POLISH POWER!!! What Really Happened (Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya)
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- Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya was a tactical chess match but Jan outdid Izzy. How did Jan win? Where were their mistakes?
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Feints don't win fights
Someone should tell Rogan that you're not supposed to score feints.
Props to Israel for moving up in weight class. The same would have probably happened with Khabib if he had gone for the Welterweight championship against Usman.
Say that to Dana White 😂
"He beat him stinking, he beating him in feinting, he beating tactical fighting bla bla bla ", he took you hours to do the video. You know you normally do the review as soon as possible but this one, you don't know what to say do it.
weight is the determinant factor about this this fight simple as that.
Sounds like they watched Dan Hardy and were seeing what they wanted. For me clear 4-1 despite being very close
Jan defending the belt successfully is a good thing for the division.
For both divisions actually
I didn't mind Izzy get this fight, but if he had gotten both belts, atleast one division was getting fucked in the process
... if not both, had he chased that Jon Jones fight afterwards
@@bonk4225 maybe he meant that if the title holder was anyone else, izzy could win
Dana disagrees
Props to Israel for moving up in weight class. The same would have probably happened with Khabib if he had gone for the Welterweight championship against Usman.
For real, Jan is a true polish viking
Joe Rogan is still reacting to Izzy's feints.
Rogan acted like Izzy was his boyfriend.
Rogan is deluded
Rogan is still reacting to Izzy’s feints
What an amazing career comeback story for Jan.
Reminds me of the bald Robbie Lawler arc
Better then bispings
@@ScorpionXII Robbie vs Rory McDonald 2 is a classic him vs Carlos condit
@@montyboon4127 🤔
Oh, you here. Enter UFC as well, you gon crack them
On top of everything, Jan is just an immensely likable human being.
Agreed
Never liked Adesanya ever since he gave the crowd the double barrelled middle fingers after one of his fights.
I saw someone comment that people are racist for liking Jan because he's just a white dude with no personality (just wtf?) and people like him over black Izzy cause they're racist and prefer whites.. lmao
@Maurice Gay This is such an American way to view this.. I prefer fighters close to me culturally, so as a Czech that means Prochazka, Dvorak, and Muradov (good example - living in Czechia, can speak Czech, despite not being ethnically born Czech). Someone could be a black Czech and I'd most likely be a fan on national/cultural basis.
@Maurice Gay Wait what? I've never cared if an athlete is white like me. I actually think the fact that Izzy is a Nigerian Kiwi is very interesting because it's so unique. I wanted Jan to win because his story is amazing and because if Izzy lost he would still be a dominate middleweight. I also was rooting for Aljo because he's American and I root for people with the same nationality. He's black and his opponent was white. Why would your root for an athlete of your own race over one of your nationality?
That commentary was actually infuriating. Absolutely ridiculous bias
Especially most of Izzy's strike parried by Jan....like 80% of the time...Jan even more than a few leg kicks......Jan was not even closed to be in danger when Izzy's landed his strikes...
@@JdMetal eh Jan was legitimately stunned I counted twice.
Joe rogan is a delusional pothead. I don't know how he's still allowed to commentate. This is the guy that said with a straight face rhonda rousey could beat floyd Mayweather in a fight. He always says ridiculous sht. Wish the ufc would fire him like they did goldberg
It was nuts, some of the worst ever
@@Playaboy5 you saying this and izzy said himself he never hurt yan and yan never hurt him.....crazy how you counted that must be caught up in.commentary
The commentary was absolute garbage, I can’t believe what John Said, bring on Bisping and Hardy.
hardy got fired
Yeah, polish comentators were less biased then the UFC ones, ridiculous!
@@drpsycho1818 really? Was it for the herb dean thing?
It's just sad at this point. Ridiculously unprofessional from start to finish of the fight.
@@drpsycho1818 Why?
The polish warrior fought Adesanya, the commentators, the whole UFC corpo and still won. Respect for the man.
Jan walked the walk. He does not need the hype train. He is humble and not full of himself. Much respect to him. Well done!!
Its like Izzy and his team were the only ones to put respect on Jan's name.
"Jan sends a shiver down our spines" They knew it was going to be a tough night out, and that's why they wanted the fight. Izzy only wants tough opponents and Jan is hitting his peak at the perfect time.
@@mikewebster1743 Thats what I love about Izzy and CKB. They're dogs, and are always looking to get a challenge.
On the other head, Jan has done so much improvement over the years, it's almost like he's different. This man went toe to toe with the best striker in mma, and showed that hard work is just as important as raw talent.
Izy and his team take the loss better than dana xD
You misspelt Respekk
@@ToasterDsG Or you could argue that his team is a bunch of yes men. Make him think he can beat Jan. And boost his ego to pull that antic on Costa, which shouldn’t be done to any one. What’s your take on that take?
That ain't Polish Power™, that was Polish Patience™.
Edit: not an original comment.
Polish prowess
@@laal6290 i like this one lol
Stolen comment
Polish Perfect Defence...IDK, that sucks. But yeah, his defence and patience was on point.
@@slimjong-un5743 stolen comment
the commentary literally almost made me believe he was losing, although he out stuck Izzy in total strikes and dominated on the ground.
I sort of bought into it the first round. But the 2nd and 3rd it looked like Jan was landing the better shots.
@@hansfrankfurter2903 yeah you're completely right.
