PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gniewomir Polaniecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Citlali comes to the cage accompanied by Shadow of the Sun. 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.

Citlali
vs
Polaniecki

197 cm
25
237 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
249 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gniewomir Polaniecki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citlali moves out of range as Polaniecki throws a body kick.

Polaniecki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Citlali did well to prevent Polaniecki getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Citlali is looking to control Polaniecki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Citlali avoid being mounted?
Polaniecki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Polaniecki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Polaniecki stalling.
Citlali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Polaniecki.
Polaniecki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polaniecki working Citlali over with strikes.
Polaniecki is controlling the pace.
Polaniecki is looking to pass Citlali's guard but actually Citlali recovers to full guard.
Polaniecki wants to pass the guard but Citlali is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citlali trying to keep a closed guard but Polaniecki is proving a slippery customer.
Polaniecki stopping the sweep attempt from Citlali.
Polaniecki wants to pass the guard but Citlali is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki throws an elbow that misses. Citlali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Polaniecki's guard. Nice move by Citlali!
Polaniecki has control of Citlali's left arm, preventing Citlali from doing any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Kaneonuskatew Citlali wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Polaniecki blocks a low kick nicely.
Citlali lands a nice shot to the body.
Citlali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Polaniecki's hands.
Polaniecki shoots for a takedown but Citlali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Citlali throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Gniewomir Polaniecki has been cut.
A head kick misses from Citlali.
Good exchange - Citlali coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citlali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polaniecki.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Citlali. No joy for Polaniecki on that attempt.
Nice cross by Citlali.
Citlali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Citlali lands with an uppercut that bounces Polaniecki off the cage and back into range.
Polaniecki wants to land a leg kick but Citlali is out of range.
Polaniecki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No joy there for Polaniecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Citlali connects with a solid leg kick.
Citlali misses with a body shot.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Polaniecki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Citlali tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Polaniecki has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kaneonuskatew Citlali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gniewomir Polaniecki'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.

Citlali cracks a nice hook into Polaniecki's ribs.
Citlali checks the leg kick nicely there.
Citlali is looking to score with low kicks.
Polaniecki moves out of range as Citlali strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Citlali. Polaniecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Citlali.
Polaniecki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Polaniecki dives in and grabs Citlali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Citlali pushes down on Polaniecki's head and hops out.
Citlali cracks Polaniecki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Citlali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Polaniecki throws a leg kick
and Citlali counters with a nice uppercut.
Citlali moves out of range of the body kick from Polaniecki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polaniecki fails with the takedown.
Polaniecki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Polaniecki. Those never looked like landing.
Citlali throws a body punch but Polaniecki moves out of range.
Citlali scores with a jab.
Polaniecki is looking to land body kicks.
Citlali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Polaniecki lands a body shot.
Polaniecki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Citlali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Polaniecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Citlali is just out of range.
Polaniecki blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polaniecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Polaniecki misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Citlali as he jumps to the side.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gniewomir Polaniecki.
Citlali throws a leg kick but Polaniecki checks it.
Citlali throws a jab but it's blocked by Polaniecki.
Polaniecki avoids the head kick by Citlali.
Polaniecki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Citlali rather than just go for the knockout.
Polaniecki misses with a low kick.
Citlali misses with an uppercut.
Citlali is looking to score with low kicks.

Polaniecki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Polaniecki wants to pass the guard but Citlali is keeping the position.
Polaniecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Citlali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polaniecki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gniewomir Polaniecki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Polaniecki thumps Citlali with a low kick.
Polaniecki ducks under a wild hook from Citlali.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Citlali crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Polaniecki - the referee stops the clock and Citlali gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Polaniecki. Citlali manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Polaniecki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Polaniecki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Citlali keeping moving, preventing Polaniecki from controlling successfully.
Polaniecki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Polaniecki postures up in Citlali's guard and throws a big left but Citlali blocks it.
Polaniecki advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polaniecki cracks Citlali with a big right hand but Citlali just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gniewomir Polaniecki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Polaniecki wants to slow Citlali down by chopping away at his legs.
Citlali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Polaniecki scores with a hook.
Polaniecki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Citlali.
Citlali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Polaniecki misses with a wild body shot.
Polaniecki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Citlali misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polaniecki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Kaneonuskatew Citlali has been cut.
Polaniecki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Citlali.
Citlali defending well as Polaniecki loads up on a big left hand.
Citlali misses with a hook. Polaniecki ducked under it nicely.
Polaniecki moves out of range as Citlali throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Polaniecki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Citlali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Citlali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Polaniecki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Polaniecki tries to work over Citlali's front leg with a kick but Citlali checks it.
Citlali cracks Polaniecki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Citlali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Citlali blocks the body kick.
Polaniecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Citlali misses with a hook
and Polaniecki counters with a good low kick that Citlali was not able to check.
Citlali throws a hook but Polaniecki avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Citlali.
Citlali throws a looping overhand right but Polaniecki ducks down to avoid it.
Polaniecki takes a swing at Citlali's ribcage but misses.
Citlali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Citlali misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki misses with a head kick.
Citlali misses with a looping right.
Polaniecki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Citlali.
Polaniecki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Polaniecki looks to land a body kick but Citlali moved away.
Polaniecki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polaniecki misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Citlali's head coaches at Fighters First Alliance Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Polaniecki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Citlali is out of range.
Citlali with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polaniecki is looking to score with low kicks.
Citlali throws a lazy right hand but Polaniecki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Citlali misses with a lunging right hand

