PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Placek (ranked 4307 p4p, 4293 weight class) and Mick Percival (ranked 0 p4p, 154 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Placek
vs
Percival

200 cm
18
290
0 - 0 - 0

164 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Placek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Percival!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Placek shoots in and bounces Percival off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Placek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Percival lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Percival looking for a sweep. Not yet Percival, not yet.
Placek working some strikes from top position.
Percival has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Placek is in close to Percival's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Percival trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Placek is looking to work some ground and pound but Percival has wrist control.
Placek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Percival is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Percival escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Placek gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Placek preventing the sweep.
Placek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Percival manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Placek manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Placek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Percival looking to pass the guard.
Placek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Percival sitting in guard here, content to control.
Percival wants to pass the guard but Placek is keeping the position.
Percival works over Placek with some ground and pound from guard.
Percival tries to free his leg and advance position but Placek is retaining full guard.

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.
Percival scoring with some ground and pound.
Percival missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Percival trying to control the position from guard on top but Placek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Percival showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Percival missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Placek keeping moving, preventing Percival from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Percival tries to free his leg and advance position but Placek is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Percival closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Placek quickly recovers to half guard.
Percival lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Placek is breathing heavily.
Percival is keen to just control but Placek is a slippery customer.
Percival looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Percival moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Percival works to advance to full mount. Placek defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Placek is in a horrible position here. Percival smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Percival punishing his opponent with strikes.
Percival connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Percival fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Percival content just to control the position here.
Placek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Percival dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Percival is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Placek's half guard.
Mick Percival has got the better of the ground game so far.
Percival missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Percival scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Percival lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Percival controlling the action here.
Percival is looking to stall here but Placek recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Percival trying to control but Placek is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Percival is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Placek wants to sweep here but Percival controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Percival slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Percival lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Placek is not content to let Percival control the position.
Placek could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Percival not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Percival is stalling here. Placek is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Percival seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Placek has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Percival is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Percival controlling the position for now.
Percival has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Placek is working away from the top position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Percival can do anything to dispel that myth.
Percival manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Percival holds on and takes a little breather.
Percival working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Placek.
Percival lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Percival pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Placek is keeping the position for now.
Percival scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Percival has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Percival throws a big elbow that misses.
Percival controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Percival wants to pass the guard but Placek is keeping the position.
Percival wanted to stand there but Placek had control of the position.
Percival throws a big elbow that misses.
Placek keeping moving, preventing Percival from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Percival showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Placek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Percival closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Percival controlling the action here.
Placek wants to control but Percival is keeping busy.
Percival frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Percival lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Percival dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Percival breaks from Placek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Percival trying to control but Placek is having none of it.
Percival takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Percival scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Percival connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Percival lands a big elbow - Placek is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Placek is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mick Percival!