PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Zewlakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zewlakovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Necro - Push it to the limit. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zewlakovic
vs
Santos

190 cm
20
284 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
262 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Zewlakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitor Santos!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zewlakovic lands a right hook to the body.
Zewlakovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zewlakovic works the jab nicely.
Santos swings away with a body shot that misses

and Zewlakovic counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Zewlakovic content to stall in guard here.
Zewlakovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.

Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zewlakovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zewlakovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zewlakovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zewlakovic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zewlakovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Santos is looking for a triangle but Zewlakovic pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zewlakovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zewlakovic forces his way into half guard.
Zewlakovic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zewlakovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Zewlakovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zewlakovic wants to free his trapped foot but Santos is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zewlakovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Krzysztof Zewlakovic just wasn't active enough.
Zewlakovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Zewlakovic lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zewlakovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zewlakovic uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zewlakovic happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zewlakovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Santos's face as Zewlakovic controls the position.
Santos gets back to half guard.
Zewlakovic moves into full mount! Santos won't be happy about that!
Zewlakovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Santos hang on?
Zewlakovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zewlakovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zewlakovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Santos wants to control but Zewlakovic is having none of it.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos is looking to improve his position but Zewlakovic isn't that keen on the idea.
Zewlakovic landing punches.
Zewlakovic landing punches.

It looks like Vitor Santos has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zewlakovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zewlakovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That has opened up Vitor Santos's cut even more.
Zewlakovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Santos is rocked!

The cut above Vitor Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zewlakovic controlling from mount.
Zewlakovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Vitor Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vitor Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krzysztof Zewlakovic!