PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrien Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tymoteusz Piatek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mayweather
vs
Piatek

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrien Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tymoteusz Piatek!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mayweather drives through with a takedown into Piatek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mayweather is pushing down on Piatek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Piatek is fighting to maintain full guard but Mayweather has managed to sneak the leg through.

Piatek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayweather pulls his head out easily.

Piatek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mayweather decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Piatek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather tries to avoid it but Piatek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather to the ground. Mayweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piatek misses with a takedown attempt
and Mayweather counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piatek thinking.
Piatek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Adrien Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tymoteusz Piatek.

Mayweather closes the distance and clinches.

Mayweather works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather 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.
Mayweather pushing down on Piatek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Piatek looks winded!
Mayweather thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayweather controlling the pace.

Piatek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayweather pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Mayweather 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.

Piatek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Piatek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mayweather's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mayweather's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to escape the position.
Mayweather has hold of Piatek's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up.
Mayweather turns into Piatek and is now in his guard.

Mayweather stands up from Piatek's guard - Mayweather perhaps looking for a knockout.

Piatek gets tackled into the cage by Mayweather. Mayweather maintains the clinch.

Mayweather has clasped his hands together around Piatek's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Mayweather misses with the ground and pound.

Mayweather is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Piatek has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piatek is trying to escape the position but Mayweather is controlling the position.
Mayweather wants to control but Piatek is keeping him busy.

Mayweather is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Piatek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Piatek is looking to reverse the position.
Piatek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Piatek dodges the ground and pound from Mayweather.
Mayweather controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Piatek prevents Mayweather from improving position.
Piatek is looking for a sweep.
Mayweather in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Mayweather has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mayweather looks to land a combination. Piatek sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Mayweather shoots in and gets a takedown into Piatek's guard.

Piatek is looking for a triangle but Mayweather pushes his legs off easily.

Mayweather gets to his feet - Piatek follows without any prompting.

Mayweather forces Piatek back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrien Mayweather dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mayweather shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Piatek manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

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

Piatek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Piatek working for submissions but it's allowed Mayweather to get to half guard.
Mayweather thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mayweather is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Piatek is breathing heavily.
Mayweather winds up and cracks Piatek with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piatek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Piatek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mayweather is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Mayweather is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Piatek to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Piatek shrugs it off.
Piatek can't escape the position.

Piatek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mayweather.
Piatek manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather moves nicely into side control.
Mayweather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Piatek can do to turn this around?

Mayweather is trying to get an arm triangle but Piatek is defending well.
Mayweather throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Adrien Mayweather overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Piatek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mayweather advances to full mount.
Mayweather punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piatek blocking the ground and pound.
Piatek is squirming around, avoiding Mayweather's attempts to control the action.
Mayweather tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Mayweather working for a submission but Piatek is keeping him at bay.

Mayweather looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Piatek can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather looking to finish with strikes here!
Mayweather breaks from Piatek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mayweather wants to control the pace but Piatek is squirming around nicely.
Mayweather throws some wild stikes that Piatek manages to avoid easily.
Mayweather sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Piatek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mayweather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piatek is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Mayweather looking to secure an arm triangle but Piatek defends it well.
Mayweather controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrien Mayweather dominated that second round.
That's time! Mayweather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Piatek shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mayweather sprawls well. Mayweather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Piatek gets slowly back to his feet.
Piatek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayweather circles away.

Piatek feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Mayweather kicks Piatek off and gets to his feet.

Mayweather drives through with a takedown into Piatek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mayweather gets to his feet - Piatek follows without any prompting.

Mayweather gets a clinch.

Mayweather has hold of one of Piatek's legs. Piatek is fighting the takedown attempt but Mayweather gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Piatek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mayweather passes into half guard.

Piatek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mayweather is trying to control. Piatek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Mayweather seems content to control.
Piatek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Piatek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayweather pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mayweather takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Piatek looking for a kimura from the bottom but Mayweather passes into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Piatek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mayweather wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mayweather controlling the position from side mount.
Piatek tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is staying tight to Piatek's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Mayweather stands up.

Mayweather closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Piatek to the mat! Piatek manages to get full guard.
Piatek being controlled here, momentarily.
Mayweather has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Piatek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mayweather can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mayweather will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Piatek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piatek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mayweather passes into half guard.
Mayweather trying to control from half guard but Piatek is working away.
Mayweather is looking to advance position but Piatek won't allow it.
Mayweather keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piatek is looking for a sweep. Mayweather is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayweather content to control rather than advance.

Mayweather is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrien Mayweather showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mayweather has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrien Mayweather!