PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deadguy Deftone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pudzianowski's choice of entrance music: Foxy Shazam - Killin' it . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Deftone
vs
Pudzianowski

225 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

200 cm
23
271 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deadguy Deftone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pudzianowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Deftone, pushing him back against the cage.
Deftone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deftone lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Deftone struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzianowski controls his hands.
Pudzianowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Deftone pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deftone to keep the fight standing.
Pudzianowski dodges an elbow strike from Deftone.
Pudzianowski blocks a body shot from Deftone.
Deftone tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deftone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pudzianowski's elbow.
Deftone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.
Deftone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deftone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deadguy Deftone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deftone tries to close the distance and clinch but Pudzianowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deftone throws a series of punches but Pudzianowski avoids them all with ease.
Deftone moves in looking to clinch but Pudzianowski pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Pudzianowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Deftone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deftone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deftone misses with a punch to the body.
Deftone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Deftone misses with an elbow over the top.
Pudzianowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Deadguy Deftone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deftone.
Deftone tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.

Deftone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deftone misses with a few strikes there.

Pudzianowski moves into the clinch.
Deftone tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deftone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deftone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pudzianowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pudzianowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deftone tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
Deftone tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
Deftone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Deftone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deftone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deftone has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski managing to block the knees to the body from Deftone.
Deftone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Deadguy Deftone has been cut.
Deftone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pudzianowski has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deftone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pudzianowski is defending well for now.
Deftone scores with a shot to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
Deftone is trying to force a seperation but Pudzianowski has the dominant position.
Deftone wants to get back to striking at distance but Pudzianowski won't allow it.
Pudzianowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Deftone has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is trying to pull guard but Deftone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deftone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deftone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Deadguy Deftone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab by Deftone.

Pudzianowski looking to score a takedown here. Deftone is defending well but Pudzianowski drives through and ends up in Deftone's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pudzianowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pudzianowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pudzianowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Pudzianowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pudzianowski stands and steps away. Deftone gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pudzianowski throws a right hand that Deftone ducks under and follows up with a left that Deftone also avoids with ease.
Deftone doesn't manage to clinch there - Pudzianowski circles away.
Pudzianowski shoots for a takedown but Deftone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pudzianowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Deftone misses with the head strike.
Deftone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Pudzianowski jumps into guard, dragging Deftone to the mat.
Pudzianowski seems keen to control Deftone's posture.
Deftone wants to stand but Pudzianowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pudzianowski has control of Deftone's left arm, preventing Deftone from doing any damage.
Deftone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Pudzianowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Deftone cracks Pudzianowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Deftone gets caught napping as Pudzianowski dives in and scores a takedown. Deftone manages to retain guard.
Deftone wants to stand and escape but Pudzianowski is having none of it.
Pudzianowski stays in close to Deftone's body and controls the position.
Pudzianowski trying to control but Deftone is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pudzianowski throws a strike but Deftone rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deftone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pudzianowski is proving hard to escape from.
Deftone wants to stand and escape but instead Pudzianowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pudzianowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Deftone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pudzianowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Pudzianowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Pudzianowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pudzianowski throws a series of punches but Deftone avoids them all with ease.
Deftone looks for the body kick but Pudzianowski saw that one coming.
Deftone tried to score with a low kick but Pudzianowski checks it.
Deadguy Deftone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deftone misses with a wild combination.
Deftone fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pudzianowski moves into range and clinches up with Deftone.

Deftone breaks the clinch.
Pudzianowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deftone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deftone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Deftone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deftone misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deftone.
Deftone tries to clinch there but Pudzianowski circles away.
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 Deadguy Deftone will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Pudzianowski clinches with his opponent.
Deftone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deftone misses with an elbow over the top.

Pudzianowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudzianowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Deftone is retaining full guard.
Pudzianowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pudzianowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudzianowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deftone keeping moving, preventing Pudzianowski from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deftone wants to get back to his feet but Pudzianowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mariusz Pudzianowski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Deftone misses.

Pudzianowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pudzianowski working the head and body with strikes.
Pudzianowski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pudzianowski decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Deftone clinches up with Pudzianowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Pudzianowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deftone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Deftone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deftone sprawls well. Deftone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pudzianowski gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deftone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deftone tries to clinch up but Pudzianowski circles away and keeps his distance.

Deftone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deftone misses with a body punch.

Pudzianowski drags the fight down to the ground.
Deftone wants to stand and escape but instead Pudzianowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pudzianowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pudzianowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pudzianowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pudzianowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pudzianowski looking to pass the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mariusz Pudzianowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Deftone throws a chopping leg kick but Pudzianowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deftone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pudzianowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deftone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pudzianowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deftone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown but Deftone shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deadguy Deftone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deadguy Deftone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski.
A punch lands to the side of Pudzianowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pudzianowski has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudzianowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deftone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Deadguy Deftone!