PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Usko Unbelivable (ranked 21259 p4p, 6642 weight class) and Stanislaw Cyganiewicz (ranked 674 p4p, 632 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stanislaw Cyganiewicz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Unbelivable
vs
Cyganiewicz

190 cm
25
201
4 - 8 - 1

188 cm
20
220
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Usko Unbelivable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanislaw Cyganiewicz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyganiewicz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Unbelivable tries to clinch but Cyganiewicz moves out of range.
Unbelivable swats away the attempt to clinch by Cyganiewicz.

Unbelivable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cyganiewicz avoiding damage as Unbelivable throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable can't break the clinch.
Cyganiewicz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Unbelivable swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cyganiewicz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cyganiewicz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Unbelivable!
Cyganiewicz tries to control but Unbelivable wriggling away.
Unbelivable wants to control but Cyganiewicz is having none of it.
Unbelivable has given up his back.
Cyganiewicz trying to control momentarily.
Unbelivable breaks Cyganiewicz's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cyganiewicz is trying to control the position but Unbelivable postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cyganiewicz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Unbelivable is aware though and is defending well.
Cyganiewicz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cyganiewicz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Unbelivable haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Unbelivable looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cyganiewicz is trying to keep Unbelivable in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable working some strikes from top position.
Cyganiewicz looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unbelivable stopping the sweep attempt from Cyganiewicz.
Cyganiewicz trying to keep a closed guard but Unbelivable is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Unbelivable clinches up with Cyganiewicz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cyganiewicz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Unbelivable walks away with a smile on his face. Cyganiewicz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Unbelivable slaps away a takedown attempt from Cyganiewicz, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cyganiewicz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cyganiewicz trying to control the action but Unbelivable is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unbelivable trying to hold on to Cyganiewicz's head to control him but Cyganiewicz postures up.
Unbelivable is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cyganiewicz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Usko Unbelivable will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Unbelivable.
Unbelivable shoots in but no luck this time.
Unbelivable closes the distance and clinches up with Cyganiewicz, looking for a takedown. Unbelivable pushes Cyganiewicz against the cage but Cyganiewicz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cyganiewicz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Unbelivable gets caught napping as Cyganiewicz dives in and scores a takedown. Unbelivable manages to retain guard.
Unbelivable is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cyganiewicz is controlling him.
Unbelivable pulls Cyganiewicz in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyganiewicz content to stall in guard here.
Cyganiewicz trying to control but Unbelivable is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyganiewicz won't allow Unbelivable to sweep him here.
Cyganiewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Unbelivable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Usko Unbelivable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cyganiewicz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Unbelivable lands with a short shot to the head.
Unbelivable doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Unbelivable pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Unbelivable.
Unbelivable is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Unbelivable lands a nice uppercut.
Cyganiewicz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Unbelivable fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cyganiewicz sprawls well. Cyganiewicz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Unbelivable gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usko Unbelivable. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyganiewicz slaps away a takedown attempt from Unbelivable, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Cyganiewicz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cyganiewicz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cyganiewicz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Unbelivable keeps working.
Cyganiewicz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cyganiewicz advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable is looking to get to half guard.
Cyganiewicz trying to control but Unbelivable is having none of it.
Cyganiewicz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unbelivable regains half guard.
Cyganiewicz is trying to control. Unbelivable wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stanislaw Cyganiewicz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Unbelivable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Cyganiewicz.
Unbelivable shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cyganiewicz sprawls well. Cyganiewicz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Unbelivable gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unbelivable working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unbelivable tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cyganiewicz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Unbelivable is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cyganiewicz is defending well.
Unbelivable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unbelivable prevents a takedown attempt there.
Usko Unbelivable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislaw Cyganiewicz.
Unbelivable misses with a knee to the head.
Unbelivable lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cyganiewicz or not.
Unbelivable is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Unbelivable with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Unbelivable prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unbelivable prevents the takedown attempt.

Unbelivable successfully pulls guard.
Cyganiewicz trying to control but Unbelivable is working from the bottom.
Unbelivable wants to stand up but Cyganiewicz is controlling him.
Unbelivable keeping moving, preventing Cyganiewicz from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyganiewicz prevents Unbelivable from getting back to his feet.
Unbelivable pulls Cyganiewicz in close to his closed guard and prevents Cyganiewicz from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unbelivable keeping moving, preventing Cyganiewicz from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cyganiewicz swats away the attempt to clinch by Unbelivable.
Cyganiewicz feints the counter takedown.

Unbelivable gets the takedown into side control.
Stanislaw Cyganiewicz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cyganiewicz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cyganiewicz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Unbelivable wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cyganiewicz wants to control but Unbelivable postures up.
Unbelivable remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Unbelivable is looking to take a break and control but Cyganiewicz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Unbelivable lands a nice forearm strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cyganiewicz is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Usko Unbelivable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Unbelivable 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usko Unbelivable!
Usko Unbelivable really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sportivité logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.