PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jasiek Pioncha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranzinski has chosen Aenima as his entrance music. Pioncha is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Jasiek Pioncha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pioncha
vs
Cranzinski

190 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jasiek Pioncha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Cranzinski!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Cranzinski. Those never looked like landing.
Pioncha is breathing heavily.
Cranzinski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pioncha. Pioncha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cranzinski scores with a shot to the body.
Pioncha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Cranzinski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Cranzinski on the inside.
A short left from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Cranzinski is leaning against Pioncha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cranzinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski lands a shoulder strike.
Cranzinski lands a body punch.
Cranzinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cranzinski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cranzinski lands an uppercut.
Cranzinski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cranzinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cranzinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cranzinski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cranzinski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cranzinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski avoiding damage.
Cranzinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cranzinski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pioncha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cranzinski scores with a shot to the side of Pioncha's head.
Cranzinski lands an uppercut.

It looks like Jasiek Pioncha has been cut.
Cranzinski stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cranzinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cranzinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cranzinski pushes Pioncha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pioncha is rocked!
Cranzinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pionchas head.
Oh Pioncha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Cranzinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pioncha seems to have got his legs back now.
Cranzinski misses with a few strikes there.
Pioncha on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Cranzinski gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cranzinski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cranzinski.
A short right from Cranzinski on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cranzinski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranzinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pioncha backwards.
A short right from Cranzinski on the inside.
Cranzinski is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The crowd are getting on Cranzinski's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Cranzinski.

Cranzinski clinches.
Cranzinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Cranzinski.
A bit of stalling here from Cranzinski.
A right hook to the body lands for Cranzinski.
Good body shot from Cranzinski.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cranzinski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cranzinski.
Cranzinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pioncha backwards.
Nice body punch from Cranzinski - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cranzinski.
Cranzinski stalling the fight.
A short body shot lands from Cranzinski as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cranzinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pioncha backwards.
Cranzinski is struggling to control the position.
Cranzinski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pioncha.
Cranzinski leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Cranzinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cranzinski scores with a shot to the side of Pioncha's head.
Cranzinski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cranzinski cracks Pioncha with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Cranzinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jasiek Pioncha's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cranzinski punishes Pioncha's body with a nice straight punch.
Cranzinski throws a series of strikes that have Pioncha backpedaling.
Cranzinski throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cranzinski.
Nice straight punches there by Cranzinski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cranzinski.
Cranzinski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cranzinski with a nice cross.
Cranzinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pioncha walks straight into a right hand from Cranzinski - that's dropped him! Cranzinski jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pioncha from any more punishment! Pioncha complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Cranzinski!