PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pudzianowski
vs
The Don

185 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Don!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski doesn't manage to clinch there - The Don circles away.
The Don keeps the fight on the outside.
Pudzianowski swats away the attempt to clinch by The Don.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but The Don is having none of it.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Don counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown by The Don or perhaps it was just good defense by Pudzianowski which made him look bad.

Pudzianowski has The Don up against the cage in a clinch.

The Don escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch
and The Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but The Don moves away

and The Don moves into the clinch.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to striking at distance but The Don won't allow it.

The Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pudzianowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Don momentarily.
The Don circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Mariusz Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzianowski misses with a combination
and The Don counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Don throws the left hand but Pudzianowski avoids the punch easily.
Pudzianowski lands with a right hand.
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!

The Don drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Don wants to stand but Pudzianowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Don must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pudzianowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Pudzianowski pushes The Don off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Don ducks under a wild hook from Pudzianowski.
The Don throws out a loose jab but Pudzianowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pudzianowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Don circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Don misses with a body shot.
Pudzianowski misses with a double jab
and The Don counters with a nice uppercut.
Pudzianowski is breathing heavily.
The Don darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pudzianowski slips a jab and a cross from The Don.
Pudzianowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Don counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook. The Don ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Don throws a nice head kick!

The Don moves into range and clinches up with Pudzianowski.

The Don breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Don!

Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut is getting worse.
Pudzianowski clinches but The Don breaks the clinch
and The Don makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pudzianowski really felt that one!
The Don tests Pudzianowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The Don rushes Pudzianowski and presses him up against the cage.

The Don breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by The Don.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Don chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Don is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

The Don rushes Pudzianowski and presses him up against the cage.

The Don breaks from the clinch.
Pudzianowski thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Don uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pudzianowski.
The Don misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Don moves out of range of the strikes.

The Don drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Pudzianowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The Don controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Don dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The Don shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Don showed some decent athleticism there.

The Don decides to stand up.
The Don misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pudzianowski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pudzianowski throws a nice looking combination but The Don bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pudzianowski slips a jab and a cross from The Don.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pudzianowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pudzianowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Don lands with a light punch inside.

The Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Don throws a right and a left that Pudzianowski avoids nicely.
The Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Don misses the shot to the body.
The Don lands a jab to Pudzianowski's midsection.
Pudzianowski needs to keep his hands up - The Don had a free shot at his head there.
The Don lands a two punch combo.
The Don lands a with a good body shot.
Pudzianowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from The Don.

The Don closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Don breaks the clinch.

The Don looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pudzianowski!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pudzianowski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Don.
The Don throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pudzianowski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pudzianowski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pudzianowski is looking to improve his position but The Don isn't that keen on the idea.
Pudzianowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pudzianowski is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Pudzianowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pudzianowski can't escape the position.
Pudzianowski is squirming around, avoiding The Don's attempts to control the action.
The Don lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pudzianowski hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Don showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut.
That's time! Pudzianowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Don displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pudzianowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Pudzianowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and The Don moves into the clinch.
Pudzianowski tries to break the clinch but The Don is controlling the position.
The Don jumps guard but Pudzianowski stands there with The Don around his waist. The Don gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

The Don breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Don lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with a looping right.
The Don throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pudzianowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Don scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Don staying out of range there.
The Don lands a really nice looking cross but Pudzianowski seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.

The Don gets a clinch.

The Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The Don moves into the clinch.
The Don working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

The Don breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Don moves into the clinch successfully.
Pudzianowski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pudzianowski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The Don is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

The Don breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Don closes the distance and lands a one-two.

The Don darts in and clinches Pudzianowski up against the cage.
The Don goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pudzianowski prevents it.
The Don has had enough of the clinch but Pudzianowski keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Don misses with a punch to the body.

The Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mariusz Pudzianowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Don doesn't manage to clinch there - Pudzianowski circles away.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but The Don moves away

and The Don counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Don.
The Don prevents Pudzianowski from breaking the clinch.

