PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Brzozowski (ranked 25214 p4p, 5856 weight class) and Jeff King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wala. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brzozowski
vs
King

183 cm
26
180
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
181
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartosz Brzozowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff King!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by King.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King taking a break here but Brzozowski is having none of it and regains half guard.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King misses with a head shot. Brzozowski uses the momentum to regain guard.
King prevents Brzozowski from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Brzozowski has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King prevents Brzozowski from getting back to his feet.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Brzozowski has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. King has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

King drags the fight down to the ground.
Brzozowski throwing strikes but missing.
King 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.
Brzozowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Brzozowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brzozowski preventing the sweep.
Brzozowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brzozowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brzozowski landing some decent shots from guard.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Brzozowski 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brzozowski working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brzozowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brzozowski throws a big elbow that misses.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brzozowski is one step ahead there.
Brzozowski throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Brzozowski is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brzozowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King is trying to control the position but Brzozowski postures up.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brzozowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzozowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brzozowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King wants to stand but Brzozowski is controlling the position.
Brzozowski throws a big elbow that misses.
King wants to sweep here but Brzozowski controlling him for the moment.
Brzozowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Brzozowski postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Brzozowski postures up.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brzozowski.
King looking to control.
Brzozowski is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Brzozowski throwing strikes but missing.
Brzozowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brzozowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brzozowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brzozowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brzozowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King wants to stand but Brzozowski is controlling the position.
King is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Brzozowski lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brzozowski is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brzozowski with a nice head shot there.
Brzozowski is breathing heavily.
Brzozowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brzozowski preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brzozowski as he jumps to the side.
Brzozowski throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brzozowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King blocks a head kick by Brzozowski.
Brzozowski throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Brzozowski looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King blocks a head kick by Brzozowski.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As King looks to move away, Brzozowski throws a big counter combo but King just gets out of the way.
Brzozowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brzozowski throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brzozowski defends it well.
Brzozowski throws a head kick that misses.
King counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

King clinches with his opponent.
Brzozowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brzozowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

King gets the takedown into side control.

Brzozowski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brzozowski defends it nicely.
Bartosz Brzozowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff King.
Brzozowski throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Brzozowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brzozowski throws a head kick that misses.
Brzozowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brzozowski sprawls well. Brzozowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartosz Brzozowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brzozowski throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Brzozowski tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from King.
King looks for a takedown but Brzozowski sprawls well.

King takes the fight into the clinch.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from King.

King breaks from the clinch.
King blocks a head kick by Brzozowski.
Brzozowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brzozowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

King takes the fight into the clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brzozowski misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Brzozowski.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brzozowski's waist but Brzozowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
Brzozowski throws a head kick but King moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from King.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brzozowski stops a takedown attempt from King.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brzozowski misses with a few strikes there.

King has closed the distance and engaged Brzozowski in a clinch.

King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brzozowski.
Horrible takedown attempt by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Brzozowski, which made it look bad.
Brzozowski misses with a double jab.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

King gets a double leg takedown into Brzozowski's guard.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brzozowski is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartosz Brzozowski 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!

Brzozowski tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brzozowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brzozowski.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brzozowski.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Brzozowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brzozowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brzozowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brzozowski defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King shoots in for a takedown but Brzozowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bartosz Brzozowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff King.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brzozowski swinging wildly here.

King drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Brzozowski bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brzozowski misses with a two punch combination.
King throws a counter combo.
Bartosz Brzozowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

King moves into the clinch.

King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brzozowski as he jumps to the side.
Brzozowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
King dodges the punch combination from Brzozowski.

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands an elbow inside that Brzozowski shrugs off.
King lands a damaging elbow.
King lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King presses Brzozowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brzozowski being controlled against the cage.
Brzozowski wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

King gets control of Brzozowski's arms and successfully pulls guard. King will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brzozowski.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brzozowski is fighting to break King's control of his arms but King is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brzozowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brzozowski with a nice head shot there.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brzozowski is one step ahead there.
Brzozowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brzozowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brzozowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brzozowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
King has momentary wrist control but Brzozowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Brzozowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brzozowski.
King working a defensive guard here.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Brzozowski postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brzozowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Brzozowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brzozowski preventing the sweep.
Jeff King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brzozowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartosz Brzozowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brzozowski, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartosz Brzozowski!
Jeff King spoke after the fight, saying 'I came up short this time but yall better believe I'm coming right back until i get a title'.