PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kobashi
vs
Pudzianowski

186 cm
23
282 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

186 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobashi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kobashi tries to clinch up.
Pudzianowski keeps the fight on the outside.

Pudzianowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kobashi sneaks back into half guard.
Kobashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pudzianowski is working away from the top position though.
Kobashi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kobashi punching from the bottom.

Pudzianowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kobashi defends it well.
Kobashi 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.
Kobashi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pudzianowski.
Kobashi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kobashi trying to control here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pudzianowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Kobashi sprawls well. He's pushed Pudzianowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pudzianowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kobashi missing with punches from the bottom.

Kobashi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pudzianowski pulls his head out easily.
Pudzianowski is thwarting Kobashi's attempts to control the position.
Pudzianowski wants to pass the guard but Kobashi is defending well.
Kobashi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pudzianowski is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kobashi tries to roll over but Pudzianowski keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kobashi wants to clinch up but Pudzianowski keeps it at a distance.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but Pudzianowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kobashi wants to clinch up but Pudzianowski keeps it at a distance.

Pudzianowski scores a takedown into full mount!
Kobashi is squirming around, avoiding Pudzianowski's attempts to control the action.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet but Kobashi is holding on tight.
Kobashi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pudzianowski blocks Kobashi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi tries to hold on but Pudzianowski postures up.
Kobashi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pudzianowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Pudzianowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kobashi tries to hold on but Pudzianowski postures up.
Kobashi is breathing heavily.
Kobashi can't escape the position.
Pudzianowski wants to control the pace but Kobashi is squirming around nicely.
Kobashi tries to hold on but Pudzianowski postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Pudzianowski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kobashi is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kobashi and Pudzianowski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kobashi struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Pudzianowski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Kobashi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kobashi tries to bench press Pudzianowski off him but Pudzianowski keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mariusz Pudzianowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pudzianowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kobashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pudzianowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kobashi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pudzianowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position.
Pudzianowski being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kobashi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi postures up in Pudzianowski's guard and throws a big left but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Kobashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kobashi throwing strikes from guard but Pudzianowski blocks nicely.
Kobashi wants to control from the top but Pudzianowski keeps moving.
Kobashi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pudzianowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kobashi postures up in Pudzianowski's guard and throws a big left but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Kobashi lands a couple of elbows.
Kobashi's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pudzianowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kobashi closes the distance and clinches up with Pudzianowski, looking for a takedown. Kobashi pushes Pudzianowski against the cage but Pudzianowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pudzianowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pudzianowski tries for a takedown but Kobashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Kobashi has managed to clinch.
Pudzianowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kobashi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pudzianowski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pudzianowski is trying to break the clinch but Kobashi has him pressed against the cage.

Pudzianowski gets control of Kobashi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pudzianowski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Pudzianowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kobashi is stalling in the full guard.

Pudzianowski looking for a guillotine here but Kobashi defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kobashi stays in close to Pudzianowski's body and controls the position.
Pudzianowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kobashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Kobashi looking to control but Pudzianowski passes into half guard.
Kobashi trying to hold on to Pudzianowski's head to control him but Pudzianowski postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pudzianowski is looking to take a break and control but Kobashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kobashi is looking for a sweep. Pudzianowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kobashi trying to control from the bottom.
Pudzianowski wants to control but Kobashi is keeping him busy.
Kobashi manages to get to full guard.
Kobashi trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pudzianowski trying to control but Kobashi is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenta Kobashi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kobashi moves into the clinch successfully.

Kobashi breaks from the clinch.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kobashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kobashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kobashi throws a shot from downtown. Pudzianowski moves away and avoids it.
Kobashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pudzianowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kobashi moves in looking to clinch but Pudzianowski pushes him off.
Pudzianowski throws a low kick but Kobashi avoids it.
Kobashi fails with the takedown.
Kobashi tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Pudzianowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kobashi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kobashi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pudzianowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kobashi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kobashi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kobashi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kobashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kobashi wants to clinch.
Pudzianowski blocks the body kick.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Kobashi circles away.
Kenta Kobashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobashi misses with a double jab.
Pudzianowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pudzianowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kobashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kobashi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kobashi trying to control but Pudzianowski is working from the bottom.
Kobashi is in close to Pudzianowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Kobashi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pudzianowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kobashi won't allow Pudzianowski to sweep him here.
Kobashi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi chips away with some ground and pound.
Pudzianowski is trying to keep Kobashi in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kobashi scores with a hook.

Kobashi rushes Pudzianowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pudzianowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Kobashi gets an underhook and turns Pudzianowski into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kobashi.
Pudzianowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pudzianowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kobashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kenta Kobashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Kobashi presses Pudzianowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kobashi has Pudzianowski pushed against the cage.
Pudzianowski gets underhooks to prevent Kobashi's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi digs a right hand into Pudzianowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pudzianowski's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kobashi stalling.
Kobashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Kobashi misses with a punch to the body.
Kobashi misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pudzianowski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kobashi wants to improve his position but Pudzianowski is controlling well.
Pudzianowski trying to control from half guard but Kobashi is working away.
Kobashi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kobashi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mariusz Pudzianowski.
I think Pudzianowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!