They wanted Jan to lose. It's so frustrating how bias they are.
@F.W. especially DC and Joe Rogan both are so obviously two of the most bias commentators I have ever heard
@Brian Beatty Just because the commentators don't effect point cards doesn't mean they still can't be bias towards a fighter, false equivalence.
Jan was so underrated... Now everyone should show the respect he deserves. Smart and a great fighter.
Maybe even best European fighter of all time. Definitely top 10. Stipe is top 3 (he is of Croatian ethnicity)
@@CazWitDaCash is Slavic
He will be the same as Stipe. Always an underdog in Stipe case even when he is the GOAT of HW.
Someone send Joe Rogan this video to show him what actually was happening
@Full of Mischief I like joe as a person but I’ve grown so annoyed by him as a commentator.
@Full of Mischief he’s a huge fight fan and definitely cares that’s not really the problem it’s the fact he says some delusional shit calling every other person the goat and having huge bias that’s the real issue which sways the narrative a lot when people think about the fight result like especially when he’s flat out saying one guy is out striking the other and saying there’s no question to it
Joe is ridiculous at this point.
joe should just go 5 rounds with jan to see if he really does “no damage”
And dc
Roe "Jan got hurt, that was a great feint by Izzy" Jogan
He's gotta call the fights better.
@@carltippmen3494 more like retire... Bisping and Felder are much better.
They also didn't really talk about how good Jan's defense was. Izzy himself said it
He gets carried away. Even with the Stirling stoppage, he just speaks to soon and voices his personal opinion to much.
Joe Rogan screamed: “he’s out, he’s out” like a crazed lunatic when Ben Askren had Robbie Lawler in a not dangerous at all bulldog choke. Because of that, the ref called the fight. Joe Rogan truly is an idiot who is no longer up to the task. People pay a lot of money to watch the UFC, they shouldn’t receive an inferior product.
Can we talk about how underrated Blachowicz speed is, everyone said he was too slow to land on Izzy
Barely saw a speed difference. Once I noticed Izzy wasn't that much faster I got even more excited.
And he landed more than Izzy had total strikes
He was beating Dominick Reyes to the punch how many guys have you seen do that?
@@wilkesmcdermid7906 Exactly. Dominick Reyes is very good fighter and has dominated virtually everyone he went against. And Reyes BARELY lost to Jon Jones. Jon Jones struggled to beat Reyes. Meanwhile, Jan knocked out Reyes in the second round. So on paper, Jan is a better fighter than Jon Jones.
@@richardharris3423 Dominick came into that fight confident when he realized Jan can punch his confidence went down the drain.
Izzy said his legs felt really slow and he didn't really know why. The commentary team didn't know. The Weasle did.
Listen up: I will be the only one to say this... A similar dynamic to mentioning the regular flu vs. the pandemic flu. His legs were perhaps fatigued because he (foolishly IMO) stayed standing during the 4 chances he had to rest in between rounds. Before the fight he said he wanted to show off, and it cost him. He doesn’t even do that shit at middle weight smh
@@nickharlow4464 i also noticed izzy was trying to showboat a little more than usual, especial right before he got taken down for the last time, he was literally dancing. I get that he wanted to display confidence against a bigger opponent, but that was some "Costa shit," and it got him done in. Ngl, i sitll think izzy couldve won if he didnt start getting flashy
@@Steeze777 Izzy clearly could have won, he lost, but classily (is that a word?) so. He was bored and he had to move up a weight class to feel challenged. Something a “Goku” or another anime character would do Fr Fr.
@@nickharlow4464
That's a great story but the greatest of fighters move up in weight and actually win.
@Maurice Gay if he felt like he was challenged or in danger he would have taken a seat in between rounds, as if going up in weight and against a LH CHAMPION at that, wasn’t enough...
Im glad jan won, the dude is such a genuine person and it's about time he got some exposure
I’m glad Jan won so Adesanya’s fans have to eat their words, and also for the Romero fight which Adesanya didn’t deserve to win
I am glad Jan won by decision (and not by KO) cos it’s even more impressive defeating ‘the best striker in UFC’ at his own game
I'm glad he won too
Tbh im a huge izzy fan but Jan is a Champion and a whole hearted Dude. Good to him for the W👍
Stay positive, Test negative! 👍
I thought jan got knocked out by Adesanya’s deadly feints
Rogan: Jan can't get caught into this long range kickboxing fight with Izzy
Meanwhile Jan: Winning
Izzy: Feint
Rogan: Look at that feint! He is outstriking Jan!
@@MrRazmut him and dc were saying how Izzy is picking him apart then anik says how jan is 25 strikes ahead
Not only were they not acknowledging how good Jan was doing, they were straight up talking down about his skills and trying to imply how much better Izzy was at everything even when adesanya was losing.
@Rashidi the speedy ellis is the best
Everyone knows DC has never had any real respect for Jan, almost like he knew Jan might have been an actual competitive fight for him if he'd chosen to stay down in LHW
@@MrRazmut lmao💀
In Jan's interview, it was hilarious: "I like to feel people punch."
The key was in Jan's post-fight statement, "He wasn't as fast as I thought, but he was more powerful than I thought." Once he had a measure of both and knew he could deal with them, the fight was his.
Adesanya: FEINTS
Rogan: Nice feint. that’s a point for Adesanya, Jan needs to feint more
DC: Man Yan is eating all those feints like he's hungry, he needs to stop reacting to these feints.
