PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Cummins (ranked 21431 p4p, 669 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 4272 p4p, 419 weight class). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gordon Cummins's chin.

Cummins
vs
Niedzwiedzinski

177 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 8 - 1

190 cm
22
201 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gordon Cummins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummins throws a chopping leg kick but Niedzwiedzinski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cummins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Cummins.

Cummins drives through and clinches with Niedzwiedzinski against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cummins is defending well for now.

Cummins manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Niedzwiedzinski wanted to stand there but Cummins had control of the position.
Cummins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Niedzwiedzinski stands up from Cummins's guard - Niedzwiedzinski perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a push kick.
Niedzwiedzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niedzwiedzinski throws out the jab.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with an uppercut. Cummins saw that one coming.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick that half lands.
Cummins tries to clinch up.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a double jab.
Niedzwiedzinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Cummins.
Niedzwiedzinski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cummins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Cummins tries a body shot but Niedzwiedzinski blocks it.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cummins.
Niedzwiedzinski can't find room to land a body shot as Cummins controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to work over Cummins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a left to the head.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head punch that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski keeps control of Cummins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niedzwiedzinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Cummins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a punch to the body.

Cummins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a one two! Cummins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Niedzwiedzinski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cummins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Cummins instigates a clinch.
Cummins has had enough of the clinch but Niedzwiedzinski keeps him there for the moment.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Cummins.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a hook from the clinch.

Cummins manages to break the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a sloppy right hand. Cummins should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cummins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Niedzwiedzinski. That one must have hurt.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in and drives through. Cummins sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Niedzwiedzinski scores with a four punch combination!

Cummins is rocked!
Cummins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niedzwiedzinski as he avoids it easily.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking for the big counter here.
Cummins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Niedzwiedzinski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cummins somewhat.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a two punch combination.
Niedzwiedzinski stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Cummins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a series of punches but Cummins avoids them all with ease.
Niedzwiedzinski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCummins.
Cummins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Niedzwiedzinski. That one must have hurt.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a series of punches but Cummins avoids them all with ease.
Cummins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Some wild striking there from Niedzwiedzinski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cummins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niedzwiedzinski pinned against the cage. Niedzwiedzinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Niedzwiedzinski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cummins eats them both and turns towards Niedzwiedzinski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Cummins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cummins tries to pull guard but Niedzwiedzinski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with some punches.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cummins backwards.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a body punch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Cummins backwards.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a shoulder strike.
Niedzwiedzinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Cummins controls his hands.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cummins is defending well for now.
Cummins jumps guard but Niedzwiedzinski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Niedzwiedzinski dominated that round.
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.

Cummins is looking to clinch but Niedzwiedzinski is avoiding it.
Niedzwiedzinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cummins's hands.
Oh Cummins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon Cummins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Niedzwiedzinski.
Cummins half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niedzwiedzinski swings for the body but Cummins moves out of range.
Cummins seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Niedzwiedzinski lands a big head kick that sends Cummins tumbling to the mat! Niedzwiedzinski takes a step backwards and waves Cummins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Niedzwiedzinski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cummins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Niedzwiedzinski somewhat.
A combination from Niedzwiedzinski does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cummins throws a push kick but Niedzwiedzinski slaps the foot to one side.
Niedzwiedzinski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cummins circles away quickly and effectively.

Niedzwiedzinski lands a big head kick that sends Cummins tumbling to the mat! Niedzwiedzinski takes a step backwards and waves Cummins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cummins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cummins tries to move into range but Niedzwiedzinski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a push kick.
Cummins shoots in for a takedown but Niedzwiedzinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cummins misses with a head kick.
Cummins slips a jab and a cross from Niedzwiedzinski.
Cummins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Niedzwiedzinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Niedzwiedzinski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a wild body shot.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a double jab.
Cummins is looking to clinch.
Cummins throws a series of punches but Niedzwiedzinski avoids them all with ease.
Niedzwiedzinski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a double jab.
Cummins throws a quick counter head kick but Niedzwiedzinski was just out of range.

Cummins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niedzwiedzinski tries to throw a body punch but Cummins avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head punch that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cummins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Niedzwiedzinski can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a shoulder strike.
Cummins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Niedzwiedzinski fails to land.
Cummins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cummins tries to pull guard but Niedzwiedzinski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to work over Cummins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cummins looking to stall.
Cummins tries to break the clinch but Niedzwiedzinski is controlling the position.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a punch to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niedzwiedzinski prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Cummins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cummins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Niedzwiedzinski smiles and moves away.
Niedzwiedzinski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cummins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a double jab
and Cummins counters with a two punch combo.
Cummins dodges the punch combination from Niedzwiedzinski.
Cummins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Cummins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Niedzwiedzinski is trying to defend but Cummins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to roll over but Cummins keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cummins decides to stand and escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niedzwiedzinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cummins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cummins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Niedzwiedzinski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown but Cummins shows good takedown defense.
Cummins shoots in and drives through. Niedzwiedzinski sprawls well.
Niedzwiedzinski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niedzwiedzinski slips a jab and a cross from Cummins.
Niedzwiedzinski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niedzwiedzinski looks to land a right hand but Cummins moved out of range.
Cummins moves out of range of the body kick from Niedzwiedzinski.
Cummins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Niedzwiedzinski tries to avoid it but Cummins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Niedzwiedzinski to the ground. Niedzwiedzinski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Niedzwiedzinski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Niedzwiedzinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Niedzwiedzinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niedzwiedzinski cracks Cummins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Niedzwiedzinski does no damage.
Niedzwiedzinski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cummins will feel that in the morning.

Oooooh!!! Niedzwiedzinski has knocked Cummins down with a huge combo! Niedzwiedzinski steps away and waves a wobbly Cummins back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cummins dodges the punch combination from Niedzwiedzinski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cummins.

Cummins gets a clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cummins backwards.
Cummins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head punch that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cummins or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzinski missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niedzwiedzinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niedzwiedzinski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cummins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niedzwiedzinski lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niedzwiedzinski is leaning against Cummins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niedzwiedzinski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cummins! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Niedzwiedzinski is unloading with more strikes now! Cummins drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
A victorious Bruno Niedzwiedzinski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.