PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koltun has chosen Hans Solo - Dopoki jestem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mr Azure has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Azure
vs
Koltun

165 cm
26
150 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

172 cm
26
152 lbs
20 - 4 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Brute
Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Konrad Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Azure misses with a combination
and Koltun counters with a right hand to the body.
Koltun bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azure's head backwards.

Koltun darts in and clinches Azure up against the cage.

Koltun breaks the clinch.
Koltun misses with a hook. Azure ducked under it nicely.
Azure slips under a jab.
Azure slips under a jab from Koltun.
Azure wants to slow Koltun down by chopping away at his legs.
Koltun avoids the head kick by Azure.
Koltun cracks Azure with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azure throws an off balance right hand
and Koltun counters with a nice kick to the body.
Konrad Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Koltun pushes Azure up against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun throws a punch but it's blocked by Azure.
Koltun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azure or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun working aggressively here.
Koltun lands a body shot.
Koltun pushes Azure back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koltun scores with a shot to the side of Azure's head.
A short right from Azure on the inside.
Azure lands a nice shot to the body.
Koltun trying to stall but Azure improves his position.
Azure jumps guard but Koltun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Azure fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koltun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Koltun tries to work over Azure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azure jumps guard but Koltun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Azure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azure swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koltun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azure tries to pull guard but Koltun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koltun gets through Azure's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koltun lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
Koltun stalls.
Azure lands with a light punch inside.
Azure is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koltun to keep the fight standing.
Koltun scores with a shot to the side of Azure's head.

Azure ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Azure no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koltun scoring with some ground and pound.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Azure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koltun tries to free his leg and advance position but Azure is retaining full guard.
Azure is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure is trying to keep Koltun in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koltun wants to pass the guard but Azure is keeping the position.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Azure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Koltun is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Azure has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Koltun is looking to defend but Azure has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Koltun! Azure pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Koltun taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mr Azure!
Mr Azure retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mr Azure waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.