PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolfe Leiberwitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zubrowka
vs
Leiberwitz

177 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

177 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rolfe Leiberwitz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leiberwitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leiberwitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Leiberwitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Leiberwitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Leiberwitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Leiberwitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Leiberwitz keeps it at a distance.
Leiberwitz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zubrowka stuffs the takedown attempt from Leiberwitz. Leiberwitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Vladivar Zubrowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiberwitz shoots in and drives through. Zubrowka sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.

Leiberwitz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Leiberwitz throwing shots but Zubrowka is blocking nicely.
Zubrowka is trying to stand up here but Leiberwitz is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka has hold of Leiberwitz's hands but Leiberwitz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Zubrowka pushes Leiberwitz off and gets back to his feet.
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Leiberwitz keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leiberwitz looks for a takedown but Zubrowka sprawls well.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolfe Leiberwitz.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Leiberwitz pushes him off.
No joy there for Zubrowka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Leiberwitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Leiberwitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zubrowka is fending him off so far but Leiberwitz persists. Nope, Zubrowka circles away and we're back to standing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zubrowka checks a leg kick.
Leiberwitz shoots in for a takedown but Zubrowka shows good takedown defense.

Zubrowka moves into range and clinches up with Leiberwitz.
Zubrowka is working for takedown but Leiberwitz is calmly controlling the position for now.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch.
Zubrowka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zubrowka wants it to stay on the feet.
Vladivar Zubrowka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zubrowka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka dodges the punch combination from Leiberwitz.
A nice combination there by Zubrowka.
Leiberwitz shoots for a double leg takedown but Zubrowka sprawls well. He's pushed Leiberwitz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leiberwitz looks gassed!
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Leiberwitz circles away.
A good leg kick by Zubrowka.
Leiberwitz throws a nice looking combination but Zubrowka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Zubrowka clinches.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Zubrowka moves into range and clinches up with Leiberwitz.
Nice elbow from Zubrowka.

Zubrowka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up.
Leiberwitz shoots in for a takedown but Zubrowka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Leiberwitz keeps it at a distance.
Leiberwitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Leiberwitz moves out of range.
Leiberwitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zubrowka is fending him off so far but Leiberwitz persists. Nope, Zubrowka circles away and we're back to standing.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Leiberwitz circles away.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Leiberwitz is having none of it.

Zubrowka rushes Leiberwitz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leiberwitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Leiberwitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch but Leiberwitz is avoiding it.
Zubrowka doesn't manage to clinch there - Leiberwitz circles away.

Zubrowka moves into range and clinches up with Leiberwitz.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leiberwitz fails with a takedown attempt.

Zubrowka rushes Leiberwitz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zubrowka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Leiberwitz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Leiberwitz wants a takedown but no success here.
Zubrowka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leiberwitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Leiberwitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Leiberwitz moves out of range.
Leiberwitz keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladivar Zubrowka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leiberwitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zubrowka is fending him off so far but Leiberwitz persists. Nope, Zubrowka circles away and we're back to standing.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Leiberwitz circles away.
Leiberwitz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leiberwitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Leiberwitz or perhaps it was just good defense by Zubrowka which made him look bad.
Leiberwitz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zubrowka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolfe Leiberwitz.
Zubrowka misses with a head kick.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Leiberwitz moves out of range.
Leiberwitz shoots in for a takedown but Zubrowka shows good takedown defense.
Leiberwitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Leiberwitz pushes him off.
Leiberwitz fails with the takedown.
Vladivar Zubrowka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leiberwitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Leiberwitz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zubrowka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leiberwitz is breathing heavily.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Leiberwitz pushes him off.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Leiberwitz circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiberwitz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zubrowka avoids it really well and circles away.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leiberwitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Leiberwitz moves out of range.
Leiberwitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch but Leiberwitz is avoiding it.

Zubrowka moves into the clinch successfully.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leiberwitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Leiberwitz is having none of it.
Zubrowka slaps away a takedown attempt from Leiberwitz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch but Leiberwitz is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Leiberwitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Leiberwitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Zubrowka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leiberwitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka stuffs the takedown.
Leiberwitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leiberwitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zubrowka is fending him off so far but Leiberwitz persists. Nope, Zubrowka circles away and we're back to standing.
Leiberwitz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leiberwitz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Leiberwitz circles away.
Zubrowka lands with a kick to the temple. Leiberwitz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zubrowka wants to clinch up but Leiberwitz keeps it at a distance.
Zubrowka throws a right hand that Leiberwitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Leiberwitz also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leiberwitz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zubrowka wants to get back to his feet.
Zubrowka wants to improve his position but Leiberwitz is controlling well.
Zubrowka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zubrowka tries to get out of the position.

Zubrowka kicks off Leiberwitz and gets to his feet.
Leiberwitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Leiberwitz misses with a series of wild punches.
Zubrowka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leiberwitz will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Leiberwitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zubrowka wants to clinch.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leiberwitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Leiberwitz or perhaps it was just good defense by Zubrowka which made him look bad.
Zubrowka doesn't manage to clinch there - Leiberwitz circles away.
Leiberwitz swats away the attempt to clinch by Zubrowka.
Leiberwitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leiberwitz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Leiberwitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leiberwitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladivar Zubrowka dominated that second round.
That's time! Zubrowka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Leiberwitz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Leiberwitz.
Leiberwitz content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zubrowka is looking to improve his position.
Leiberwitz is thwarting Zubrowka's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Leiberwitz there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiberwitz stalling.
Leiberwitz is nestled in close to Zubrowka, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zubrowka wants to control but Leiberwitz is keeping busy.
Leiberwitz trying to mount his opponent but Zubrowka defends it.
Zubrowka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leiberwitz.
Leiberwitz throwing shots but Zubrowka is blocking nicely.
Vladivar Zubrowka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zubrowka wants to improve his position but Leiberwitz is controlling well.

Zubrowka manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leiberwitz.
Leiberwitz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Zubrowka has picked Leiberwitz up - he's going for a ride! Zubrowka dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zubrowka is trying to control the action in half guard but Leiberwitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zubrowka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Zubrowka wants to control but Leiberwitz is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zubrowka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leiberwitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vladivar Zubrowka just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Zubrowka is looking to clinch.
Zubrowka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leiberwitz.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Leiberwitz pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leiberwitz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zubrowka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leiberwitz somewhat.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolfe Leiberwitz.
Leiberwitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Leiberwitz circles away.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch but Leiberwitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Leiberwitz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leiberwitz postures up in Zubrowka's guard and throws a big left but Zubrowka blocks it.
Zubrowka looking for a sweep. Not yet Zubrowka, not yet.
Zubrowka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leiberwitz is controlling him.
Leiberwitz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolfe Leiberwitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zubrowka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladivar Zubrowka!