While Jan is landing the better shots the whole time maybe except for round 3
Jan Feints, Joe: Jan needs to commit to his strikes
Adesanya: Throws a jab and misses.
Rogan: Look at that! POP!
That actually happened. Right after he claimed Izzy is outstriking Jan and the stats showed it was the opposite.
Izzy eats a clean Jab: Jan should try to clinch more
Jan is so positive, he was just happy to deffend the title against a tough opponent!
Also his corner was really amazing, reminding him constantly to keep his chin low and hands up, it realy made a difference, especialy in the later rounds where he started to open up, and the only thing you could hear was: "Głowa nisko! Ręce! Ręce!"
Great analysys as always Weasle! You're the only top guy to realy see what was going on!
2nd only to Brendan Dorman
@@tgF321jikko i see you're a man of culture as well
What does "Rece, Rece" mean my friend? I understood "Glowa nisko" as "Head down" seeing as I'm Bosnian, it's very similiar to our language :)
@@mirzinho8721 hands hands
@@mirzinho8721 hands up
I loved how Joe said he was getting outstruck and as soon as he said it the striking stats for the round popped up and Jan was up by a lot 😂😂
Rogan: Izzy feints are freezing Jan they could be the difference in the fight!
DC: Izzy is on a whole other level something Jan hasn't seen before!
Anik: Izzy is a special, special, special, special fighter!
Jan: Lands jab, cross, body kick
Rogan: See Jan's timing is just a little off from those feints!
DC: Jan's going to have to make some adjustment if he wants to get back in this fight!
Anik: Izzy is a special, special, special, special fighter!
That was the first 2 minutes of round 1
Rogan: Izzy is controlling the distance making Jan fight his fight this isn't where Jan wants to be. (never mind Jan has out struck izzy in every round)
DC: This is what makes him such a difficult opponent and why I think he could be the next heavyweight champion!
Anik: Izzy is a special, special, special, special, Special fighter!
Jan: Level change easy takedown.
Rogan: see how relaxed Izzy is you can tell he doesn't really mind being here.
DC: Jan isn't doing anything really to advance his position he needs to really start doing something if he wants to win this fight!
Anik: Izzy is a special, special, special, special fighter!
Everyone who hates listening to these clowns commentate hit the thumbs up!
ROFL. Am rolling on my bed. Did they really say this or are you joking?
@@israelayoade it’s not word for word but it did basically happen like at one point yan blitz him took him down and then while getting up Izzy throws a punch and all they’re talking about is the little Izzy punch 🥊
Man ty for typing all this 😂😂
@Maurice Gay Shut up Joe!
@Maurice Gay Yes it was stop shilling.
That moment whenJoe Rogan said Izzy outstrucked Jan just as the graphics for strikes landed flashed on screen clearly indicating Jan landed more stikes..I just LOLed
Thats when i was so pissed..
Even DC was surprised
Those stats are unofficial lol I'm not disagreeing but let's not pretend they are 100% correct either
Official stats and live stats can differ drastically I wouldn't believe them at face value
Official stats significant strikes
Jan-107 landed
Israel-78
I love how Jan continues to surprise people, what a career trajectory
@Rainbow Dirt LHW is underrated bcs they got a lot of unknown european killers who dont have the best english. Aleksandar Rakic is like a giant Darren Till with Wrestling and Ankalaev is a giant Edmon Shabazyan.
Going back to his old coaches was a great idea. They produce some very good game plans
@Rainbow Dirt
Great so you're comparing LHW fighters to MW fighters, this should be fun ... Rockhold got slept by Jan in his one & only LHW fight, everything else for him was in MW & the same's true of Jacare ... Anderson's no longer in the UFC & had zero chance of making the MW limit, and if he's getting lamped by Jan who's not as agile as Izzy or Rob, what do you think Rob's going to do to him, don't forget Rob doesn't fear the ground like Izzy does, he took on both Yoel & Jacare in their MW primes standing & on the ground.
You may not have been around to know that Anderson Silva had several forays into LHW, beating James Irvin, former champ Forrest Griffin & his fellow TUF season 1 finalist Stephan Bonnar, he also stepped in against DC at LHW on short notice for the UFC 200 ppv, and gave DC some troubles on the feet before DC got him down & grinded his way to the UD.
Costa only had 3 fights in the UFC before fighting Izzy, and proved with that fight that he's simply not on the MW elite level yet (yeah yeah he was 10-0 coming into the UFC, but if people get to dismiss Khabib's 15-0 pre-UFC record, then Costa's means even less imo).
Jimi Manuwa got dropped & stopped by a lot of guys that weren't even on a prime Anderson Silva's striking level (the version of Anderson in recent years is so far from when he was owning the MW division that it's basically two different fighters).
That's where I'll leave this comment
@Rainbow Dirt I like Jan and I’m glad he won but this is a stupid comment. Thiago Santos tkoed him and he was an middle weight reject
@@migogogo12gogo4 and jan beat adesanya, a light heavyweight wannabe with the genius tactic of being 20 pounds lighter than a black belt jiujitsu master
The thing about bulky guys like jan is that their arms LOOK shorter. So you don't assume they have the reach they do and they're usually heavy handed. Put some respec on his name
That what you tell the ladies? lol jp
If you only listened to Rogan and DC, you would have thought Izzy won 50-45. Those two were a hot mess.
