PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Zaremba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Park
vs
Zaremba

221 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pawel Zaremba!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park wants to clinch but Zaremba slips to the side
and Zaremba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Park wants to clinch but Zaremba slips to the side
and Zaremba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Park really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zaremba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zaremba counters with a nice body shot.
Zaremba tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Zaremba.
Park takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zaremba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaremba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaremba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaremba misses with a head kick.
Park tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaremba counters with a series of strikes. Park will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Zaremba.
Zaremba misses with a wild combination.
Park darts in trying to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaremba fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaremba looks gassed!
Park darts in trying to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a nice leg kick.
Park closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zaremba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Zaremba.
Park tries to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a head kick. That will keep Park thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Park tries to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Park looks to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a right hand to the body.
Park shoots in for a takedown but Zaremba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Park tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Park darts in trying to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park wants to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a nice body shot.
Park is looking to clinch.
Park looks to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaremba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zaremba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Park tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zaremba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Park wants to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a thumping low kick.
Park shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zaremba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park fails in his attempt to clinch.
Park closes the distance but Zaremba moves to the side
and Zaremba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Park wants to clinch.
Zaremba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Park looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaremba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Park tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zaremba counters with a good low kick that Park was not able to check.
Park misses with a takedown
and Zaremba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaremba is fending him off so far but Park persists. Nope, Zaremba circles away and we're back to standing.
Park is looking to clinch but Zaremba is avoiding it.
Park closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a straight right hand.
Park fails to land the takedown.
Park with a poor takedown
and Zaremba counters with a series of strikes. Park will be more careful next time no doubt.

Park gets a clinch.
Park with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Zaremba turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Park wants to get back to his feet but Zaremba drags him back down.
Park tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zaremba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zaremba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Park shoots in looking for a takedown but Zaremba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Park's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Park tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaremba counters with an outside leg kick.
Zaremba misses with a combination

and Park counters by moving into the clinch.

Zaremba lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Park is looking to improve his position.
Zaremba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Park wants to control but Zaremba is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Park wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Park is looking to control Zaremba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Park avoid being mounted?
Zaremba works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Park avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Zaremba.
Zaremba is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Park is looking to regain half guard here but Zaremba keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Park's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Park stops Zaremba from passing to mount.
You can see the frustration on Park's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Park is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zaremba is controlling him well.
An elbow from Zaremba crashes against the mat.
Park gets back to half guard.
Zaremba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zaremba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Park.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park checks a leg kick.
Park fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park checks a low kick from Zaremba.
Park looks to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Park closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Park fails with the takedown.
Zaremba jabs Park to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park looks to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left and a right from Zaremba both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Zaremba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Zaremba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Zaremba throws a series of punches but Park avoids them all with ease.
Zaremba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaremba throws a body punch but Park moves out of range.
Zaremba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Park tries to clinch there but Zaremba circles away.
Park tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zaremba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Park somewhat.
Park tries to clinch
and Zaremba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Park is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zaremba is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Park rather than just go for the knockout.
Park closes the distance but Zaremba moves to the side
and Zaremba counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Park tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaremba counters with a head kick.
Park moves to clinch but Zaremba breaks away
and Zaremba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Park's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Park misses with a takedown attempt - Zaremba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Park wants to clinch but Zaremba slips to the side
and Zaremba counters with a big head kick but Park shrugs it off.
Park wants to clinch but Zaremba slips to the side
and Zaremba counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park tries to clinch but Zaremba moves away
and Zaremba counters with a left and a right that stings Park.
Park shoots in looking for a takedown. Zaremba tries to sprawl out of it but Park keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zaremba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park tries to clinch up but Zaremba circles away and keeps his distance.
Park wants to clinch.
Zaremba wants to land a leg kick but Park is out of range.

Park gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Park tries a knee to the head but Zaremba blocks it.
Park looking to slow down the pace here.
Zaremba is trying to pull guard but Park turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaremba avoids the damage to the body.
Park lands an elbow that stopped Zaremba in his tracks for a moment.
Zaremba dodges an elbow strike from Park.

Zaremba manages to pull guard.
Park wants to control from the top but Zaremba keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Zaremba has an active guard here but Park has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaremba wants to sweep but Park has passed to side control!
Park will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Park stands up.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaremba circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park fails with an attempt to clinch.
Park fails in his attempt to clinch.
Park tries to clinch but Zaremba is having none of it.
Zaremba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Park closes the distance but Zaremba moves to the side
and Zaremba counters with a head kick.
Ron Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaremba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Park avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Park. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Park tries to clinch up
and Zaremba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park tries to clinch up.
Park is looking to clinch.
Pawel Zaremba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Park as he connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Park showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zaremba 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Zaremba!