PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Bartoszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Electrifying as his entrance music. Marcin Bartoszewski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bartoszewski
vs
Johnson

196 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcin Bartoszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bartoszewski with that takedown attempt.

Bartoszewski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson wants to control but Bartoszewski passes into side.
Johnson wants to control but Bartoszewski postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoszewski is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a sweep but Bartoszewski has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Johnson can't escape the position.
Bartoszewski lands a couple of good shots and Johnson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Johnson covers up after that shot from Bartoszewski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bartoszewski keeps control of the position easily here as Johnson tries to buck him off.
Bartoszewski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
Bartoszewski landing with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoszewski keeps control of the position as Johnson tries to break free.
Bartoszewski has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Johnson.
Johnson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bartoszewski.
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Bartoszewski is in full control for now.
Bartoszewski controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoszewski controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Bartoszewski is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bartoszewski gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bartoszewski gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bartoszewski apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bartoszewski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bartoszewski drives through with a takedown into guard.

Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoszewski fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcin Bartoszewski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson dives in and grabs Bartoszewski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bartoszewski pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bartoszewski.

Bartoszewski manages to pull guard.
Bartoszewski is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bartoszewski throws a couple of heel strikes.
Bartoszewski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Bartoszewski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Bartoszewski. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Bartoszewski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Bartoszewski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Bartoszewski circles away.
Marcin Bartoszewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bartoszewski tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bartoszewski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bartoszewski swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Bartoszewski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bartoszewski manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bartoszewski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoszewski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bartoszewski trying to control the pace.
Bartoszewski prevents Johnson from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bartoszewski lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Bartoszewski keeps him under control.
Bartoszewski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to get back to is feet but Bartoszewski passes into side control.
Bartoszewski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bartoszewski content just to control the position here.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bartoszewski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marcin Bartoszewski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bartoszewski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johnson tries to hold on but Bartoszewski postures up.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Bartoszewski maintains control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bartoszewski controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcin Bartoszewski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

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

Bartoszewski jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bartoszewski keeps moving.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bartoszewski is keeping the position for now.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bartoszewski keeps moving.
Bartoszewski trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Bartoszewski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bartoszewski is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to control but Bartoszewski passes easily into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bartoszewski there.
Johnson is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to control Bartoszewski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bartoszewski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Bartoszewski seems content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bartoszewski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bartoszewski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Bartoszewski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Bartoszewski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bartoszewski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Bartoszewski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bartoszewski content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcin Bartoszewski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bartoszewski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcin Bartoszewski!
Dwayne Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'I had a good fight but congrates to the winner '.