When nobody asked Jan any questions at the press conference... I knew he would win...and I’m Nigerian and love Izzy... but the energy did not seem good for Izzy. Much love and respect for Jan.
All the pressure was on the young man... they both knew Jan was going to win but Adesanya was going to fight like hell to make history. Blachowicz played smart stood up with him and when it was time used his power against him.
I'm Polish and when I saw and heard how great, gracious and respectful, was Izzy after the fight, I can now say that I also love him !
Everyone acted like Izzy had already won. The disrespect for Jan was unreal. Never doubted him for the win.
@J.L. Torres wdym cringe how is that when he champion??? Haters on adesenya get of his nuts stop riding him bruh
@@niotamatoamarsters6222 cringe like humping and dancing
Jan’s fight IQ is so underrated
And his defense too
His IQ doez not fit to SO called polish jokes.
@@josepstalin8579 Indeed. As for the SO called "Polish Jokes"......they were started and pushed in America after WW2 by dumb Hollywood Leftists and their TV networks NBC, CBS & ABC.....because they hate Polish people. But these TV media people are the dumbasses....not the Polish. That's why everybody calls them Fake Media.
@@josepstalin8579 Most Americans don't even know where Poland is on the map ... or Europe :)
@@richardharris3423 Those were Jews not Leftists per se ;)
Izzy was looking in this fight better than any of Jan opponents in his last 5 fights. He didn't make mistakes which Jan can use and land clean shot but still Jan landed more strikes than Izzy had total strikes (Jan had 184/276 and Israel had 99/182). He also had 3 takedowns and over 7 minuts of ground control. Numbers tolds everything.
Yeah crazy coming from a lower weight class, that he did better than Reyes, and look how far Reyes pushed Jones lol
@Maurice Gay I'm just saying Izzy did better against Jan than Reyes did against Jan.
@@bigweiner4208 I don't think he did poorly. Sure, he didn't win, but he went 5 rounds against a heavier opponent and didn't get finished. It was more of a point scoring chess match, props to Jan though. Jan walks around much heavier than Izzy out of the octagon regardless of Izzy's walking weight. Also there's plenty of guys that walk around heavier or same weight as Izzy in the middle weight division (he's just taller, but that's not his fault). Height and reach advantage means nothing if you don't have the fight IQ to use it (which he does well). Even Teddy Atlas talks about how well he does this. If he can make 185 comfortably and be at the top I don't see what's the issue, good on him. People hate on Izzy for that but celebrate Khabib, who is normally quite big for lightweight. Haters be hating, the real winners be winning.
@@bigweiner4208 I didn't read any of what you wrote because it's too long and probably full of shit and mine is true regardless of what you have to say 😂😁
@@Mistanyycguy That guy is an idiot, the fact that he mentioned adesanyas kickboxing career and followed up with “Adesanya is not good” made me feel so bad for him 💀.
Joe Rogan: "With a lot of Adesanya's feints, Jan need a knockout to win." :-)
Someone's gotta give this guy credit for staying up so late to make these
We give him credit brather
CZcams is giving him his “credit”. It’s his job..
I give you credit
It's in his interest to do it as fast as possible. It makes sense to have your video out just after the fight while people are actively searching Adesanya Vs Blachowicz.
We love him.
Jan was hilarious after offering to be Izzy's bodyguard.
Izzy was all but hurt Jan gave him a hug and Izzy pushed him off you could tell he was mad haha
XD
@@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177 why are you making things up. Izzy hugged and congratulated him immediately after the fight
@@lorddaquanofhouserastafari4177 Izzy can't talk all that shyt when he fights UFC elites of similar size. Jan, the shorter fighter with a shorter reach actually out-struck him, lol
Vic A yeah I know but when Jan misunderstood and said he would be Israel’s bodyguard he hugged Israel and Israel pushed him off just rewatch the ending part you could see on Izzy face he was mad at that moment
All the haters still crying. Jan is a monster and Izzy had no business going up against him. Look at the numbers and you'll see there was no "close fight" here. Jan beat him everywhere. Timing Izzys faints with jabs. Checking those leg kicks. Absolutely awesome.
Saying izzy had no business is a stretch. Both are champions. Other than that, yes
@@Bucko99 Agreed not like he got destroyed
He had every business moving up a weight class because that's what he wanted to do 😂🤣. No rules saying you can't🤦. Yeah he lost for the first time. You live and you learn, always room for improvement. And Izzy still went the distance instead of getting knocked out right away. I give him props for being courageous and trying his best to win against a light heavyweight champion his first fight in that weight class sense he's a natural middleweight. Most fighters aren't moving up in weight class and fighting a champion their first fight🤷.
@@dominiqueconard2065 I'll give him props for not getting slept he did get cracked a few times. Felt like nether one of them really sat down on their punches tho, just trying to out speed each other and not get hit.
@@dominiqueconard2065 gsp, Conor mcgregor and so on. Gsp moved up to middleweight and fought for belt. Conor went up to lightweight and fought for belt
I'm 5 minutes into the video and this is the most comprehensive and detailed analysis of this fight so far. Great content, kurwa!
Hi Weasle, please make a breakdown of all the mistakes the commentary team made in this fight.
That'd be a huge video, might be better as a topic for his podcast video
Good idea
Your comment seems like a smart/funny comment, but I think that would be a positive thing. I'd like to see that video too.
