PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Gaffigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sammy Gaffigan enters the cage!

Jewtuszko
vs
Gaffigan

183 cm
28
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maciej Jewtuszko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Gaffigan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jewtuszko stuffs the takedown.
Jewtuszko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jewtuszko throws the left hand but Gaffigan avoids the punch easily.
Jewtuszko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gaffigan tries to clinch but Jewtuszko is having none of it.

Jewtuszko clinches up with Gaffigan and pushes him back against the cage.
Jewtuszko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gaffigan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gaffigan can't get the takedown.
Gaffigan keeps control of Jewtuszko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jewtuszko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gaffigan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jewtuszko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jewtuszko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gaffigan after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Jewtuszko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gaffigan wants the takedown. Jewtuszko is fighting it off but Gaffigan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jewtuszko's guard against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gaffigan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaffigan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gaffigan controls from within his opponent's guard.

Jewtuszko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaffigan is looking to advance position but Jewtuszko has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jewtuszko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jewtuszko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Jewtuszko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Jewtuszko working for a guillotine from mount but Gaffigan is in no mood to give up.
Gaffigan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jewtuszko throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gaffigan because Jewtuszko loaded up on that one.
Jewtuszko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jewtuszko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jewtuszko unloads with some shots from mount but Gaffigan bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffigan is trying desperately to improve position.
Jewtuszko wants to control the pace but Gaffigan is squirming around nicely.
Jewtuszko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gaffigan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jewtuszko thowing shots but they're missing.
Gaffigan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jewtuszko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jewtuszko looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gaffigan for as long as he can get away with.
Jewtuszko looking to ground and pound but Gaffigan is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaffigan tries to hold on but Jewtuszko postures up.
Jewtuszko controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Jewtuszko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jewtuszko has managed to clinch.
Jewtuszko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jewtuszko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jewtuszko tries to pull guard but Gaffigan won't allow it.
Jewtuszko is stalling here.
Gaffigan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jewtuszko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Jewtuszko manages to break the clinch.
Jewtuszko shoots in for a double leg but Gaffigan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jewtuszko misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffigan is looking to clinch but Jewtuszko is avoiding it.
Gaffigan wants to clinch up but Jewtuszko keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jewtuszko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maciej Jewtuszko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaffigan leaves Jewtuszko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gaffigan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jewtuszko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaffigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maciej Jewtuszko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaffigan stuffs the takedown attempt from Jewtuszko. Jewtuszko gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffigan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gaffigan wants it to stay on the feet.

Jewtuszko gets caught flat footed, as Gaffigan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gaffigan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaffigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jewtuszko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaffigan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Jewtuszko working for a triangle but Gaffigan defends it easily.
Gaffigan landing some decent shots from guard.
Gaffigan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jewtuszko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gaffigan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gaffigan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gaffigan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gaffigan trying to control but Jewtuszko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko trying to keep a closed guard but Gaffigan is proving a slippery customer.
Gaffigan looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jewtuszko working a defensive guard here.
Jewtuszko is pulling down on Gaffigan's head. It's preventing any offense from Gaffigan, at least for the moment.
Sammy Gaffigan has got the better of the ground game so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Maciej Jewtuszko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Gaffigan clinches up with Jewtuszko and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Gaffigan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jewtuszko looks to clinch

and Gaffigan counters with a single leg into guard. Jewtuszko didn't expect that.
Gaffigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jewtuszko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaffigan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jewtuszko keeping moving, preventing Gaffigan from controlling successfully.
Gaffigan looking to sit in guard and control but Jewtuszko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gaffigan keeping moving, preventing Jewtuszko from controlling successfully.
Jewtuszko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jewtuszko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gaffigan shoots in but no luck this time.
Gaffigan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaffigan fails with the takedown.
Maciej Jewtuszko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Gaffigan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jewtuszko shoots in for a takedown but Gaffigan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Gaffigan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jewtuszko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jewtuszko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gaffigan's guard.
Gaffigan keeping moving, preventing Jewtuszko from controlling successfully.
Jewtuszko won't allow Gaffigan to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maciej Jewtuszko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jewtuszko tries a head kick but it misses.
Jewtuszko throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaffigan.
Jewtuszko throws a head kick but Gaffigan moves out of range.
Jewtuszko throws a head kick that misses.
Jewtuszko shoots for a takedown but Gaffigan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jewtuszko is defended easily by Gaffigan.
Jewtuszko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaffigan as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffigan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jewtuszko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaffigan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jewtuszko.
Jewtuszko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gaffigan circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gaffigan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jewtuszko on his heels. He'll look to pass Jewtuszko's guard now, I'm sure.
Jewtuszko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sammy Gaffigan.
I think Gaffigan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Gaffigan!