PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Laos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Wisniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wisniewski has chosen Vienio & Pele - To jest moj hardcore as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Laos
vs
Wisniewski

174 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Tao Laos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pawel Wisniewski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Laos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wisniewski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wisniewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wisniewski lands a jab.
Wisniewski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laos moves in looking to clinch but Wisniewski pushes him off.
Laos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laos shoots and misses
and Wisniewski counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski throws the left hand but Laos avoids the punch easily.
Wisniewski throws an off balance right hand

and Laos moves into the clinch.
Laos is stalling here.
Wisniewski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wisniewski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laos working Wisniewski over with knees to the body.
Wisniewski stops a takedown attempt from Laos.
Wisniewski is trying to drag Laos to the mat but Laos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tao Laos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Wisniewski.
Wisniewski looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laos obliges.
Wisniewski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laos landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laos lands a good knee to the midsection. Wisniewski won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Wisniewski avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Laos is working for takedown but Wisniewski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laos tries to land knees in the clinch but Wisniewski avoids the damage to the body.
Laos has Wisniewski pressed against the cage.
Laos seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Laos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laos lands a nice knee to the body.
Laos lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Laos.
Laos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wisniewski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laos lands a knee to the body.
Laos scores a nice knee to the body.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wisniewski is defending well for now.
Laos wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Laos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wisniewski is defending well for now.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wisniewski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Laos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Wisniewski tries to score a body lock takedown but Laos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Laos tries to score a body lock takedown but Wisniewski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wisniewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wisniewski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wisniewski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four 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.
Wisniewski lands with a good body shot.
Wisniewski scores with a hook.
Laos tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Wisniewski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Wisniewski misses.
Laos tries to clinch but Wisniewski is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tao Laos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laos tries to close the distance and clinch but Wisniewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Wisniewski.
Laos tries to clinch up
and Wisniewski counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Wisniewski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laos doesn't seem phased though.
Wisniewski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pawel Wisniewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wisniewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski scores with a punch to the head.
Laos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wisniewski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laos closes the distance but Wisniewski moves to the side
and Wisniewski counters with a nice body shot.
Laos tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A punch lands to the side of Laos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pawel Wisniewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wisniewski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wisniewski misses with a hook

and Laos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wisniewski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Laos tries to close the distance and clinch but Wisniewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wisniewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski connects with a single shot there.
Laos tries to close the distance and clinch but Wisniewski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Wisniewski.
Laos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wisniewski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laos moves away from the strike by Wisniewski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laos tries to clinch but Wisniewski moves out of range.
Wisniewski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A shot to the body from Wisniewski misses

and Laos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wisniewski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wisniewski avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Wisniewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wisniewski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laos prevents it.
Tao Laos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Wisniewski.
Wisniewski can't get the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wisniewski is defending well for now.
Wisniewski managing to block the knees to the body from Laos.
Wisniewski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laos stops a takedown attempt from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski is breathing heavily.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Laos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tao Laos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wisniewski scores with the left hand. Laos knows he should have avoided that one.
Laos staying out of range there.
Wisniewski misses with a body shot.
Laos tries to clinch up.
Laos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisniewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wisniewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wisniewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wisniewski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wisniewski.
Laos ducks right into an uppercut from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laos sees it coming and avoids it easily.

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.
Laos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wisniewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wisniewski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laos manages to avoid it.
Laos slips a jab from Wisniewski.
Laos fails with the takedown
and Wisniewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski thows a body shot but no joy.
Laos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wisniewski cracks Laos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wisniewski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laos.
Laos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wisniewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laos moves away.
Wisniewski tests Laos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four 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.
Laos doesn't manage to clinch there - Wisniewski circles away.
Pawel Wisniewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wisniewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wisniewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wisniewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laos wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Wisniewski misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pawel Wisniewski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laos 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tao Laos!