@@danielstjohn795 It'd be great to see more stuff like this, breakdown of commentary, bad judging decisons & referee mistakes, it would help the community & help the sport move forward, the more info available the more we can learn from & then maybe more people get into the judging & referee careers etc etc.
PLEASE
Izzy : I am not getting touched
Jan : mounting on him
Whole Croatia is with our brother Jan 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱*
@@umad5671 As much as whole Poland is with Stipe :)
Nice indonesian flag
Yes brothers, stronger together.
Jan is an animal, hard as a rock and a great person. Much love from Croatia!
this just shows how important have a ground game is
He’s needs to train w Khabib
There is kind of a emphasis on the "mixed" part of Mixed Martial Arts 😅
I mean yan is a black belt and train judo since 9 so i mean....
hmmmm, it will be a deadly mistake for lightweight that wants to wrestle with him, don't use Jan bcuz weight is the determinant factor bettween them.
He was winning the clinch exchanges but man once it gets to the ground, it’s over for skinny claw. Definitely be interesting if he decides to put on extra pounds once he fights at LHW again.
Have no idea what fight Joe and DC were watching, they actually said Izzy was out striking Jan while stats on the screen proved otherwise lol
I think it was the start of the 3rd too they showed fan scores as a draw and another with Izzy up 2. I was like 😳 wtf!
Wonderboy performances are like that too. When you have absolutely control of the distance it always looks like your winning.
Never thought I'd say this but
POLISH POWER is real with Jan.
"He's being dominated" Ape Rogan. Jon Anik immediately tells the sig strike numbers and Izzy's way behind.
They said izzy was out striking him after they showed on screen the significant strikes to whole body (jan having higher number) that's just pitiful how they don't even see the facts
So glad that jan won, and the biased commentary was so annoying .
Yan lost. Jan won. I'm very glad too
lol got confused for a sec there. Yan got DQd, but Jan did win.
I agree. At one point, after one of the rounds Rogan was talking about one of the shots that “landed” that completely whiffed. Jan pulled back from one of Izzy’s shots and Joe was acting like he got sniped.
And it was pretty apparent that it missed.
@@hugovaarend Yan won. He just messed up with the knee. I have no idea why he kneed aljo when he was grounded but I hope petr gets it back he proves he deserves it.
I was getting nervous that they were going to give a b.s decision to izzy, but I’m glad it was a fair outcome.. they were heavily pushing a narrative with that shitty commentating.. disappointing.. happy for Jan !!
Izzy won that fight brah. His kamehame-ha energy attacks off his back in rounds 4 & 5 had Jan stunned and nearly submitted. It’s a travesty the judging hasn’t caught up to the latest MMA skills and the superior to BJJ Krav Maga energy techniques
I think the reason why Jan is so underrated is for two reasons...
1. Most fans probably think Jones is still the champion.
2. He has a lot of losses and was a 50/50 fighter for most of his career, something clicked 2 years ago, now he's a monster.
He was winning alot always, he had just bad time on the begining of his UFC career, then he got back to his old team and coach and he started to climb his way up in the division :) 28-8 isn't that bad if you compare it with 20-1 from Adesanya
@Maurice Gay It's not that bad record, that's what I mean.
Jan was very educated, the feints won him most of the head game. I was looking at Jan’s reaction to Izzy’s feints and he was masterful at it.
How about the unspoken story here. Jan's redemption story and how he represented not only himself and his country beautifully and with class tonight, but ALSO the light heavy weight division. Lot of LHWs breathing a sigh of relief tonight with Jan as their gatekeeper.
Jan demolishes most of the bums at LHW. He's no gatekeeper. Thankfully the division is slowly getting some talent back.
Jan is the Champion not the Gate keeper! Izzy didn't do enough early. Jan was completely gassed. Thats why the take downloads. Very smart! He was supposed to knock this skinny kid out with all that Polish power. Both fought smart and the light heavy weight Champion won. As he should!!
Lol "gatekeeper" is not the word to be used here
@@psychicpebbles98 yea more like the standard bearer of the division
"Skinny kid"? Izzy isn't all that small. Dude is built strong and his length gives an illusion.
So happy for Jan man, his career resurgence is nothing short of spectacular.
Hahaha yeah Thiago Santos was so long ago
@@kevinfriesen5325 his early career in the ufc was close to being cut short but the way he's bounced back is phenomenal
He is a great role model for all late bloomers
@@kevinfriesen5325 and Santos has lost 3 in a row and jan is the lhw champ, so that fight is super insignificant lol
@@kevinfriesen5325 Thiago Santos was a main event fight. I remember Patrick Cummins fight when Jan gassed out after first round and lost the fight, they could cut him right then, or when he was fighting Pokrajac being on two fights losing streak and in my opinion he nearly won that fight with washed up Pokrajac. So for Jan being when he is now is just amazing story and shows us that it's never to late to acheive greatness
jan knew what was izzy was going to do before he did it, jan is skilled and he studied his fighter well, stuck to plan and it paid off, not much else to it
I wanted izzy to win, then I heard the introduction of Jan like if he was just a muscle man with low fight IQ. At that point I rooted for Jan the whole fight lol
Commentary during fight:
"Look at Izzy doing stuff...amazing! I forgot the name of the guy he's fighting...but Izzy looks goooooood!!"