The Don pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pudzianowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pudzianowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Don counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John The Don seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Don throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pudzianowski closes the distance looking to clinch

and The Don counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Don.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Don pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Don has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Don throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pudzianowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch

so The Don counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Don prevents Pudzianowski from getting back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Don looking to sit in guard and control but Pudzianowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pudzianowski wanted to stand there but The Don had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pudzianowski throwing strikes from guard but The Don blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Don really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Don misses with the combination.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski throws a body punch but The Don moves out of range.
The Don lands a nice shot to the body.
Pudzianowski darts in trying to clinch

and The Don counters with a single leg into guard. Pudzianowski didn't expect that.
Pudzianowski trying to keep a closed guard but The Don is proving a slippery customer.

Pudzianowski wriggles free and stands up.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Don.
Pudzianowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Don displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pudzianowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Don uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pudzianowski.

The Don gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Don tries for a takedown but Pudzianowski manages to get underhooks.

The Don breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Don closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pudzianowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Don blocks the strikes from Pudzianowski.

Pudzianowski has one foot on The Don's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pudzianowski throws a sloppy body shot
letting The Don counter with a right hand.
The Don takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Don throws a right and a left that Pudzianowski avoids nicely.

The Don clinches up against the cage.
Pudzianowski wants to break the clinch but can't.

The Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pudzianowski throws out a loose jab but The Don uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Don throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Don avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pudzianowski lands with a shot to the body.

The Don shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Don thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

The Don goes for an armbar but Pudzianowski turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pudzianowski.

Pudzianowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Don, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pudzianowski takes the fight into the clinch.
The Don can't break the clinch.
The Don is looking to break free of the clinch but Pudzianowski has double underhooks.
The Don changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pudzianowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Pudzianowski as The Don shoots in.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Don.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pudzianowski drives through and clinches with The Don against the cage.

The Don manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John The Don dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The Don walks into a stiff left hand from Pudzianowski.
A punch lands to the side of The Don 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Don throws a nice looking combination but Pudzianowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pudzianowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Don swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Don uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pudzianowski.
The Don takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pudzianowski clinches but The Don breaks the clinch

and The Don counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

The Don breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Pudzianowski misses.

The Don forces Pudzianowski back against the cage and clinches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

The Don breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Don digs a good hook to Pudzianowski's body.

The Don moves into the clinch.

The Don breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Don throws a series of punches but Pudzianowski avoids them all with ease.
Pudzianowski missing with a left hand there. The Don was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

The Don takes the fight into the clinch.

The Don pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pudzianowski misses with the combination.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but The Don moves away
and The Don counters with a right hand to the body.
The Don throws a right hand that Pudzianowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Pudzianowski also avoids with ease.
Pudzianowski misses with an uppercut.
Pudzianowski looks to land a left hand but The Don moved out of range nicely.
The Don throws out a leg kick but Pudzianowski moves out of range and The Don only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Pudzianowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Don counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Don throws an overhand right that lands on Pudzianowski's shoulder, as Pudzianowski tries to avoid the shot.
The Don slips a jab from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski throws a body punch but The Don moves out of range.
Pudzianowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pudzianowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and The Don decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pudzianowski's guard.

Pudzianowski pushes The Don off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pudzianowski wants to clinch but The Don slips to the side

and The Don counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pudzianowski!
Pudzianowski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pudzianowski kicks off The Don and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Don shoots in for a double leg but Pudzianowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Don takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pudzianowski wants to land a leg kick but The Don is out of range.
John The Don is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Don shoots in but Pudzianowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pudzianowski closes the distance looking to clinch

and The Don counters by moving into the clinch.

The Don breaks the clinch.
The Don is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Pudzianowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Pudzianowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Don takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pudzianowski misses with the combination.
John The Don is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left and a right from The Don both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
John The Don comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Don has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John The Don!
John The Don is the new super heavyweight champion!