PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cruise Tito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Slowinski (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.

Tito
vs
Slowinski

189 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cruise Tito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pawel Slowinski!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slowinski closes the distance but Tito moves to the side
and Tito counters with a two punch combo.
Slowinski tries to clinch

and Tito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slowinski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slowinski lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slowinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tito avoids it.
Tito avoiding damage as Slowinski throws knees to the body.
Slowinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Tito avoids the damage to the body.
Tito is pushing Slowinski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Slowinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slowinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Tito backwards.
Tito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slowinski backwards.
Tito blocks an elbow strike from Slowinski.
Tito tries for a takedown. No joy.
Still in the clinch, Slowinski scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slowinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tito is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slowinski throws an elbow but misses.
Slowinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slowinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tito tries to break free but Slowinski pushes him back against the cage.
Tito tries to pull guard but Slowinski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slowinski lands with a right to the head.
Tito prevents a body shot from Slowinski.
Slowinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tito avoids it.
Knees to the body from Slowinski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tito blocks an elbow strike from Slowinski.
Slowinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slowinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slowinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Slowinski as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tito blocks the elbow strike.
Slowinski lands with a light punch inside.
Slowinski lands a shot to the body.
Slowinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slowinski is working Tito over against the cage.
Slowinski lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Slowinski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Slowinski obliges.
Slowinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tito or not.
Still in the clinch, Slowinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slowinski prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cruise Tito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slowinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Slowinski.
A body shot lands from Slowinski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tito controls his hands.
Tito takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tito takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tito tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slowinski smiles and moves away.
Slowinski wants to clinch up but Tito keeps it at a distance.
Slowinski tries to clinch

and Tito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tito.
Slowinski tries to land a knee to the head but Tito blocks with his arms.
Slowinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slowinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tito.
Tito has had enough of the clinch but Slowinski keeps him there for the moment.
Slowinski tries to throw a body punch but Tito avoids it by throwing Slowinski back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tito tries for a takedown. No joy.

Tito has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Slowinski uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tito managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cruise Tito just wasn't active enough.
Slowinski closes the distance looking to clinch

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Tito counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tito circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tito counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slowinski's guard now.
Tito stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slowinski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tito engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cruise Tito just wasn't active enough.
Slowinski tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slowinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tito controls his hands.
Slowinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tito avoids the elbow strike from Slowinski, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slowinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slowinski is breathing heavily.
Tito is trying to push Slowinski away but Slowinski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Tito breaks from the clinch.

Tito moves into the clinch.
Pawel Slowinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tito jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slowinski walks away with a smile on his face. Tito gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pawel Slowinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slowinski wants to clinch up but Tito keeps it at a distance.
Slowinski wants to clinch

and Tito counters by clinching up.
Slowinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slowinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slowinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tito in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slowinski crunches a lovely knee into Tito's ribcage.
Slowinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slowinski lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Slowinski.
A short uppercut from Slowinski.
Slowinski lands an uppercut.
Slowinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tito controls his hands.
Tito tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Slowinski smiles and moves away.
Slowinski tries to clinch up.
Slowinski tries to clinch but Tito moves out of range.
Pawel Slowinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slowinski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tito counters with a body kick that stops Slowinski in his tracks momentarily.
Slowinski moves to clinch but Tito breaks away
and Tito makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tito gets the takedown into side control.

Tito working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Tito decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Slowinski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Slowinski is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tito shoots in for a takedown but Slowinski shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cruise Tito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slowinski tries to clinch up but Tito circles away and keeps his distance.
Slowinski wants to clinch but Tito slips to the side

and Tito counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tito.
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!

Tito drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tito jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Tito stands up and waves to Slowinski to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slowinski tries to clinch up but Tito circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Cruise Tito will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Slowinski looks to clinch

and Tito counters by clinching up.
Tito lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Tito - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Slowinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tito tries to score a body lock takedown but Slowinski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tito wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slowinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tito is defending well for now.

Tito decides to pull guard.
Slowinski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tito is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tito pulls Slowinski in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cruise Tito wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tito keeps the fight on the outside.
Slowinski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Tito to counter with a crisp jab.
Slowinski moves to clinch but Tito breaks away
and Tito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slowinski thinking.

Tito has managed to clinch.
Slowinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Tito avoids the damage to the body.
Slowinski looking to throw knees to the head but Tito is blocking nicely.

Tito decides to pull guard.
Tito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slowinski's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tito's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cruise Tito just wasn't active enough.
Tito throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Slowinski.
Slowinski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tito counters with a left and a right that stings Slowinski.
Slowinski looks to clinch

and Tito counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slowinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tito blocks it with crossed arms.
Tito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tito fails to pull guard.
Slowinski stops a takedown attempt from Tito.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cruise Tito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tito has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Slowinski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slowinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tito jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slowinski walks away with a smile on his face. Tito gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Slowinski tries to keep at a distance but Tito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tito is working for takedown but Slowinski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slowinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Slowinski.
Tito tries to break free but Slowinski pushes him back against the cage.
Slowinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Slowinski.
Slowinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Tito drags the fight down to the ground.
Tito has his hands on Slowinski's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slowinski tries to clinch up.
Tito fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tito circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Tito counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tito circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tito counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tito throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tito pushes down on Slowinski's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cruise Tito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tito 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cruise Tito!