PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Slowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fist comes to the cage accompanied by Vangelis - . Iron Fist looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Fist
vs
Slowinski

198 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Iron Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pawel Slowinski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slowinski clinches up against the cage.
Slowinski lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Iron Fist has been cut.
Slowinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slowinski throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Fist - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Fist gets control of Slowinski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fist will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Slowinski gets to his feet. Fist looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Slowinski has Fist up against the cage in a clinch.
Slowinski can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Slowinski fails to land.
Slowinski misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fist.
Fist avoiding damage as Slowinski throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fist is breathing heavily.
Fist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slowinski tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Slowinski back against the cage.
Slowinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fist's elbow.
Slowinski lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slowinski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slowinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Slowinski.
Slowinski scores with a knee to the head.

Iron Fist's cut is getting worse.
Slowinski lands an uppercut.
Slowinski missing with knees to the body.
Slowinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slowinski working Fist over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Slowinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slowinski lands a nice elbow.
Slowinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Fist won't want to take too many of those.
Slowinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slowinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slowinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Fist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Slowinski - that landed with a thud.
Slowinski lands with a right to the head.
Slowinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Slowinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fist takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Slowinski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fist blocks a body shot from Slowinski.
Slowinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slowinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Slowinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slowinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fist jumps guard but Slowinski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Slowinski landing knees to the head.

Iron Fist's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slowinski working Fist over with knees to the body.
Fist avoiding damage as Slowinski throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist blocks the elbow strike.
Slowinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fist's efforts to push away.
Fist is stalling here.
Slowinski trying to land knees to the body.
Fist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slowinski missing with knees to the body.
Slowinski throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slowinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fist blocks it with crossed arms.
Slowinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fist is trying to break the clinch but Slowinski has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Slowinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iron Fist'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.

Fist shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Slowinski's guard.

Fist gets to his feet. Slowinski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Fist clinches up with Slowinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Fist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fist is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Slowinski on the inside.
Slowinski tries a knee to the head but Fist blocks it.
Nice body punch from Slowinski.
A right handed body shot lands from Slowinski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slowinski tries a body shot but Fist blocks it.
Slowinski with a knee to the head.
Slowinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slowinski letting Fist take a breather here.
Slowinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slowinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fist takes a shot to the head.
Slowinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slowinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fist has Slowinski pushed against the cage.
Fist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pawel Slowinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slowinski lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Slowinski on the inside.
Slowinski landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fist.
Slowinski looking to throw knees to the head but Fist is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slowinski throws an elbow but misses.
Slowinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fist is trying to force a seperation but Slowinski has the dominant position.
Slowinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slowinski obliges.
Fist lands a shoulder strike.
Slowinski looking to throw knees to the head but Fist is blocking nicely.

Fist manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Slowinski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slowinski instigates a clinch.
Slowinski missing with knees to the body.
Slowinski tries to throw a body punch but Fist avoids it by throwing Slowinski back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fist.
Slowinski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fist's efforts to push away.
Fist controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Slowinski.
Fist blocks a body shot from Slowinski.
Fist pushes Slowinski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slowinski.
Slowinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slowinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Fist.
A shot in the inside from Fist.
Slowinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fist.
Slowinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Fist avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slowinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Fist stalls.
Slowinski misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Slowinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Iron Fist's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Slowinski moves into the clinch.
Slowinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fist managing to block the knees to the body from Slowinski.
Slowinski has a couple of punches blocked by Fist.
Slowinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slowinski lands with a left to the head.
Fist just leaning against Slowinski, taking a breather.
Fist avoiding damage as Slowinski throws knees to the body.
Slowinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fist backwards.
Fist prevents a body shot from Slowinski.
Slowinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slowinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slowinski is leaning against Fist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slowinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fist.
Fist is trying to break the clinch but Slowinski is controlling him.
Slowinski can't find room to land a body shot as Fist controls the action.
Fist just leaning against Slowinski, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Slowinski.
Slowinski misses with a body punch.
Slowinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slowinski working Fist over with knees to the body.
Fist is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Slowinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Slowinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
Fist blocks an elbow strike from Slowinski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slowinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fist lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fist dodges an elbow strike from Slowinski.
Slowinski missing with knees to the body.
Slowinski landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slowinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slowinski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fist.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fist takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Slowinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fist has Slowinski pushed against the cage.
Slowinski misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fist pulls guard effortlessly.

Slowinski stands up from Fist's guard - Slowinski perhaps looking for a knockout.

Fist instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Slowinski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fist.
Slowinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fist holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slowinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Fist controls his hands.
Slowinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Slowinski has a couple of punches blocked by Fist.
Fist scores with a shoulder strike.
Fist blocking some punches.
Fist taking a breather.
Slowinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Fist won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slowinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slowinski misses with some punches.
Fist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iron Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pawel Slowinski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fist cracks Slowinski with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Slowinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slowinski 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Slowinski!
The defeated Iron Fist had this to say: 'We always meet - at least - twice!'.