PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Goniwiecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodor Maresio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goniwiecha's entrance music is Satyricon - Mather North. A fine choice. The key to victory for Dawid Goniwiecha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Goniwiecha
vs
Maresio

187 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dawid Goniwiecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodor Maresio!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Maresio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goniwiecha tries to clinch but Maresio moves out of range.
A punch combination from Goniwiecha misses.
Goniwiecha moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Goniwiecha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maresio has time to react.
Goniwiecha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maresio counters with a head kick.
Maresio throws a right hand that Goniwiecha ducks under and follows up with a left that Goniwiecha also avoids with ease.

Maresio closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goniwiecha quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maresio is stalling here. Goniwiecha is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maresio seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Goniwiecha has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Goniwiecha decides to stand back up. Goniwiecha steps back and let's Maresio get back to his feet.
A combination from Goniwiecha does no damage.
Goniwiecha throws a series of punches but Maresio avoids them all with ease.
Goniwiecha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maresio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goniwiecha moves in looking to clinch but Maresio pushes him off.
Dawid Goniwiecha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goniwiecha fails with a takedown attempt.
Goniwiecha connects with a right hand. Maresio shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maresio lands a head kick. Goniwiecha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Goniwiecha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maresio misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maresio.
Goniwiecha throws a right hand that Maresio ducks under and follows up with a left that Maresio also avoids with ease.
Goniwiecha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maresio shoots in looking for a takedown. Goniwiecha tries to sprawl out of it but Maresio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goniwiecha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Maresio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maresio prevents Goniwiecha from standing back up.
Maresio wants to stand up but Goniwiecha has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maresio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Goniwiecha!
Goniwiecha working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Maresio is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Goniwiecha has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Goniwiecha!
Goniwiecha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maresio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goniwiecha trying to control the position from guard on top but Maresio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Maresio scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maresio is looking to slow Goniwiecha down with leg kicks.
A combination from Maresio does no damage.
Goniwiecha wants to clinch up but Maresio keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goniwiecha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maresio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goniwiecha dives in and grabs Maresio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maresio pushes down on Goniwiecha's head and hops out.
A low kick from Goniwiecha is predictable there

so Maresio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Goniwiecha keeping moving, preventing Maresio from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maresio is working Goniwiecha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maresio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goniwiecha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maresio's guard.
Goniwiecha tries to free his leg and advance position but Maresio is retaining full guard.
Goniwiecha is breathing heavily.
Goniwiecha wants to get up but he can't break Maresio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maresio working a defensive guard here.
Maresio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goniwiecha wants to control from the top but Maresio keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maresio throws a nice inside leg kick.

Maresio scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theodor Maresio dominated that round.
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.

A combination from Goniwiecha does no damage.

Goniwiecha clinches.
Goniwiecha has Maresio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maresio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

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

Maresio moves into the clinch.
Goniwiecha fails to pull guard.
Goniwiecha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maresio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dawid Goniwiecha. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maresio jumps guard and drags Goniwiecha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Goniwiecha throwing strikes but missing.
Goniwiecha is looking to work some ground and pound but Maresio has wrist control.
Goniwiecha trying to control but Maresio is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maresio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goniwiecha's guard.
Maresio wants to control from the top but Goniwiecha keeps moving.
Maresio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maresio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goniwiecha is keeping the position for now.
Maresio trying to control but Goniwiecha is working from the bottom.
Maresio throws an elbow that misses. Goniwiecha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maresio's guard. Nice move by Goniwiecha!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goniwiecha postures up.
Goniwiecha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maresio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goniwiecha is looking to advance position but Maresio has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Goniwiecha can't escape the position.
Maresio working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Maresio connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maresio swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Goniwiecha is now in Maresio's guard. A big mistake from Maresio there, giving up the dominant position!
Maresio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Goniwiecha wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maresio.
Maresio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goniwiecha wants to hold on but Maresio pushes him away.
Maresio won't let Goniwiecha get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goniwiecha holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maresio tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maresio with a couple of short strikes.

Goniwiecha is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maresio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Goniwiecha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maresio lands with some strikes.
Maresio lands a big shot to the head and Goniwiecha winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Theodor Maresio!