PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Najman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Brittany (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brittany is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: sandstorm. Brittany has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Najman
vs
Brittany

182 cm
21
228 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcin Najman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Brittany!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Brittany blocks the leg kick.
Brittany looks gassed!
Brittany takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brittany closes this distance looking for a takedown but Najman circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Najman. Those never looked like landing.
Najman throws a one two combo.
Najman throws a nice looking combination but Brittany bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcin Najman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brittany shoots in looking for a takedown but Najman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brittany's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Najman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brittany takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brittany has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brittany there as he acknowledges the shot.
Najman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brittany dodges the punch combination from Najman.
Najman tries to bum rush Brittany with a series of wild strikes but Brittany uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Najman wants to clinch.
Najman is looking to clinch but Brittany is avoiding it.
Najman throws a solid leg kick but Brittany takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Najman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Najman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Najman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Najman. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Najman. That snapped Brittany's head back.
Marcin Najman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Najman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Najman gets caught flat footed, as Brittany shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brittany wants to pass the guard but Najman is keeping the position.
Brittany trying to control but Najman is working from the bottom.
Brittany stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Najman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Najman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brittany on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Najman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thomas Brittany wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brittany wants to clinch.

Brittany gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Najman avoiding damage as Brittany throws knees to the body.
Najman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Najman lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brittany tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Najman smiles and moves away.
Marcin Najman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Brittany.
A nice inside leg kick there by Najman. That's going to slow Brittany down.
Najman throws a low kick but Brittany avoids it.
Brittany throws a leg kick but Najman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Najman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Najman is predictable there
and Brittany counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Najman. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Najman as Brittany shoots in.
Najman keeps the fight on the outside.
Najman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brittany scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Najman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman throws a series of punches but Brittany avoids them all with ease.
Brittany checks a low kick from Najman.
Brittany tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Najman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brittany misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Najman lands a two punch combo.
Najman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brittany avoids a punch combination nicely.
Najman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brittany throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Najman's waist but Najman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brittany off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Najman. Those never looked like landing.
Brittany misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Najman lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Najman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Brittany's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Najman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brittany moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Najman does no damage.
Najman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcin Najman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Najman misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brittany shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Najman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Najman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brittany under the eye.
Najman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brittany takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Najman scores with a four punch combination!
Brittany showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Najman.
Nice sprawl there from Najman as Brittany shoots in.
Najman lands a jab to the head.
Najman avoids the head kick by Brittany.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brittany slips a jab and a cross from Najman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brittany cracks Najman with a right hand to the side of the head.

Brittany gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Najman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Najman fails to land.
Najman is trying to break the clinch but Brittany has him pressed against the cage.
Najman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Najman misses with some punches.
Brittany is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Najman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Marcin Najman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Brittany.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brittany keeps control of Najman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brittany has Najman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Najman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Najman is trying to break the clinch but Brittany is controlling him.
Najman avoids the elbow strike from Brittany, against the cage.
Najman is trying to push Brittany away but Brittany has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Najman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Najman is pressed up against the cage. Brittany has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Najman down to the mat. Najman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Najman misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Najman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Najman misses.
Some wild striking there from Najman.
Najman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brittany dives in and grabs Najman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Najman pushes down on Brittany's head and hops out.
Najman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brittany counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Najman swats away the attempt to clinch by Brittany.
Some wild striking there from Najman.
No luck for Brittany with that takedown attempt.
Brittany has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Najman throws a leg kick

and Brittany counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brittany trying to control the position but Najman is working away.
You can see the frustration on Najman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Brittany decides to stand back up.
Marcin Najman is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Najman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Brittany drives through with a takedown into Najman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Najman is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marcin Najman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Brittany's cut.
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!

Najman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Najman duly obliges.
Najman misses with a series of wild punches.
Brittany misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Najman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Najman misses with a double jab.
Najman tries to score with a low kick but Brittany moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Najman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brittany will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brittany takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Najman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Najman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brittany misses with a takedown attempt - Najman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marcin Najman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Brittany.
Sloppy strikes from Najman. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Najman scores with a four punch combination!
Brittany tries to clinch up.
Najman tries to bum rush Brittany with a series of wild strikes but Brittany uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brittany throws a head kick but Najman moves out of range.

Brittany closes the distance and clinches.
Najman is pressed up against the cage. Brittany has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Najman down to the mat. Najman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Najman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brittany slips a jab and a cross from Najman.
Brittany avoids a punch combination nicely.
Najman tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brittany clinches with his opponent.
Brittany is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brittany fails to pull guard.
Najman tries to break the clinch but Brittany is controlling the position.
Najman tries to circle away but Brittany has him pinned against the cage.
Brittany throws an elbow but it misses.
Brittany throws an elbow that misses.
Brittany tries for a takedown but Najman manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brittany letting Najman take a breather here.
Najman tries to break the clinch but Brittany is controlling the position.
Najman has a couple of punches blocked by Brittany.
A short right from Brittany.
Brittany has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Najman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marcin Najman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Najman's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Najman.
Najman stalling in the clinch but Brittany improves position.

Brittany gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Brittany decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Najman, up you get!
Left hook, right uppercut from Najman.
Brittany is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Najman scores with a one two! Brittany had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brittany shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomas Brittany has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Najman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brittany misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcin Najman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Najman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Najman!