PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Gorawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Sisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorawski's entrance music is Three Six Mafia - It's a fight. A fine choice. Sisko has chosen Crooked (Remix) by the Bassbin Twins as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gorawski
vs
Sisko

201 cm
27
219 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

185 cm
20
206 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Gorawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Sisko!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sisko tries to clinch up but Gorawski circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorawski throws the left hand but Sisko avoids the punch easily.
Sisko missing with a left hand there. Gorawski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sisko moves in looking to clinch but Gorawski pushes him off.
Sisko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gorawski swivels and escapes.
Sisko fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gorawski gets tackled into the cage by Sisko. Sisko maintains the clinch.
Sisko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gorawski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sisko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gorawski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sisko.
Sisko works on Gorawski's body with a couple of short punches.
Gorawski looking to stall.
Gorawski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorawski swings wildly with an uppercut but Sisko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sisko tries to work over Gorawski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sisko blocking some punches.
Sisko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sisko wants a takedown.
Sisko lands a body punch.

Sisko breaks the clinch.
Sisko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gorawski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mariusz Gorawski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Sisko.
Sisko tries to clinch but Gorawski is having none of it.
Gorawski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Sisko. That snapped Gorawski's head back.
Sisko dives in and grabs Gorawski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gorawski pushes down on Sisko's head and hops out.
Sisko fails with an attempt to clinch.

Sisko takes the fight into the clinch.
Sisko works on Gorawski's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sisko breaks the clinch.
Sisko is looking to clinch.
Sisko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gorawski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Sisko takes the fight into the clinch.
Gorawski tries to stall but Sisko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gorawski blocks a body shot from Sisko.

Sisko manages to break the clinch.
Gorawski throws a jab but it's blocked by Sisko.
Sisko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorawski.
Sisko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sisko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorawski throws a shot from downtown. Sisko moves away and avoids it.
Andreas Sisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisko wants to clinch.
Sisko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sisko darts in and clinches Gorawski up against the cage.
Sisko pushes Gorawski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Sisko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sisko misses with a punch to the body.
Sisko digs a right hand underneath Gorawski's ribcage. Gorawski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gorawski is breathing heavily.

Sisko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sisko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sisko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorawski.
Sisko looks to land a left hand but Gorawski moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sisko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sisko at a distance.
A big left from Gorawski misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorawski throws a big shot that misses.
Sisko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gorawski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gorawski misses with a looping right.
Sisko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorawski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sisko lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Gorawski. Those never looked like landing.
Sisko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gorawski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sisko.
Gorawski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sisko.
Sisko thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Sisko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sisko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorawski paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sisko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sisko with the ground and pound but Gorawski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sisko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gorawski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sisko working some strikes from top position.
Sisko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sisko preventing the sweep.
Sisko trying to control but Gorawski is working from the bottom.
Sisko pushing down on Gorawski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sisko wants to take a breather but Gorawski is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sisko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gorawski's head.
Sisko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sisko works his way into side control.
Sisko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sisko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gorawski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sisko.
Sisko trying to control the action but Gorawski is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sisko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gorawski prevents Sisko from improving position.
Sisko wants to control but Gorawski is keeping him busy.
Gorawski dodges the ground and pound from Sisko.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sisko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gorawski has escaped the position, nice work there.

Sisko tries for a kimura but Gorawski is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sisko swings around for an armbar but Gorawski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sisko's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisko is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gorawski dives into side control.
Sisko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sisko gets back to full guard.

Sisko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gorawski defends it easily.

Sisko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gorawski uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Sisko 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sisko misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gorawski to counter with a crisp jab.

Sisko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gorawski did well to prevent Sisko getting side control.
Sisko is looking to pass Gorawski's guard but actually Gorawski recovers to full guard.
Gorawski keeping moving, preventing Sisko from controlling successfully.
Sisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sisko connects with a couple of short punches.
Sisko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisko throws a strike but Gorawski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sisko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sisko looking for a sweep. Not yet Sisko, not yet.

Sisko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gorawski stacks Sisko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gorawski!
Sisko is looking to regain half guard here but Gorawski keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gorawski off and has taken his back!
Sisko misses with punches from the back.
Andreas Sisko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gorawski is really stuck here.
Gorawski covering up well and avoiding damage.
Even with his hooks in, Sisko manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Sisko is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gorawski is defending well though. Sisko let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorawski has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sisko.
Sisko punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sisko misses with an elbow to the head.
Sisko is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sisko gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sisko gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sisko apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Sisko connects with a single shot there.
Gorawski dodges the punch combination from Sisko.
Mariusz Gorawski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sisko clinches with his opponent.
Sisko tries to work over Gorawski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sisko scores with a shoulder strike.
Gorawski tries to circle away but Sisko has him pinned against the cage.

Sisko turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sisko manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorawski defending against the ground and pound.
Andreas Sisko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gorawski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gorawski parries the strikes from Sisko easily there. Sisko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gorawski to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sisko trying to control the action but Gorawski is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Sisko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sisko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Sisko!
An out of breath and clearly excited Andreas Sisko thanked White Gorilla Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).