😂😂😂😂
@@kirin7945 lol 👍
terrible commentary from Rogan it was as one sided as it gets
True, actual polish comentators, on a polish broadcast, were less biased towards Jan than the UFC ones towards Izi
Joe rogan is a delusional pothead. I don't know how he's still allowed to commentate. This is the guy that said with a straight face rhonda rousey could beat floyd Mayweather in a fight. He always says ridiculous sht. Wish the ufc would fire him like they did goldberg
Rewatch Jones vs Gus and you realize how Biased commentery controlls the narative
@@MichiganJFrog. he’s pretty entertaining, I enjoy listening to him commentate
@@sebastianpeczalka8596 bruh...
It was interesting to see how many times Jan caught Izzy to the head, like we've not seen. That similar reach made a difference. Poor guys down at 185 gotta find a way around that.
@I know I’m gay when I say this but maybe man. Holland just needs to get past Brunson and then a top 5 guy, then he has a title shot.
@Maurice Gay My man, you need to understand what was said by other people and remember better. Jan did attempt a submission in the 2nd round with a standing RNC. The commentary was biased for Adesanya, very badly so. The 10-8 round is a stretch, but I do agree that Jan won 4 out of 5 rounds and I agree that the fight might have been 10-15 seconds away from being stopped in the fifth.
Also, OP said it was interesting to see Izzy get caught so many times, not how much damage Jan did to Izzy. Jan caught Izzy with jabs all day, sometimes 2-3 in a row. It was with the ends of Jan's punches that touched Izzy, hence why he might have not put visible damage on Izzy. This implies that Izzy struggles with range when fighting a man with similar reach to him. The range he holds with middleweights to slip punches suddenly was getting him tagged, as he always has a significant reach advantage on the middleweights thus far. This is what OP is saying.
You replied to my first comment that Izzy is no scrub and he can bang, but I never questioned that in my comment. I just agreed with someone else that Kevin Holland has a good chance to beat Izzy because Holland has the reach advantage. Holland can also grapple well, since he hung in there with Jacare Souza; maybe Holland will attempt to emulate the Jan vs Izzy fight. We will see just how good Holland's striking is as he faces more and more elite competition. I hope Holland will keep winning so we see the Izzy fight.
@Maurice Gay Check the comment section of this very video and any other UFC 259 video and you will find a very, very large amount of comments saying that the commentary was pro-Izzy.
You are right in Dana saying he thought it was a 3-2 for Jan, but Dana himself in the past has said that the judges are the only people that matter when scoring fights. It is possible Dana has an Izzy bias himself, because he was rapidly becoming a superstar in the UFC.
In terms of the 3-2 or 4-1 argument I do think that 4-1 is correct because the numbers say that Blachowicz was busier than Adesanya, and landed more than adesanya each round. Each of the three rounds of standup were close and competitive. The round I feel Adesanya won was actually the third round, because he stunned Blachowicz for a moment with a left hook. Weasle describes it in this video.
The debate if the fight was 4-1 Jan or 3-2 Izzy is ultimately a pointless one because the right guy won the fight. Only Izzy nuthuggers thought he won.
I do acknowledge the argument that round 5 probably shouldn't have been a 10-8, and the final score should have been 49-46.
I'm a Pole and I can't stop myself from coming back here! Thank You Weasel for this great, unbiased break down!
Commentators: "Jan is getting outstruck by Izzy, he needs to take him down!"
Also commentators: "Alright, the striking difference unofficially is in favor of Jan."
I don't know if they're trying to keep the hype alive, trying to keep the fight interesting, or if they're just biased and ignorant.
And those two statements were back to back too...My fav was when they blamed Jan for getting kicked in the nuts, saw the replay and were oh.....back to the fight...bahahah
Yeah, as joe rogan hype man was saying that, the stats clearly shows jan is putting more hits in the head and in the mid section, izzy main target was the legs
@@Go_Coup biased and ignorant if you note they chose to interview the loser first (sign of disrespect to the victor) then interrupted jan throughout his interview, not even mcgregor is interviewed first after losing
@Maurice Gay Well I literally did hear DC say Jan was getting outstruck. Wanna fight about it?
Jan was tired af in the last 2 rounds but he stepped up to the occasion like a true champion respect everyone was doubting him 🔥🔥
The fact that he was more tired than Izzy and still managed to dominate the championship rounds just show how good that man is, his timing both on the striking and on his takedowns were brilliant
Adesanya was also tired af but all he was doing was trying not to show it because if he continue his game he would be given decision regardless of stats. His breath was OK but his muscles was sore and out of power and all he could do in 4th and 5th was to start round with jabs and kicks then he was unable to defend takedown. Opposite to Jan who was puffing like a tycoon but his hands and legs had enough power to take Adesanya to the ground and keep him there to the bell. How tired Adesanya was you could see at the end of 5th when he completely had no power to defend himself from the ground and pound ... 30s more of that round and it would be TKO loss.
Jan always had cardio problems.
@@ScorpionXII
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@@captainvoluntaryistthestat3207 nah been watching Jan forever. He was smashing Pat Cummins, then he completely gassed out in the 2nd round and lost the fight, he also gassed out against Igor (whatever his last name is), but still managed to win.
I knew Jans's body kicks were going to mess with Izzy. Izzy always feels way too safe when he manages to keep his distance, Jans's kicks made sure Izzy knew he was in danger at all times. Also the fact that Jan can concuss you by gently rubbing your head didn't help much either.
