PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Klaudiusz Rogalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isteve Nhazh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rogalski
vs
Nhazh

165 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Klaudiusz Rogalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isteve Nhazh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nhazh darts in trying to clinch
and Rogalski counters with a straight right hand.
Nhazh misses with the combination.
Nhazh tries to clinch
and Rogalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nhazh throws a combination that misses
and Rogalski counters with a stiff right hand.
Nhazh throws a series of punches but Rogalski avoids them all with ease.

Rogalski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nhazh can't do much from the bottom here.
Rogalski controls the position from side control.
Rogalski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rogalski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Rogalski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogalski takes a little break here. Nhazh wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Rogalski stands up.
Nhazh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Rogalski counters with a shoot takedown. Nhazh fights it but they end up in guard.
Rogalski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nhazh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogalski slips nicely into half guard.
Rogalski wants to free his trapped foot but Nhazh is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogalski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rogalski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogalski wants to control but Nhazh is keeping him busy.
Nhazh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rogalski content to control rather than advance.
Rogalski wants to control but Nhazh is keeping him busy.
Rogalski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nhazh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogalski stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nhazh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rogalski.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Klaudiusz Rogalski.
A low kick from Nhazh misses

and Rogalski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nhazh's guard now.
Rogalski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nhazh is keeping the position for now.
Rogalski slips nicely into half guard.
Rogalski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rogalski tries to pass to full mount but Nhazh defends it.
Rogalski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rogalski is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Nhazh is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klaudiusz Rogalski!