PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrin Engstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Engstrom
vs
Zaromskis

178 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Juggernaut Fuel

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Darrin Engstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zaromskis.

Engstrom moves into range and clinches up with Zaromskis.
Engstrom stalling against the cage.

Engstrom wants the takedown. Zaromskis is fighting it off but Engstrom persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zaromskis's guard against the cage.
Engstrom slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Engstrom advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Engstrom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Engstrom is looking to take a break and control but Zaromskis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Engstrom looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zaromskis is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Engstrom misses with the ground and pound.
Zaromskis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zaromskis tries to roll over but Engstrom keeps him under control.
Zaromskis wants to control but Engstrom is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zaromskis tries to clinch up

and Engstrom moves into the clinch.

Engstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaromskis misses with a takedown

so Engstrom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engstrom wants to control from the top but Zaromskis keeps moving.
Engstrom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zaromskis is proving hard to escape from.

Zaromskis has an active guard here but Engstrom has managed to pass into half guard.
Engstrom frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zaromskis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engstrom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Engstrom thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Engstrom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Engstrom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Engstrom wants to control the pace but Zaromskis is squirming around nicely.
Engstrom punching from mount but Zaromskis doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Engstrom throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zaromskis because Engstrom loaded up on that one.
Engstrom controlling from the full mount.
Zaromskis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Engstrom tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zaromskis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zaromskis looks gassed!
Zaromskis trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrin Engstrom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Engstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaromskis manages to avoid it.
Darrin Engstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Engstrom.
Zaromskis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zaromskis pushes Engstrom away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Engstrom gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Engstrom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Engstrom are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Engstrom in side control, throwing shots but Zaromskis defends.
Zaromskis is not content to let Engstrom control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zaromskis darts in trying to clinch

and Engstrom counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis is pushing Engstrom's head away, looking to escape. Engstrom manages to hold on to the position though.
Zaromskis is not content to let Engstrom control the position.
Engstrom controlling from side mount.
Engstrom trying to control the position but Zaromskis is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis struggling a bit here.
Engstrom moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Engstrom working away.

Engstrom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zaromskis fails with the takedown

and Engstrom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Engstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaromskis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Engstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Zaromskis misses with a takedown attempt

and Engstrom counters with a shoot takedown. Zaromskis fights it but they end up in guard.
Engstrom looking to pass the guard.

Engstrom drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Engstrom jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Zaromskis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zaromskis wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrin Engstrom dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Engstrom gets a takedown into half guard.
Engstrom is thwarting Zaromskis's attempts to control the position.
Engstrom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Engstrom is just content to waste time from the top position. Zaromskis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Engstrom gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Engstrom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaromskis.
Engstrom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries for a takedown but Engstrom circles away easily

and Engstrom moves into the clinch.

Engstrom gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zaromskis regains guard.
Engstrom passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Engstrom decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zaromskis to his feet.
Engstrom takes a kick to the side of the head.

Engstrom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zaromskis tries to buck Engstrom off but Engstrom is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Engstrom.
Zaromskis is looking to reverse the position.
Darrin Engstrom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zaromskis is not content to let Engstrom control the position.
Zaromskis prevents Engstrom from moving into mount.
Engstrom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Engstrom stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engstrom blocks a head kick by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Engstrom counters with a slapping leg kick.

Engstrom drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Engstrom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zaromskis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Engstrom is looking to take a break and control but Zaromskis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Engstrom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zaromskis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zaromskis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Engstrom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zaromskis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrin Engstrom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Engstrom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrin Engstrom!