PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Wojnasiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wojnasiewicz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ministry - Lies lies lies. al-Baghdadi has chosen Till I Collapse - Eminem Feat. Nate Dogg as his entrance music. Krystian Wojnasiewicz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wojnasiewicz
vs
Bakr al-Baghdadi

175 cm
36
167 lbs
33 - 13 - 0

178 cm
30
155 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krystian Wojnasiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojnasiewicz looks to land a left hand but al-Baghdadi moved out of range nicely.
al-Baghdadi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
al-Baghdadi wants to slow Wojnasiewicz down by chopping away at his legs.
al-Baghdadi swings widly with a right hand
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz needs to keep his hands up - al-Baghdadi had a free shot at his head there.
al-Baghdadi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojnasiewicz manages to avoid it.
al-Baghdadi checks a low kick from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wojnasiewicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
al-Baghdadi throws a looping overhand right but Wojnasiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that al-Baghdadi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
al-Baghdadi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wojnasiewicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wojnasiewicz tries to clinch up but al-Baghdadi circles away and keeps his distance.
Wojnasiewicz checks a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
al-Baghdadi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from al-Baghdadi misses the target.
al-Baghdadi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wojnasiewicz throws an off balance right hand
and al-Baghdadi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wojnasiewicz tries to land a front kick but al-Baghdadi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wojnasiewicz goes for a double leg but al-Baghdadi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as al-Baghdadi continues to drive forward.
al-Baghdadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wojnasiewicz throws an overhand right that lands on al-Baghdadi's shoulder, as al-Baghdadi tries to avoid the shot.
al-Baghdadi scores with a kick to the body.
Wojnasiewicz just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from al-Baghdadi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wojnasiewicz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wojnasiewicz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al-Baghdadi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
al-Baghdadi throws an off balance right hand
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz lands a jab to the head.
Wojnasiewicz throws a jab but it's blocked by al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut
and al-Baghdadi counters with a stiff right hand.
al-Baghdadi staying out of range there.
Wojnasiewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al-Baghdadi moves away.
al-Baghdadi misses with a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz feinted with a counter takedown.
Wojnasiewicz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wojnasiewicz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wojnasiewicz tries to counter with a takedown but al-Baghdadi is quick to defend against it.
al-Baghdadi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wojnasiewicz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and al-Baghdadi counters with a stiff right hand.
al-Baghdadi lands a body shot.
Wojnasiewicz swings away with a body shot that misses
letting al-Baghdadi counter with a right hand.
al-Baghdadi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
al-Baghdadi swings widly with a right hand

and Wojnasiewicz counters with a shoot takedown. al-Baghdadi fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now al-Baghdadi is on top in guard.

Wojnasiewicz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wojnasiewicz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi works over Wojnasiewicz with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wojnasiewicz is on top in guard.

al-Baghdadi trying to keep a closed guard but Wojnasiewicz is proving a slippery customer.
Wojnasiewicz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
al-Baghdadi pulls Wojnasiewicz in to control the position.
al-Baghdadi trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al-Baghdadi trying to control the position here.
Wojnasiewicz throws a strike but al-Baghdadi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

al-Baghdadi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wojnasiewicz.
al-Baghdadi misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wojnasiewicz!
al-Baghdadi throws a jab but it's blocked by Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before al-Baghdadi can pounce on him.
al-Baghdadi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wojnasiewicz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al-Baghdadi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wojnasiewicz.
A left lands for al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi missing with a left hand there. Wojnasiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut. al-Baghdadi saw that one coming.
al-Baghdadi misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi is looking to land body kicks.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut.
al-Baghdadi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojnasiewicz was well out of range. Poor timing from al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range of the leg kick from al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz blocks a leg kick.
Wojnasiewicz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. al-Baghdadi defends it nicely.
al-Baghdadi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wojnasiewicz's head.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi is looking to chop away at Wojnasiewicz's legs.
Wojnasiewicz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a body punch
and al-Baghdadi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wojnasiewicz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and al-Baghdadi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
al-Baghdadi feints and then cracks Wojnasiewicz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wojnasiewicz down.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an uppercut
and al-Baghdadi counters with a good low kick that Wojnasiewicz was not able to check.
Wojnasiewicz misses the shot to the body.
al-Baghdadi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
al-Baghdadi checks a leg kick nicely.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick from al-Baghdadi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi misses the shot to the body.
al-Baghdadi misses with a body shot.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a left hand
and Wojnasiewicz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
al-Baghdadi moves away from the strike by Wojnasiewicz.
A jab from Wojnasiewicz misses.
al-Baghdadi missing with a left hand there. Wojnasiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojnasiewicz throws a leg kick which misses al-Baghdadi's front leg but catches the back leg as al-Baghdadi tries to avoid it.
al-Baghdadi is looking to clinch.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a kick to the body.
al-Baghdadi throws a jab when Wojnasiewicz was well out of range.
Wojnasiewicz feints and then cracks al-Baghdadi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow al-Baghdadi down.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi throws a push kick but Wojnasiewicz slaps the foot to one side.
Wojnasiewicz throws a quick counter head kick but al-Baghdadi was just out of range.

