PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sacha Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Sakrucki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shunsei. Sakrucki has chosen Kochana Polsko as his entrance music. Wojciech Sakrucki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sacha Petrovich's chin.

Petrovich
vs
Sakrucki

186 cm
31
203 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

191 cm
24
217 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sacha Petrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojciech Sakrucki!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakrucki gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sakrucki throws an elbow but Petrovich slips to the side and avoids it well.
Petrovich regains half guard, as Sakrucki was trying to land strikes.
Petrovich is trying to stand back up but Sakrucki is controlling him
Sakrucki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrovich's head.
Sakrucki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakrucki is stalling here. Petrovich is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sakrucki seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Petrovich has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sakrucki gets back to half guard.
Petrovich wants to stand up but Sakrucki has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakrucki flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sakrucki wants to improve his position but Petrovich is controlling well.
Sakrucki moves into full guard.

Sakrucki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrovich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakrucki on the ground.
Sakrucki seems keen to control Petrovich's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki wants to control but Petrovich passes easily into half guard.
Sakrucki trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sakrucki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Petrovich wants to stand but Sakrucki has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petrovich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petrovich's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Petrovich preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sakrucki.
Sakrucki misses with punches from the back.
Sakrucki missing with strikes.

Petrovich defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sakrucki's arms.
Petrovich wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich covering up well and avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakrucki missing with strikes.
Sakrucki tries to keep control of the position but Petrovich is staying busy.

Petrovich won't enjoy being in this position. Sakrucki looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Petrovich is tapping - it's over boys! Sakrucki picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wojciech Sakrucki!
After winning the bout, Wojciech Sakrucki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.