PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Niedzwiedzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czyngis Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Niedzwiedzki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Czyngis Chan's chin.

Niedzwiedzki
vs
Chan

190 cm
20
199 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Czyngis Chan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan lands a right hook to the body.
Chan is looking to chop away at Niedzwiedzki's legs.
Niedzwiedzki tries to close the distance and clinch but Chan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Chan as he connects with a hook.

Niedzwiedzki moves into range and clinches up with Chan.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chan is trying to push Niedzwiedzki away but Niedzwiedzki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niedzwiedzki fails with the takedown.
Niedzwiedzki tries to clinch up but Chan circles away and keeps his distance.
Niedzwiedzki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Niedzwiedzki ducks down to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niedzwiedzki.
Chan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Niedzwiedzki avoids the body shot from Chan.
Niedzwiedzki fails to land the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzki closes the distance and clinches.

Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan lands with a nice combination. Niedzwiedzki backs away looking to recover.
Czyngis Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan throws a low kick but Niedzwiedzki moves out of range easily.
Chan stalks Niedzwiedzki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Niedzwiedzki's face. Niedzwiedzki staggers backwards, shaken.
Chan misses with a series of wild punches.

Niedzwiedzki moves into the clinch successfully.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Niedzwiedzki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Chan tries to break the clinch but Niedzwiedzki is controlling the position.
Chan avoiding damage as Niedzwiedzki throws knees to the body.

Niedzwiedzki works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Niedzwiedzki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki cracks Chan with a solid left hand.
Niedzwiedzki lands a couple of elbows.

Chan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Niedzwiedzki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chan.
Niedzwiedzki scoring with punches and elbows.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzki is putting a hurting on Chan here, landing some big shots from side control.

Chan is rocked!

Niedzwiedzki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Niedzwiedzki finish him?
Niedzwiedzki controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chan can't do much from the bottom here.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Niedzwiedzki controlling from side mount.
Chan tries to bench press Niedzwiedzki off him but Niedzwiedzki keeps the position.
Chan looks to move to half guard but instead Niedzwiedzki has passed into mount! Damn!
Chan wants to control but Niedzwiedzki is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Niedzwiedzki is landing with some decent strikes but Chan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Niedzwiedzki is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Chan goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Niedzwiedzki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Niedzwiedzki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.