There are levels to this game, even among Champions. Was banking on Izzy to win, but Jan had the better game plan and bigger body. All respect to him for defending his belt in a convincing fashion.
The biased commentary put a pit in my stomach that the judges would rob Jan. I had it 3-2 for Jan but definitely could’ve been 4-1 with round 3 being Izzy’s only round.
Me too, I had it 3-2 for Jan ,but the fight stats reveal that Jan out strucked Israel in every round.
You were correct. It was 4-1 IMO. That garbage commentary would never lead you to believe that though.
After rewatching. If round 3 was suppose to be izzys only round. He def got round 1 too bc jan started landing in the second
Jan's defense was really good
2:19 that freezeframe is perfect, look at that shell he put up man that would be a pain in the ass to attack because Izzy dont wanna take Jan down so Jan can just keep lifting his leg to check as much as he wants. Izzy has some strong shins man for real, Jan checked so many kicks and I didn't see Izzy limp or nothin, just his moves slowed down
Very good fight IQ as well, he was able to match one of the smartest UFC fighters on the roster in that regard. Listening to his corner also paid dividends, they clearly knew what they were doing.
@TheWeasle - Thank you for that video. As a fellow country man of Jan Błachowicz I really appreciate that one so much. Seeing Janek being recognized and his gameplan explain in such a professional matter is a very nice touch. Shame some real professionals refuse to see it
One of the best strategic fights I saw. Slow maybe, but perfect for an analysis like this one.
Congrats to Jan, his Team and Family, Very Good Victory, 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱👍🏾👊🏾✌🏾🇳🇬🇺🇸
Jan is just solid in every facet of his game. Very smart fight - a well deserved champion. Super nice guy, too.
Masterful performance by Jan Błachowicz. Only one mistake in round 3 when Jan rushed at Adesanya thinking he's hurt. It was a pleasure to watch this fight twice (so far).
He even applying as Izzy's bodyguard 😂
Watch the post interview
Weasle: "Jan won 4 out of 5 rounds"
THANK YOU! thank you for finally saying it!
it was so annoying watching DC and Joe Rogan fan boy over Izzy's striking and completely missing Jan winning most of the exchanges.
Izzy won the first three with the third being slightly edged out fr Izzy
@@SPACEGAME-tf7dr what fight were you watching bro? the only round Izzy won was 3rd
So satisfying seeing Jan’s responsible leg kick checking. And he mounted and rained down GnP fight’s end. 10 more seconds, maybe a TKO.
He should've started that GnP a bit sooner. We probabaly could've seen a finish.
That's a fact. He started going ham right at the 10 second warning
I was very surprised watching Izzys head bounce off the canvas there at the end😳
Yes indeed. I said the same thing
@@Lootroq he only went ham because he knew there was only 10 seconds left in the fight. No way would he do that if there was another round. He was gassed and merely putting on a show of dominance. Strikes weren’t affecting Adesanya. Jan fought a very smart fight. Beat Israel at his own game
Funny how they showed significant strikes for the first 2 rounds and commentators said jan is being outstruct
Wow you did great job showing everything with bunch of single frame photos, and good editing. Really enjoyed this.
Imagine Jan's welcome party at the airport in Poland after this.
@Rainbow Dirt lots of Polish skill as well lmao
@Rainbow Dirt polish power only has a 30% tko/ko rate, he has mostly subs, surprisingly
Come on guys he beat the smallest man from a lighter division and hes the champ of the light heavyweight division he was supposed to when it's almost embarrassing he couldn't knock him out for at least hurt him badly.
unfortunately, it would never be as amazing as it could be because of the pandemic. In normal circunstances, Jan wouldn't be eve able to get off the plane lmao
@@chilldbox izzy is the biggest middleweight clown. And izzy is extremely skilled. Jan outclassed him
Wow, I’m glad Weasel isn’t shilling for Izzy like the UFC commentators and Izzy fanboys. Calling it like it is
Never should anyone EVER underestimate Jan. First it was KOing Corey which I didn't expect, then smashin Dom Reyes who's a monster and now defeating Izzy. What a fighter!
"Jon Jones would have DESTROYED Adesanya." Facts-💯💯
I don't think so. Jan is much stronger than bonny!
@@pissmillahgandullah9523 No. Jones is one of the best wrestler in the game. In fact, Daniel Courmier is the better fighter than Blachowicz.
Lol Jan destroyed Reyes. Jones didn't. Izzy just went 5 rounds with with Jan. Your mma math is shit mate
@@rickiboulter3053 Lost to Gustaffson and Thiago Santos which Jones soundly defeated. Your MMA math is shit mate
@@katkatduoadventures5711 Actually it isn't. Jones won an extremely close and controversial decision to Reyes on Feb 8th 2020, Jan tko'd Reyes on Sep 26th 2020, that's only 7 months difference. If anything, Reyes was BETTER when he fought Jan than when he fought Jones. Jan only lost to Thiago because he was rushing in and got clipped, a fight he was winning, by the way, same goes for when Jan fought Gustafsson, he was winning that fight on the feet to Alexander as well but lost the decision. Jan lost to Thiago in Feb of 2019, over 2 years ago and lost the decision to Gus almost 5 years ago. Jan has gotten so much better, Jones is getting worse. He's a PED cheater and not worth being called the GOAT. Jan is easily the best LHW right now, no doubt.
