PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Zambidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bla Blub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bla Blub has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Zambidis
vs
Blub

168 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
159 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Zambidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bla Blub!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambidis blocks a head kick by Blub.
Zambidis wants to clinch

and Blub counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zambidis won't be happy with that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blub throws an elbow but Zambidis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blub sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zambidis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Blub are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Blub looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Zambidis is avoiding damage well.
Blub tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blub throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blub lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambidis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blub is staying tight to Zambidis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blub lands some shots froms side control.
Blub sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Zambidis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zambidis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blub wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Blub politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blub prefers to stall for the moment though.
Blub connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zambidis some visible discomfort.
Blub tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blub controlling the position.
Blub in side control lands a decent elbow.

Blub is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zambidis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zambidis wants to get back to his feet but Blub is dominant here and he's now got Zambidis's back!
Blub scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Zambidis is looking for a way out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zambidis looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Zambidis is rocked!
Blub lands punches and elbows.
Oh Zambidis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blub is loading up with his shots from the back and Zambidis is in big trouble! Zambidis taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bla Blub!