PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olek Furczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexndr Wennberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexndr Wennberg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Furczyk
vs
Wennberg

185 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Conquer

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olek Furczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexndr Wennberg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olek Furczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wennberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Olek Furczyk has been cut.
Furczyk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wennberg as he avoids it easily.
Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt.

Furczyk clinches up with Wennberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Furczyk misses with a knee strike.

Furczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Furczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Wennberg circles away.

Furczyk closes the distance and clinches.

Furczyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wennberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furczyk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wennberg's waist but Wennberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Furczyk off to one side.
Furczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furczyk moves forwards but Wennberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wennberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Furczyk clinches with his opponent.
Wennberg managing to block the knees to the body from Furczyk.
Wennberg is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olek Furczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furczyk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Furczyk tries to land knees in the clinch but Wennberg avoids the damage to the body.
Wennberg has had enough of the clinch but Furczyk keeps him there for the moment.
Furczyk keeps control of Wennberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wennberg is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wennberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Furczyk has double underhooks.
Furczyk keeps control of Wennberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Furczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Furczyk misses with an uppercut
and Wennberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Furczyk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Furczyk looking for a takedown.
Wennberg tries to break the clinch but Furczyk is controlling the position.
Furczyk tries to land knees in the clinch but Wennberg avoids the damage to the body.
Wennberg is trying to push Furczyk away but Furczyk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Furczyk pulls Wennberg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furczyk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wennberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wennberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Furczyk is breathing heavily.
Wennberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wennberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wennberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Furczyk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wennberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Furczyk has wrist control.
Wennberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Furczyk's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wennberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Furczyk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wennberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Furczyk has wrist control.
Wennberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Furczyk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wennberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wennberg landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wennberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wennberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Wennberg throwing strikes from guard but Furczyk blocks nicely.
Wennberg postures up in Furczyk's guard and throws a big left but Furczyk blocks it.
Wennberg throwing strikes but missing.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wennberg working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wennberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wennberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wennberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Furczyk is retaining full guard.
Wennberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Furczyk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wennberg cracks Furczyk with a solid left hand.
Wennberg throwing strikes but missing.
Wennberg scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wennberg postures up in Furczyk's guard and throws a big left but Furczyk blocks it.
Wennberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Furczyk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wennberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wennberg works over Furczyk with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexndr Wennberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olek Furczyk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wennberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Furczyk has closed the distance and engaged Wennberg in a clinch.
Furczyk scores with a hook to the body.
Wennberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Our sources have told us that Furczyk has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wennberg tries to break the clinch but Furczyk is controlling the position.
Furczyk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wennberg's efforts to push away.
Wennberg tries to circle away but Furczyk has him pinned against the cage.
Furczyk looking for a takedown.
Wennberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Furczyk breaks the clinch.
Furczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wennberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Furczyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wennberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furczyk moves in looking to clinch but Wennberg pushes him off.
Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Furczyk tries to clinch there but Wennberg circles away.
Wennberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Furczyk throws a head kick but Wennberg moves out of range.
Wennberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wennberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Furczyk is looking to clinch but Wennberg is avoiding it.
Furczyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Furczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wennberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Furczyk is looking to clinch but Wennberg is avoiding it.
Furczyk fails with a takedown attempt.
Furczyk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olek Furczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Furczyk lands a high kick!
Olek Furczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furczyk tries to clinch up
and Wennberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wennberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wennberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Wennberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furczyk wants to clinch up but Wennberg keeps it at a distance.
Alexndr Wennberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Furczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wennberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexndr Wennberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furczyk tries to clinch there but Wennberg circles away.
Nice jab there from Furczyk.
Wennberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Furczyk. Furczyk gets slowly back to his feet.
Furczyk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wennberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Furczyk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Furczyk tries to clinch but Wennberg is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furczyk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Furczyk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wennberg counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wennberg lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wennberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Furczyk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wennberg works over Furczyk's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wennberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Furczyk.
Wennberg blocks a head kick by Furczyk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexndr Wennberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Olek Furczyk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Wennberg.

Furczyk is rocked!
Wennberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wennberg counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Furczyk badly! Wennberg follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Furczyk out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Wennberg finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexndr Wennberg!