PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Fjorn (ranked 23874 p4p, 24474 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 615 p4p, 602 weight class). Fjorn comes to the cage accompanied by Slow Chemical. Bjorn Fjorn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fjorn
vs
Pudzianowski

195 cm
20
228
1 - 5 - 0

195 cm
26
264
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Fjorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fjorn.
No joy there for Pudzianowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pudzianowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fjorn knocks Pudzianowski to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Pudzianowski is rocked!

It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudzianowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fjorn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fjorn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pudzianowski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pudzianowski is pushing Fjorn's head away, looking to escape. Fjorn manages to hold on to the position though.
Fjorn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pudzianowski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fjorn moves into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Fjorn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pudzianowski is looking to improve his position but Fjorn isn't that keen on the idea.
Fjorn controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjorn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fjorn won't let Pudzianowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fjorn controlling the pace for now.
Pudzianowski tries to reverse the position but Fjorn maintains control.
Pudzianowski wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Fjorn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pudzianowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fjorn controlling the position easily from mount.
Pudzianowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fjorn controlling the pace for now.
Fjorn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fjorn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pudzianowski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fjorn lands a nice shot to the head.
Fjorn lands a big elbow.
Fjorn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fjorn landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjorn landing shots from mount.
Fjorn controlling the pace for now.
Pudzianowski tries to buck Fjorn off but he can't manage it.
Fjorn controlling from mount.
Pudzianowski really wants to buck Fjorn off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fjorn avoids the attempt from Pudzianowski to control.
Fjorn with the ground and pound from mount.

That has opened up Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut even more.
Pudzianowski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fjorn content just to control the position here.
Fjorn 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.
Fjorn lands a big elbow.

Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bjorn Fjorn!
Bjorn Fjorn took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.