PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denver Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Brzeczyszczykiewicz
vs
Bull

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denver Bull!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is looking to control Bull's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brzeczyszczykiewicz avoid being mounted?
Brzeczyszczykiewicz has hold of Bull's hands but Bull slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Bull.
Bull trying to mount his opponent but Brzeczyszczykiewicz defends it.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to stand.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bull on the ground.
Bull looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bull with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Bull is working for a submission of some sort.

Brzeczyszczykiewicz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bull wants to free his trapped foot but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is holding on for dear life with his legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bull counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brzeczyszczykiewicz won't be happy with that.
Bull controls the position.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to bench press Bull off him but Bull keeps the position.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bull connects with a decent elbow.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to control Bull's posture but Bull avoids it.
Bull remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bull scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bull has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bull circles away.
Bull shoots in for a takedown but Brzeczyszczykiewicz shows good takedown defense.

Bull feints and as Brzeczyszczykiewicz raises his hands in defense, Bull changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bull looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brzeczyszczykiewicz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz keeping moving, preventing Bull from controlling successfully.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz wants to stand and escape but Bull is having none of it.
Bull lands a couple of elbows.
Bull passes into half guard.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to get to full guard but Bull has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz wants to get back to his feet.
Bull controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull wants to control but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is keeping him busy.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz wants to control but Bull is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bull stalling.
Bull lands with a punch from half guard.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to get back to full guard.
Bull controlling the action here.

That's four 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.
Bull is trying to control the action in half guard but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bull content to control rather than advance.

Despite being in the dominant position, Denver Bull just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bull feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull is stalling in the full guard.
Bull postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denver Bull dominated that 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.

Brzeczyszczykiewicz with a lazy takedown attempt

so Bull counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brzeczyszczykiewicz is keeping the position for now.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bull scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bull gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bull misses with a takedown attempt
and Brzeczyszczykiewicz counters with a body kick that stops Bull in his tracks momentarily.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz has his takedown stuffed

and Bull counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brzeczyszczykiewicz's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bull is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bull has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brzeczyszczykiewicz is proving hard to escape from.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz trying to keep a closed guard but Bull is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.

Bull scores a takedown into full mount!
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to lock up and control but Bull gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bull looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to hold on but Bull pushes him away.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is bucking up trying to escape but Bull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bull is landing with some decent strikes but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull content just to control the position here.
Bull working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Bull connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bull lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying desperately to improve position.
Bull scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brzeczyszczykiewicz?
Bull lands a big shot there that rocks Brzeczyszczykiewicz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bull looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull won't let Brzeczyszczykiewicz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bull looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bull lands a big elbow.
Bull trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to escape the mount.
Bull tries to control but Brzeczyszczykiewicz wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denver Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bull closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bull is taking a breather. Brzeczyszczykiewicz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bull trying to control from half guard but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is working away.
Bull wants to pass the guard but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is defending well.
Bull is trying to control. Brzeczyszczykiewicz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Denver Bull just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brzeczyszczykiewicz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is trying to control the action in half guard but Bull is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bull works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is fighting to break Bull's control of his arms but Bull is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bull 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.
Bull has control of Brzeczyszczykiewicz's left arm, preventing Brzeczyszczykiewicz from doing any damage.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz won't allow Bull to sweep him here.
Bull trying to control the position here.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz looking to sit in guard and control but Bull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull advances position into side control!
Bull trying to control the position but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is working away.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is looking for a sweep.

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.
Bull wants to control but Brzeczyszczykiewicz is keeping him busy.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz wants to control but Bull postures up.
Denver Bull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bull connects with a decent elbow.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz is not content to let Bull control the position.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Denver Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denver Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bull winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denver Bull!