and Polaniecki counters with a head kick that drops Citlali to the mat! Citlali scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citlali looks to score with a jab to the body but Polaniecki is just out of range.
Polaniecki takes one to the chin there.
Citlali tries a head kick but it misses.
Citlali avoids the head kick by Polaniecki.
Polaniecki defending well as Citlali loads up on a big left hand.
Citlali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Citlali tries to score with a low kick but Polaniecki moves his leg out of the way.
Polaniecki ducks under a wild hook from Citlali.
Polaniecki misses with a body kick.
Polaniecki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polaniecki throws a leg kick
and Citlali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polaniecki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Polaniecki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Citlali can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Citlali scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Citlali moves out of range of the body kick from Polaniecki.
Citlali lands a head shot.
Polaniecki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Citlali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Polaniecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Polaniecki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Polaniecki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Citlali checks it well.
Polaniecki blocks a jab.
Citlali tests Polaniecki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Citlali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polaniecki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Citlali.
A chopping leg kick lands by Polaniecki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gniewomir Polaniecki really dominated that round.
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.

Nice cross by Citlali.
Citlali misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Citlali.
Citlali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Citlali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Polaniecki thows a leg kick but Citlali checks it
and Citlali counters with a body kick that stops Polaniecki in his tracks momentarily.
Citlali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Polaniecki can pounce on him.
Citlali throws a big shot that misses.
Polaniecki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Citlali throws an overhand right that lands on Polaniecki's shoulder, as Polaniecki tries to avoid the shot.
Polaniecki connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Citlali throws a jab when Polaniecki was well out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Citlali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Citlali gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Polaniecki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gniewomir Polaniecki has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polaniecki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Polaniecki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Citlali is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Citlali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Polaniecki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Polaniecki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Polaniecki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Citlali looks a forlorn figure.
Polaniecki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Polaniecki wants to control but Citlali has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Citlali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Citlali regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Polaniecki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Citlali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Polaniecki cracks Citlali with a solid left hand.
Polaniecki trying to control the position from guard on top but Citlali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Polaniecki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polaniecki passes Citlali's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Polaniecki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Citlali!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gniewomir Polaniecki dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Citlali lands with a shot to the body.
Citlali throws a body punch but Polaniecki moves out of range.
Citlali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Polaniecki connects with a single shot there.

Polaniecki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Polaniecki showed some decent athleticism there.
Polaniecki is looking to take a break and control but Citlali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Polaniecki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Polaniecki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Citlali wants to improve his position but Polaniecki is controlling well.
Well, if Polaniecki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gniewomir Polaniecki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Polaniecki with a nice cross.
Kaneonuskatew Citlali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Citlali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Citlali throws a leg kick that misses.
Polaniecki tries a head kick but it misses.
Polaniecki lands a nice hook to Citlali's body. Citlali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Polaniecki scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Citlali looks for the body kick but Polaniecki saw that one coming.
Polaniecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Citlali is just out of range.
Polaniecki lands a jab to Citlali's midsection.
Citlali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citlali tries to move into range but Polaniecki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Polaniecki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Polaniecki blocks a low kick nicely.
Polaniecki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Citlali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Citlali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Polaniecki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Polaniecki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Polaniecki is controlling the pace.
Polaniecki is trying to control. Citlali wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Citlali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Polaniecki.

Gniewomir Polaniecki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Polaniecki. That's going to slow Citlali down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polaniecki tries a low kick but Citlali avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Polaniecki.
Citlali misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gniewomir Polaniecki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polaniecki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gniewomir Polaniecki!
Gniewomir Polaniecki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.