PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Warszawiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nicholas Watson enters the cage!

Warszawiak
vs
Watson

225 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Warszawiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicholas Watson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warszawiak moves into the clinch.
Watson tries to pull guard but Warszawiak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Warszawiak missing with knees to the body.
Come on Warszawiak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson working hard to break the clinch.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warszawiak walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Warszawiak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adam Warszawiak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Watson.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Warszawiak tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Warszawiak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Warszawiak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warszawiak has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warszawiak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warszawiak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Warszawiak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Watson looking for a takedown.
Warszawiak trying to land knees to the body.
Warszawiak stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Warszawiak.
Watson tries to pull guard but Warszawiak won't allow it.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Warszawiak is controlling him.
Warszawiak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Warszawiak won't allow it.
Warszawiak lands a damaging elbow.
Warszawiak controlling the action here for a moment.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Warszawiak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Warszawiak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Warszawiak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warszawiak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warszawiak moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.

Warszawiak clinches.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warszawiak has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Warszawiak.
Watson wants to break free but Warszawiak has control.
A bit of stalling here from Warszawiak.
Warszawiak lands a knee to the body.
Warszawiak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Warszawiak stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position but instead, Warszawiak has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watson into the cage.
Watson can't break the clinch.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watson is trying to force a seperation but Warszawiak has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Warszawiak dominated that round.
That's time! Warszawiak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Warszawiak drives through and clinches with Watson against the cage.
Warszawiak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watson tries to break free but Warszawiak pushes him back against the cage.
Watson wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Warszawiak obliges.
Watson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Warszawiak to keep the fight standing.
Warszawiak stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warszawiak working Watson over with knees to the body.
Watson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Warszawiak.
Warszawiak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watson can't get the takedown.
Adam Warszawiak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Watson.
The referee calls for Warszawiak to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Warszawiak for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Warszawiak to keep the fight standing.
Warszawiak avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Warszawiak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watson up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adam Warszawiak.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Warszawiak moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Warszawiak moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warszawiak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Watson gets tackled into the cage by Warszawiak. Warszawiak maintains the clinch.
Warszawiak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Warszawiak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warszawiak lands a knee to the head.
Warszawiak stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warszawiak is keeping busy.
Watson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Warszawiak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Warszawiak has double underhooks.
Warszawiak stalling.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Warszawiak keeps him there for the moment.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Warszawiak pressing his opponent against the cage.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Warszawiak dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Watson shoots for a takedown but Warszawiak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Warszawiak tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Warszawiak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warszawiak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warszawiak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warszawiak moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson tries to clinch but Warszawiak is having none of it.
Warszawiak is looking to clinch.
Adam Warszawiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warszawiak wants to clinch.
Warszawiak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson tries to bum rush Warszawiak with a series of wild strikes but Warszawiak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Warszawiak defends it nicely.
Watson misses with a double jab.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Warszawiak instigates a clinch.
Warszawiak scores a nice knee to the body.
Warszawiak taking a breather.
Warszawiak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watson's face.

It looks like Nicholas Watson has been cut.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Warszawiak is controlling him.
Warszawiak has Watson pressed against the cage.
Watson is trying to maintain a safe position but Warszawiak gets an underhook and turns Watson into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Warszawiak after a bit of a struggle.
Adam Warszawiak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Watson.
Watson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warszawiak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Warszawiak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warszawiak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watson wants a takedown.
Nicholas Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warszawiak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warszawiak working Watson over with knees to the body.
Warszawiak is pushing Watson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Warszawiak lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Warszawiak.
Watson wants to stall.
Watson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warszawiak landing knees to the body.
Warszawiak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Warszawiak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warszawiak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Warszawiak!