PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omg Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omg Zulud is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kowalski
vs
Zulud

173 cm
26
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

155 cm
33
142 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omg Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski shoots and misses
and Zulud counters with a nice body kick.
Zulud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zulud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kowalski tries to clinch up but Zulud circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Zulud moves out of range.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Zulud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kowalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulud moves away.
Zulud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zulud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulud.
Zulud throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Zulud scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Zulud lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kowalski down.
Zulud lands a nice forearm strike.
Kowalski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zulud cracks Kowalski with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud is working Kowalski over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Zulud politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zulud prefers to stall for the moment though.
Zulud landing a few strikes.

Kowalski is rocked!
Zulud cracks Kowalski with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Zulud immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kowalski is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Zulud!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omg Zulud!
During a confident post fight interview, Omg Zulud thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.