PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Zielony (ranked 4023 p4p, 4019 weight class) and Taram Douglass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zielony's entrance music is Sobel - Bandyta. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Zielony
vs
Douglass

184 cm
24
187
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
195
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mariusz Zielony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taram Douglass!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zielony gets tackled into the cage by Douglass. Douglass maintains the clinch.

Zielony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglass looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Zielony drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zielony tries to free his leg and advance position but Douglass is retaining full guard.

Zielony stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A nice leg kick lands there from Douglass.
Douglass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Zielony instigates a clinch.
Zielony is trying to force a seperation but Douglass has the dominant position.
Zielony dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Douglass trying to land knees to the body.
Douglass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zielony blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Douglass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zielony.
Douglass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zielony stalling in the clinch but Douglass improves position.
Douglass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglass misses with a knee to the head.

Zielony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglass tries to clinch there but Zielony circles away.
Douglass looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zielony throws a one two combo.
Zielony lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zielony moves in looking to clinch but Douglass pushes him off.
Zielony tries to clinch there but Douglass circles away.
Zielony tries to clinch up but Douglass circles away and keeps his distance.
Zielony takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zielony tries to clinch but Douglass is having none of it.
Douglass lands with a kick to the ribs.
Zielony is breathing heavily.
That kick from Douglass tenderised Zielony's leg. Zielony is trying to keep his angry face on.
Douglass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Douglass looks to move away, Zielony throws a big counter combo but Douglass just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglass throws a body kick that misses.
Zielony seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Douglass throws a head kick but Zielony moves out of range.
Zielony swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zielony checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglass scoring well with a low kick there.

Douglass moves into the clinch successfully.
Douglass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Douglass misses with a knee to the head.
Douglass scores with a knee to the head.
Douglass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Douglass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Douglass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but Zielony blocks it.
Douglass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Douglass connects with a knee to the head.
Douglass crunches a lovely knee into Zielony's ribcage.
Douglass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglass landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglass scores a nice knee to the body.
Douglass scores with a knee to the head.
Douglass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Douglass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zielony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Douglass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Douglass.
Douglass misses with a knee to the head.
Douglass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zielony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Douglass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglass obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Douglass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zielony blocks it with crossed arms.
Zielony is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Douglass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Douglass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Douglass.
Douglass throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Douglass.
Douglass scores a nice knee to the body.
Douglass putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zielony in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Douglass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zielony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Douglass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Douglass looking to throw knees to the head but Zielony is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taram Douglass dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Douglass rushes Zielony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Douglass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Zielony manages to break the clinch.
Zielony wants to clinch.
Zielony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zielony tries to clinch up.
Douglass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mariusz Zielony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zielony tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglass with the inside leg kick.
Zielony fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglass looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taram Douglass seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Douglass moves into range and clinches up with Zielony.
Zielony is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglass is keeping busy.

Zielony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Douglass.

Douglass tries to keep at a distance but Zielony has taken the fight into the clinch.
Douglass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zielony takes a knee right on the jaw!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Douglass in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglass tries to land knees in the clinch but Zielony avoids the damage to the body.
Zielony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zielony takes a knee right on the jaw!
Douglass misses with a knee strike.
Douglass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Douglass with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Douglass misses with a knee to the head.
Zielony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zielony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Douglass as Zielony tries to tie him up.
Zielony is trying to push Douglass away but Douglass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zielony taking a breather.
Douglass tries to land a knee to the head but Zielony blocks with his arms.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zielony is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglass is keeping busy.
Douglass throws a knee to the head but misses.
Douglass lands a knee to the body.
Zielony working hard to break the clinch.
Douglass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zielony is trying to pull guard but Douglass has him pressed against the cage.
Douglass with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zielony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Douglass lands a knee to the head.
Douglass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zielony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Zielony's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zielony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Douglass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Douglass landing knees to the body.
Douglass landing knees to the head.
Douglass is pressed up against the cage. Zielony has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Douglass down to the mat. Douglass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Douglass has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Douglass.
Douglass misses with a knee to the head.
Douglass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taram Douglass seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Douglass lands a knee to the body.
Douglass using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Douglass working Zielony over with knees to the body.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Douglass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Douglass with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Douglass.
Douglass misses with a knee to the head.
Douglass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Douglass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zielony's face.
Zielony can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taram Douglass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Douglass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglass throws a lazy head kick
and Zielony counters with a left and a right that stings Douglass.
Douglass misses with a low kick.
Zielony is looking to counter the offense by Douglass and move into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Douglass.
A slapping body kick lands there for Douglass.
Douglass throws a head kick that half lands.
Douglass throws a leg kick
enabling Zielony to counter with a crisp jab.
Douglass looks to land a body kick but Zielony moved away.
Zielony wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Douglass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zielony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Douglass moves into range and clinches up with Zielony.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglass scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zielony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Douglass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zielony is trying to break the clinch but Douglass has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglass landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Douglass landing knees to the head.
Zielony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglass landing knees to the head.
Douglass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Douglass.
Douglass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Douglass landing knees to the head.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but Zielony blocks it.
Douglass tries to land knees in the clinch but Zielony avoids the damage to the body.
Zielony looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zielony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taram Douglass is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zielony takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Douglass lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Douglass landing knees to the body.
Douglass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zielony blocks it with crossed arms.
Douglass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zielony looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zielony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zielony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zielony's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zielony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Douglass drops Zielony with a big knee straight up the middle! Zielony is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Zielony is rocked!

It looks like Mariusz Zielony has been cut.
Douglass throws a front kick that sends Zielony stumbling back into the cage.
Douglass swats away the attempt to clinch by Zielony.
Zielony takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Douglass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zielony is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Douglass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglass avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglass misses with a kick to the body.
Douglass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zielony's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglass looks to land a body kick but Zielony moved away.

Douglass moves into range and clinches up with Zielony.
Douglass tries a knee to the head but Zielony blocks it.
Douglass scores with a knee to the head.
Zielony trying to stall but Douglass improves his position.
Douglass connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zielony's face.
Mariusz Zielony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Douglass unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zielony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taram Douglass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Douglass 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taram Douglass!
Taram Douglass thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Mariusz Zielony had this to say: 'Congratulations for my opponent. Today he was better than me, but i want to keep fighting in QFC.'.