PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ojciec Mateusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Allen
vs
Mateusz

196 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 The Island, Barry Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ojciec Mateusz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mateusz keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Mateusz's shoulder, as Mateusz tries to avoid the shot.
Allen catches Mateusz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mateusz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen scores with a body shot.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Mateusz tries to score a body lock takedown but Allen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Allen prevents the takedown attempt.
Allen tries to break the clinch but Mateusz is controlling the position.
Allen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Allen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mateusz fails to pull guard.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ojciec Mateusz.
Mateusz is trying to force a seperation but Allen has the dominant position.
Allen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Allen.
Allen lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mateusz controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Allen - that landed with a thud.
Mateusz is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Mateusz into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen tries to clinch up but Mateusz circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen works the jab nicely.
Mateusz dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Barry Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mateusz shoots in looking for a takedown but Allen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mateusz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mateusz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mateusz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Allen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.

Allen has Mateusz up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Mateusz's ribcage. Mateusz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mateusz is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Mateusz into the cage.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Mateusz goes for a takedown attempt but Allen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mateusz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mateusz jumps guard but Allen stands there with Mateusz around his waist. Mateusz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mateusz is trying to pull guard but Allen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Allen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mateusz wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
Allen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Mateusz pulls guard successfully.
Allen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mateusz is retaining full guard.

Mateusz has his foot on Allen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allen works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mateusz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Mateusz has wrist control.
Allen throwing strikes from guard but Mateusz blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mateusz is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mateusz wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Allen is pulling down on Mateusz's head to control his posture.
Mateusz trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mateusz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Allen misses.
Mateusz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Allen.

It looks like Barry Allen has been cut.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mateusz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Allen cracks Mateusz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Allen clinches up against the cage.
Allen lands with a right to the head.
Mateusz tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mateusz can do to turn this around?
Allen tries to break free but Mateusz pushes him back against the cage.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mateusz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Allen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mateusz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mateusz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ojciec Mateusz.
Allen throws a jab when Mateusz was well out of range.
Allen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mateusz doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.

Mateusz has Allen up against the cage in a clinch.
Mateusz has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Allen.

Mateusz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mateusz tries for a takedown but Allen circles away easily
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
Mateusz ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Mateusz tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mateusz tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Mateusz with an uppercut!
Barry Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mateusz circles away from the clinch attempt.

Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Allen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Allen controlling the action here for a moment.
Mateusz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Allen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mateusz misses with a punch to the body.
Allen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mateusz tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barry Allen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mateusz breaks the clinch.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Mateusz's ribs.
Mateusz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barry Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Mateusz is breathing heavily.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen digs a good hook to Mateusz's body.

Mateusz gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Allen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mateusz backwards.
Allen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mateusz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mateusz fails to pull guard.
Allen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mateusz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Allen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Allen'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!

Mateusz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Allen defends it nicely.
Allen throws an off balance right hand
and Mateusz counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.

Allen closes the distance and pushes Mateusz back into the cage.
Mateusz wants a takedown.
Allen lands a shoulder strike.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Mateusz is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Allen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Allen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mateusz jumps guard and drags Allen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Allen wants to control from the top but Mateusz keeps moving.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Mateusz working for a triangle but Allen defends it easily.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Mateusz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mateusz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mateusz is looking to stand up but Allen won't let him.
Mateusz passes into half guard.
Allen is looking to improve his position.
Mateusz trying to control from half guard but Allen is working away.
Barry Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mateusz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Allen's head.
Mateusz is looking to advance position but Allen won't allow it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mateusz throws a shot from downtown. Allen moves away and avoids it.
Allen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Allen clinches with his opponent.
Mateusz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Allen smiles and moves away.
Barry Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ojciec Mateusz.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mateusz circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Allen!