PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Kierzkowski (ranked 24366 p4p, 601 weight class) and Leo Wittles (ranked 4303 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kierzkowski
vs
Wittles

177 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
172 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maciej Kierzkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Wittles!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kierzkowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kierzkowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wittles manages to circle out of the way.
Wittles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wittles throws a lazy body kick

and Kierzkowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kierzkowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wittles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kierzkowski advances position into side control!
Kierzkowski scores with punches from side control.
Kierzkowski scoring with punches from side control.
Kierzkowski in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kierzkowski looks up at the clock and then as Wittles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kierzkowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kierzkowski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kierzkowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kierzkowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kierzkowski takes a little break here. Wittles wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wittles pushes Kierzkowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kierzkowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wittles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kierzkowski is staying tight to Wittles's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kierzkowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wittles some visible discomfort.
Kierzkowski 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.
Kierzkowski controlling the position.
Kierzkowski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kierzkowski with shots to the head and body - Wittles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kierzkowski controlling from mount.
Kierzkowski lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierzkowski controlling the pace for now.
Kierzkowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Kierzkowski controlling from the full mount.
Wittles is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kierzkowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Kierzkowski.
Kierzkowski controlling his opponent.
Kierzkowski landing strikes from the mount.
Kierzkowski controlling from the full mount.
Kierzkowski cracks Wittles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kierzkowski raining down shots from the mount!
Kierzkowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wittles's face.
Kierzkowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Kierzkowski cracks Wittles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kierzkowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kierzkowski controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Kierzkowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wittles.
Wittles throws a leg kick

and Kierzkowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kierzkowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wittles can do to turn this around?
Wittles looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Kierzkowski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kierzkowski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kierzkowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kierzkowski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wittles for as long as he can get away with.
Kierzkowski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kierzkowski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maciej Kierzkowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wittles is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kierzkowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant 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.
Kierzkowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wittles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kierzkowski controlling from mount.
Wittles is in a horrible position here. Kierzkowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kierzkowski raining down shots from the mount!
Kierzkowski controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierzkowski lands a big elbow.
Wittles wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kierzkowski controlling the position easily from mount.
Further stalling from Kierzkowski.
Wittles is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kierzkowski controlling the pace for now.
Kierzkowski landing strikes from the mount and Wittles is in trouble!
Kierzkowski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wittles's face.
Kierzkowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kierzkowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kierzkowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wittles looks a forlorn figure.
Kierzkowski controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kierzkowski landing strikes from the mount.
Kierzkowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Kierzkowski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Wittles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kierzkowski.
Wittles misses with a shot to the body
letting Kierzkowski counter with a right hand.
Wittles lands a nice hook to Kierzkowski's body. Kierzkowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wittles tries to land a body kick

and Kierzkowski counters with a shoot takedown. Wittles fights it but they end up in guard.
Kierzkowski pushes down on Wittles's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kierzkowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kierzkowski continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Kierzkowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kierzkowski.
Kierzkowski continues to hold on tight.
Kierzkowski moves into full mount! Wittles won't be happy about that!
Wittles is in a horrible position here. Kierzkowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kierzkowski controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kierzkowski scoring with strikes but Wittles is staying in there.
Kierzkowski controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierzkowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wittles trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kierzkowski content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittles squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kierzkowski content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leo Wittles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciej Kierzkowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Kierzkowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kierzkowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Kierzkowski!