PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Braszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aquino has chosen The Godfather theme as his entrance music. Francesco Aquino looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Braszewski
vs
Aquino

173 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Braszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Aquino !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braszewski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aquino looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Braszewski misses with a wild combination.

Braszewski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aquino wants to get back to full guard.
Braszewski trying to pass the guard but Aquino defending well.
Aquino trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Braszewski manages to pass to mount!
Braszewski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aquino is working to get back to half guard.
Braszewski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Braszewski controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braszewski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aquino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Braszewski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Braszewski trying to control but Aquino is having none of it.
Braszewski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Braszewski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aquino hang on?
Braszewski controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braszewski tries to control but Aquino wriggling away.
Aquino tries to reverse the position but Braszewski maintains control.

Braszewski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aquino has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Aquino is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Aquino tries to hold on but Braszewski pushes him away.
Braszewski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aquino is trying to escape the mount.
Braszewski avoids the attempt from Aquino to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braszewski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aquino manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The strikes coming from Braszewski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Braszewski working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aquino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Aquino shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Braszewski wants to get back to his feet.
Braszewski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braszewski trying to control here.
Braszewski tries to roll over but Aquino keeps him under control.
Braszewski is trying to stand.
Braszewski has hold of Aquino 's hands but Aquino slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aquino tries to stand but can't do so whilst Braszewski controls his leg.
Braszewski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aquino should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Braszewski keeping moving, preventing Aquino from controlling successfully.
Braszewski wants to get back to his feet but Aquino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Braszewski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Braszewski doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Aquino counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aquino .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braszewski has control of Aquino 's left arm, preventing Aquino from doing any damage.
Braszewski working a defensive guard here.
Braszewski wants to stand up but Aquino is controlling him.
Aquino postures up.
Braszewski pulls Aquino in close to prevent any damage.

Braszewski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aquino wants to control from the top but Braszewski keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino tries to free his leg and advance position but Braszewski is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Braszewski shoots and misses

and Aquino counters with a takedown into side control.
Aquino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braszewski keeps working.
Aquino working away.
Braszewski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aquino off and has taken his back!

Braszewski has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Aquino has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Francesco Aquino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Braszewski. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Braszewski working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Braszewski loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Aquino hold on?
Aquino trying to control the position but Braszewski manages to sink in the hooks.
Braszewski looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Good control from Braszewski.
The referee is taking a good look at Aquino as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Braszewski!
Braszewski loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Aquino hold on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Aquino covers up after that shot from Braszewski.

Braszewski is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Aquino tries to escape the position.
Braszewski is working the ground and pound. Can Aquino escape?
Aquino trying to control but not successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aquino holding both Braszewski 's hands and preventing any damage.
Braszewski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Aquino 's body.
Aquino rolls, trying to escape but Braszewski keeps control of the position.
Aquino wants to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Aquino 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Aquino rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Braszewski prevents Aquino from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Francesco Aquino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Braszewski fails in his attempt to clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Aquino .
Braszewski struggling a bit here.
Braszewski is trying to improve his position.
Braszewski wants to get back to his feet but Aquino drags him back down.
Aquino lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aquino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braszewski keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aquino decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aquino circles away from the clinch attempt

so Aquino counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aquino is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aquino wants to control from the top but Braszewski keeps moving.
Aquino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braszewski wants to sweep but no luck.
Braszewski is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braszewski is trying to control the position but Aquino postures up.
Braszewski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Braszewski with a poor takedown

and Aquino counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Braszewski!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Aquino is working for a guillotine from mount but Braszewski frees his head quite easily.
Braszewski wants to hold on but Aquino pushes him away.
Aquino is landing with some decent strikes but Braszewski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Braszewski tries to improve his position but instead Aquino has taken his back!
Braszewski breaks Aquino 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Braszewski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino trying to control the position.
Aquino managing to control the position.

Aquino looking for a guillotine here but Braszewski defends easily.
Aquino controls Braszewski momentarily but Braszewski frees himself.
Aquino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Braszewski manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino distracts Braszewski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aquino forces his way into half guard.
Aquino trying to control from half guard but Braszewski is working away.
Braszewski wants to improve his position but Aquino is controlling well.
Aquino trying to control from half guard but Braszewski is working away.
Braszewski landing a few short strikes.
Braszewski keeping hold of Aquino 's head, controlling as best he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Aquino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aquino 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Aquino !