Hated Cormier’s and Rogan’s commentary.
just another coals wagon for ufc hype train...
Rogan was fucking high on meth during the fight, he should've have smoke weed😂
Cormier was not that bad. Rogan on the other hand... He was on the IZZY hype train like crazy. Didn't give Jan any respect at all.
Never liked the combo of Rogan and DC for commentary
Jones and Costa happily enjoying a bottle of wine together🍷
Jones doesn't do wine.. coke only
Best breakdown I‘ve seen so far. Refreshingly factual compared to the biased garbage you see elsewhere from the so-called experts.
Good work 'TheWeasle', love your analysis and shows for few years now.
The commentary was biased asf..
Thanks for writing "biased" not "bias"
Rewatch Jones vs Gus and you realize how Biased commentery controlls the narative
Its like Ronda rousey was commenting 😅
Not only commentary but a lot of MMA reporters were tweeting like I have Izzy 3-0 going into the fourth round. Justin Gaethje schooled one of the reporters on twitter 😄
@@ryangreen45 man it was so stupid what the pro tweeters put up. They went from having Izzy up 3-0 to tied 2-2 going into the 5th. They think a blue checkmark makes them a pro MMA analyst
thank you for making this jesus christ all three commentators didnt give jan any credit! he landed bombs and they say nothing, izzy swings and misses "oooooo" jan did everything better in this fight and i hope he gets recognized by the masses for it
Excellent video and analysis on everything in this fight
Great analysis Thanks for the great video. Please keep up the good work
im an izzy stan but well deserved win for jan. Hespect.
izzy is so unlikable.
@Rashidi the speedy ellis is the best nice bro! relish in someone elses defeat to make yourself feel at ease.
izzy got elemonaded
@@hiz-n-lowz1577 elemonaded?
@@MIS3RY.
That one had me scratching my head too ... It sounds like eliminated, but with an accent, possibly a jab at Jan's accented english, who knows 🤷♂️
I really disliked Joe and DC's commentary on this fight
It was horrific they were so biased I had to turn it off
Rewatch Jones vs Gus and you realize how Biased commentery controlls the narative
The whole card from the first fight on the early prelims.
I swear Jan would land stuff and they wouldn’t say anything
Aljo fight beyond disgusting He’s a bum
THIS was the accurate commentary of the fight. EXCELLENT, thanks for posting it.
I liked how Jan said after the fight that he came in thinking Izzy was really fast with average power, and in the fight he realized he has average speed and more power than he thought
So shocked commentary always saying Jan must do something while He's outstriking Izzy lol
Amazing performance from Jan, I hope people stop underestimating him, and the commentary were absolutely atrocious, some of the worst i've ever heard
Jan fought a great fight and izzy just wasn't ready for 205 at that level. Nice fight breakdown that was exactly what I saw 4 rnds to 1 for Jan. He's a beast and great fighter
Due your analysis... on point! They need people like you to make points for fights
Jan did an incredible job checking kicks
Took away one of Izzy's most effective weapons. Explains why Izzy said his legs were fatigued by the end, they took quite a battering getting checked. Jan did his homework and avoided suffering the same fate as Paulo Costa.
@@madgavin7568 Jan's fight IQ was really overlooked. He fought the perfect fight bar one moment where he got caught with a hook.
@@luke7283 indeed. The body work and checked leg kicks helped slow Izzy down. Meanwhile his body and leg took a bit less punishment because of the checks, and when he was huffing and puffing he went for takedowns and got a breather in top half guard, brilliant
I noticed he checked every leg kick from Luke Rockhold as well. Leg kick defense seems to be Jan's thing.
@@ScorpionXII yup
You could say experience of being an underdog most of his fights and of course the Legendary polish power!
Polish powa
It is hard to find fellow Pakistani MMA fan.
Only breakdown that told the truth about just how thoroughly Jan beat Izzy. Great job.
Most biased commentary from Joe Rogan of all time.
I figured out the “trick” Izzy had up his sleeve - but it actually ended up Anderson Silvia-ing him:
- Izzy started the drunkenmaster style, both to bait Jan, but also as a troll move to Costa. Unfortunately, the timing was bad and Jan shot for a successful takedown just as Izzy got into drunkenmaster mode.
This is what I saw.
Yea that’s was ultimately his downfall in round 5. I’m like ok I see what he’s trying to do and then boom taken to the ground and I knew it was over.
i saw that too. i think he became an anime character at that point which didn't work in the octagon
@@alpersakl6669 Funny that anime doesn't really work in the real world...
I'm shocked 😅
Yeah Izzy's sway back to avoid strikes opens him up to takedowns as he's no longer over his hips allowing a competent grappler to drive in grab his legs & down to the mat they go ... Jan's been around long enough to spot these kinds of things, and knew he could meet Izzy up for this in the later round if he had to
That was a stupidd move by Izzy, lol
Round 2 ends
Me: wow jan won that round. Izzy needs to do more
Joe Rogan: jan is getting outstruck. He needs to do more. He is eating those feints he better slow down before he gets too full
😂
rogan and dc commented about "feinting" as if their lives depended on it.
@@schibleh531 😂
I love how everbody ignores that "glitch in the matrix" just means he used to be out of reach of everbody he fought in the ufc until jan.
Very good video and sober and unbiased fight analysis. Thank you.