pawlak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bong throws a body punch but Pawlak moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pawlak! But no joy.
Bong swings for the body but Pawlak moves out of range.
Bong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pawlak eats them both and turns towards Bong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bong is looking to wear down Pawlak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Jan Pawlak has been cut.
Bong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pawlak throws out the jab.
Pawlak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlak missing with a left hand there. Bong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pawlak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Bong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlak is trying to get back to full guard.
Bong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pawlak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pawlak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pawlak keeping moving, preventing Bong from controlling successfully.
Bong forces his way into half guard.
Pawlak trying to control here.
Pawlak wants to improve his position but Bong is controlling well.
Pawlak gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong wants to control from the top but Pawlak keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pawlak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bong won't allow Pawlak to sweep him here.
Pawlak has his hands on Bong's head, controlling the position.

Bong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pawlak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pawlak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pawlak keeping full guard, as Bong tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong working some strikes from top position.
The Bong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pawlak keeping moving, preventing Bong from controlling successfully.
Bong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pawlak keeping moving, preventing Bong from controlling successfully.

Bong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pawlak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pawlak wants to sweep here but Bong controlling him for the moment.
Bong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bong slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlak desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Bong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pawlak is just riding it out for now. Bong eventually gives up the hold.

Bong seems to be working for a kimura but Pawlak defends the submission attempt.
Bong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pawlak's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bong not doing much here.
Pawlak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Bong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Pawlak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pawlak throws a looping overhand right but Bong ducks down to avoid it.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Pawlak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pawlak swings for the body but Bong moves out of range.
Bong tries to counter by clinching up but Pawlak breaks away and moves out of range.
Bong wants to clinch up but Pawlak keeps it at a distance.

Bong drives through with a takedown into Pawlak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bong wants to control from the top but Pawlak keeps moving.
Pawlak wants to sweep here but Bong controlling him for the moment.
Bong wants to control from the top but Pawlak keeps moving.
Pawlak is controlling Bong's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bong is one step ahead there.
Bong trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bong wants to control from the top but Pawlak keeps moving.
Bong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pawlak managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Pawlak has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bong wants to control from the top but Pawlak keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bong fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pawlak misses the target.
Bong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pawlak.
Bong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pawlak connects with a crisp jab.
Pawlak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bong's head backwards.
Bong misses with an uppercut
and Pawlak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pawlak.
Bong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pawlak.
Pawlak lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pawlak.
Bong walks into a stiff left hand from Pawlak.
Bong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bong swings for the body but Pawlak moves out of range.
Pawlak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jan Pawlak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pawlak lands a nice looking body shot.
Pawlak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Pawlak misses.
Pawlak avoids the body shot from Bong.
Pawlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bong moves away.
Pawlak looks to throw the jab but Bong is out of range.
Pawlak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pawlak misses the jab.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pawlak.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bong.
Pawlak scores with a sloppy right hand. Bong should have avoided that one.
Pawlak defending well as Bong loads up on a big left hand.
Bong moves out of range as Pawlak strikes.
Pawlak misses with an uppercut.
Bong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pawlak but Pawlak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Bong. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pawlak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bong darts in looking for a takedown but Pawlak gets double underhooks and turns Bong into the cage.
Bong throws a lazy right hand but Pawlak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Pawlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jan Pawlak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bong tries to clinch but Pawlak is having none of it.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Pawlak misses with an uppercut.
Pawlak slips a straight right by Bong.
Pawlak throws a body shot but no joy.
Bong throws a leg kick but Pawlak checks it.

Pawlak gets tackled into the cage by Bong. Bong maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pawlak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Pawlak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jan Pawlak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Pawlak does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Pawlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Bong!
Post fight, The Bong took to the microphone: 'The only thing better than hearing my opponent's bones snap, was seeing the look on his wife's face when I did it...'.