PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wot Czyzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witczak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rocky V - Keep it up. Czyzewski has chosen Korn feat. Skrillex - "Get Up" as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Witczak
vs
Czyzewski

180 cm
27
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
23
193 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakub Witczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wot Czyzewski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witczak moves in looking to clinch but Czyzewski pushes him off.
Czyzewski misses with an uppercut.
Czyzewski dips to his left and cracks Witczak with an uppercut!
Czyzewski throws a hook but Witczak avoids it easily.
Czyzewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Witczak with that takedown attempt.
Witczak shoots for a takedown but Czyzewski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Czyzewski lands with a shot to the body.
Witczak tries to score a power double leg takedown but Czyzewski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Witczak somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Witczak. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Czyzewski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Czyzewski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Witczak taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Czyzewski lands a nice shot to the head.
Czyzewski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Czyzewski tries to control but Witczak wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Czyzewski avoids the attempt from Witczak to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czyzewski tries to control but Witczak wriggling away.
Witczak is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Czyzewski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Witczak can't escape the position.
Czyzewski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Witczak looks a forlorn figure.
Czyzewski controlling his opponent.
Witczak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Czyzewski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Czyzewski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Witczak is desperately trying to improve his position but Czyzewski has a good base and remains in mount.
Czyzewski controlling from the full mount.
Witczak is trying desperately to improve position.
Czyzewski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Czyzewski with a couple of short strikes.
Czyzewski controlling from the full mount.
Czyzewski dominating with strikes here.
Witczak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Czyzewski on the ground.
Czyzewski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Witczak is looking to escape.
Czyzewski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Witczak looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czyzewski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Czyzewski content just to control the position here.
Witczak regains half guard.
Czyzewski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Witczak wants to improve his position but Czyzewski is controlling well.
Witczak wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Czyzewski lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Witczak is defending against the submission attempts here by Czyzewski.
Czyzewski is looking to take a break and control but Witczak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Czyzewski works his foot free and advances to mount.
Czyzewski working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Czyzewski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Witczak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Czyzewski looking for a guillotine from mount but Witczak is having none of it.
Czyzewski tries to control but Witczak wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Czyzewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Czyzewski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Witczak. That one must have hurt.
Witczak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Witczak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Czyzewski circles away.
Witczak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Czyzewski back to the cage. Witczak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Witczak. Those never looked like landing.
Witczak throws a low kick but Czyzewski moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Czyzewski misses the target.

Czyzewski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Czyzewski working the head and body with strikes.
Czyzewski is taking a breather. Witczak 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Czyzewski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Witczak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Czyzewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Czyzewski is working for a submission of some sort.
Czyzewski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Czyzewski trying to control but Witczak is having none of it.
Czyzewski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Czyzewski controlling the pace for now.
Wot Czyzewski has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witczak tries to buck Czyzewski off but he can't manage it.
Witczak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Czyzewski wants to control the pace but Witczak is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Czyzewski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Czyzewski has hold of Witczak's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Witczak manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Czyzewski breaks from Witczak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Witczak working to try and regain half guard.
Witczak is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czyzewski working the ground and pound effectively.
Czyzewski lands a big elbow.
Witczak wants to control but Czyzewski is having none of it.
Czyzewski tries to control but Witczak wriggling away.
Witczak taking shots to the head.
Czyzewski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Czyzewski tries to control but Witczak wriggling away.
Witczak is in a horrible position here. Czyzewski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Czyzewski looking to secure an arm triangle but Witczak defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Czyzewski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Witczak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Czyzewski cracks Witczak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Czyzewski controlling from mount.
Czyzewski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Czyzewski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Witczak is surviving well by controlling Czyzewski's body position as best he can.
Witczak regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wot Czyzewski 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. This is the final round!

Witczak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Czyzewski.
Czyzewski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Witczak has time to react.
Czyzewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Witczak is looking to clinch but Czyzewski is avoiding it.

Czyzewski gets a double leg takedown into Witczak's guard.
Czyzewski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Czyzewski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Witczak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Czyzewski is controlling him.
Czyzewski wants to control from the top but Witczak keeps moving.
Czyzewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wot Czyzewski.
Czyzewski shoots for a takedown but Witczak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Czyzewski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Witczak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Witczak tries to clinch there but Czyzewski circles away.
Witczak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Czyzewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Witczak.
Witczak fails to land the takedown.
Czyzewski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Czyzewski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Witczak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Czyzewski scores with the left hand. Witczak knows he should have avoided that one.
Czyzewski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Witczak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Czyzewski somewhat.
Jakub Witczak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wot Czyzewski.
Czyzewski throws a right hand that Witczak ducks under and follows up with a left that Witczak also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witczak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Witczak throws a series of punches but Czyzewski avoids them all with ease.
Witczak ducks under a wild hook from Czyzewski.
Witczak throws a series of punches but Czyzewski moves out of range.

Witczak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Czyzewski gets full guard.
Czyzewski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Czyzewski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Witczak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Czyzewski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Czyzewski's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czyzewski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Czyzewski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Witczak lands a nice short elbow.
Czyzewski manages to get to full guard.
Czyzewski lands a decent shot there.
Czyzewski is controlling Witczak's posture.
Czyzewski controls Witczak momentarily but Witczak frees himself.
Witczak with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czyzewski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Witczak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Witczak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Czyzewski 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.

Witczak drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Czyzewski dives on top into guard.
Czyzewski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Witczak's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Czyzewski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Witczak wants to sweep but no luck.
Czyzewski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Czyzewski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Czyzewski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jakub Witczak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wot Czyzewski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Czyzewski lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wot Czyzewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Czyzewski 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wot Czyzewski!
As Wot Czyzewski got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Dla wszystkich, którzy wierzą! Dzięki kurwa !!! DXM TEAM FOR THE WIN ! Pamiętajcie chuje!'.