PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly Pigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pauly Pigano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Witczak
vs
Pigano

200 cm
18
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Witczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauly Pigano!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Witczak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pigano.
Pigano misses with a looping right.
Pigano scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Pigano misses.
Pigano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pigano throws a one two combo.
Pigano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Witczak moves away.
Witczak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pigano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pigano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pauly Pigano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pigano swings for the body but Witczak moves out of range.
Pigano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witczak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pigano throws a body punch but Witczak moves out of range.
Pigano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pigano throws a jab but it's blocked by Witczak.
Witczak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pigano.
Pigano misses with a wild body shot.
Pigano looks to land a right hand but Witczak moved out of range.
Pigano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Witczak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pigano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pigano throws the left hand but Witczak avoids the punch easily.
Pauly Pigano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witczak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pigano.
Pigano misses with a looping left.
Pigano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pigano misses with the combination.
Pigano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Witczak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pigano misses with a hook. Witczak ducked under it nicely.
Witczak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pigano.
Pigano cracks Witczak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Witczak blocks the body kick.
Pigano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Witczak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pigano takes a swing at Witczak's ribcage but misses.
Witczak slips under a jab.
Pigano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pigano misses with a series of wild punches.
Pigano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Witczak moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigano throws a wild body kick that Witczak sees coming a mile off.
Pigano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pigano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pigano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pigano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Pigano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pigano looks to land a combination but Witczak avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauly Pigano dominated that round.
That's time! Witczak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Witczak dodges the punch combination from Pigano.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pigano in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pigano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pigano scores with a nice body kick.
Pigano misses the jab.
Pigano lands a slapping body shot.
Witczak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Witczak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pigano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Witczak.
Witczak moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigano misses with a looping right.
Pigano misses with a looping right.
Pigano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pigano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Witczak.
Piotr Witczak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Witczak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pigano.
Pigano looks to throw the jab but Witczak is out of range.
Pigano misses with a low kick.
Witczak slips a straight right by Pigano.
Pigano throws a hook but Witczak blocks it.
Pigano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigano throws a low kick but Witczak avoids it.
Pigano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pigano looks to land a right hand but Witczak moved out of range.
Pigano misses with a looping right.
Pigano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pigano throws a nice looking combination but Witczak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pigano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pigano throws a body punch but Witczak moves out of range.
Witczak ducks under a wild hook from Pigano.
Pigano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pigano is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witczak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Witczak staying out of range there.
Pigano throws a sloppy head kick and Witczak moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Pigano.
Pigano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pigano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pigano throws a leg kick that is checked

and Witczak counters by clinching up.

Pigano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pigano throws a series of punches but Witczak avoids them all with ease.
Pigano throws out a loose jab but Witczak uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witczak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Pigano misses.
Pigano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Witczak was well out of range. Poor timing from Pigano.
Pigano connects with the punch.
Witczak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pigano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Witczak scrambles back to his feet.
Witczak staying out of range there.
Pigano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pigano misses with a leg kick.
Pigano misses with a low kick.
Pigano looks to land a combination but Witczak avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauly Pigano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pigano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pigano throws a jab but it's blocked by Witczak.
Pigano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Pigano misses.
A slow jab from Pigano misses its intended target.
Witczak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pigano misses with a body kick.
Witczak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pigano.
Pauly Pigano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pigano throws a looping overhand right but Witczak ducks down to avoid it.
Pigano throws an overhand right that lands on Witczak's shoulder, as Witczak tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigano thows a body shot but no joy.
Pigano throws a sloppy head kick and Witczak moves out of range easily.
Pigano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pigano misses with a straight right.
Pigano misses with a body kick.
Pigano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pigano throws a hook but Witczak avoids it easily.
Pigano works over Witczak's head and body with a nice combination.
Pigano throws a jab but it's blocked by Witczak.
Witczak blocks the body kick.
Pigano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witczak ducks under a wild hook from Pigano.
A big right from Pigano misses.
Pigano throws a hook but Witczak blocks it.
Pigano throws a big shot that misses.
Witczak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Witczak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pigano.
Pigano throws a body kick that misses.
Witczak avoids the head kick by Pigano.
Pigano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witczak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pigano looks to land a right hand but Witczak moved out of range.
Pigano loads up on a big right hand but Witczak slips the punch.
Pigano misses with a body shot.
Pigano throws out a loose jab but Witczak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pigano misses with a kick to the body.
Pigano just misses with a punch to the body.
Pigano throws a big shot that misses.
Pigano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Witczak.
Pigano thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Witczak defending well as Pigano loads up on a big left hand.
Pigano throws out a loose jab but Witczak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pigano throws a jab when Witczak was well out of range.
Witczak defending well as Pigano loads up on a big left hand.
Pigano looks to score with a jab to the body but Witczak is just out of range.
Pigano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Piotr Witczak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pauly Pigano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pigano misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pauly Pigano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pigano winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauly Pigano!