al-Baghdadi gets tackled into the cage by Wojnasiewicz. Wojnasiewicz maintains the clinch.
al-Baghdadi misses with a body punch.
al-Baghdadi avoids the elbow strike from Wojnasiewicz, against the cage.
Wojnasiewicz pushes off an throws an elbow but al-Baghdadi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
al-Baghdadi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wojnasiewicz tries a body shot but al-Baghdadi blocks it.
al-Baghdadi blocks an elbow strike from Wojnasiewicz.
Wojnasiewicz pushes off an throws an elbow but al-Baghdadi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
al-Baghdadi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wojnasiewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Wojnasiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al-Baghdadi missing with a left hand there. Wojnasiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wojnasiewicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz looks to throw the jab but al-Baghdadi is out of range.
It seemed like al-Baghdadi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
al-Baghdadi wants to slow Wojnasiewicz down by chopping away at his legs.
Wojnasiewicz tries to counter by clinching up but al-Baghdadi breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

al-Baghdadi fakes the leg kick and cracks Wojnasiewicz in the body.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a low kick.
Wojnasiewicz backing away here, and al-Baghdadi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
al-Baghdadi misses with a straight left.
Wojnasiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from al-Baghdadi. Wojnasiewicz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wojnasiewicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al-Baghdadi throws out the jab.
Wojnasiewicz walks into a jab.
al-Baghdadi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
al-Baghdadi is looking to land body kicks.
al-Baghdadi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wojnasiewicz.
A little jabbing left from al-Baghdadi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wojnasiewicz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al-Baghdadi scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojnasiewicz slips a jab from al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for al-Baghdadi.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
al-Baghdadi tries to land a front kick but Wojnasiewicz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al-Baghdadi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
al-Baghdadi misses with an uppercut
and Wojnasiewicz counters with a series of strikes. al-Baghdadi will be more careful next time no doubt.
A good leg kick by al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz darts in trying to clinch
and al-Baghdadi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojnasiewicz throws a hook to the side of al-Baghdadi's head but al-Baghdadi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wojnasiewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wojnasiewicz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
al-Baghdadi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wojnasiewicz checks a low kick from al-Baghdadi.
Wojnasiewicz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wojnasiewicz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
al-Baghdadi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wojnasiewicz.
al-Baghdadi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wojnasiewicz is out of range and al-Baghdadi settles back down.
Wojnasiewicz misses with a low kick.
al-Baghdadi moves out of range as Wojnasiewicz strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi thows a left - swing and a miss!
al-Baghdadi misses the shot to the body.
Wojnasiewicz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
al-Baghdadi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wojnasiewicz. al-Baghdadi does a little dance to reset his feet.
al-Baghdadi throws a body punch but Wojnasiewicz moves out of range.
Wojnasiewicz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wojnasiewicz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al-Baghdadi misses with an uppercut. Wojnasiewicz saw that one coming.
al-Baghdadi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
al-Baghdadi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wojnasiewicz swings widly with a right hand
and al-Baghdadi counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al-Baghdadi lands with an overhand left.
Wojnasiewicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
al-Baghdadi lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wojnasiewicz is looking to score with low kicks.
al-Baghdadi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wojnasiewicz scores with the left hand. al-Baghdadi knows he should have avoided that one.
al-Baghdadi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wojnasiewicz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
al-Baghdadi throws out a loose jab but Wojnasiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wojnasiewicz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al-Baghdadi lands a front kick.
Wojnasiewicz looks to throw a body kick
and al-Baghdadi counters with a straight right hand.
Wojnasiewicz throws a jab when al-Baghdadi was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got al-Baghdadi 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi!
After winning the bout, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Krystian Wojnasiewicz was interviewed post fight and said 'These small mans are hard to catch in a fight, what could I do...:)'.