PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sisnik Shala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Taranowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shala comes to the cage accompanied by random. Taranowski has chosen Misfits - Die, Die My Darling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shala
vs
Taranowski

156 cm
20
128 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

169 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sisnik Shala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Taranowski!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taranowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shala.
Taranowski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Taranowski slips under a jab.
Taranowski throws a head kick but Shala moves out of range.

Shala drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shala slips nicely into half guard.

Shala has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Taranowski defend it? Shala steps over the head and cranks it - Taranowski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shala!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sisnik Shala!
Sisnik Shala got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'