PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Schab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryota Onishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schab's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Monopol - Zodiak na melanżu. On his way into the cage it seems that Grzegorz Schab has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Grzegorz Schab seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Schab
vs
Onishi

169 cm
25
159 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Schab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryota Onishi!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onishi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Onishi scores with a nice right hand.

Schab shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Onishi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Schab working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Onishi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schab trying to control the action but Onishi is working from the bottom.

Schab is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Onishi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloppy strikes there by Schab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onishi struggling a bit here.

Schab tries for a kimura but Onishi is defending well.

Schab goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Onishi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schab's guard! Nice work there by Onishi!

Onishi lying in Schab's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Schab decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Onishi taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grzegorz Schab!
Grzegorz Schab spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.