PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Renato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clyde Renato struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kaminski
vs
Renato

183 cm
21
191 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

186 cm
27
203 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Renato!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaminski darts in trying to clinch
and Renato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaminski misses with a double jab.
Kaminski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kaminski wants it to stay on the feet.

Kaminski pushes Renato up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaminski keeps control of Renato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Renato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaminski avoiding damage.
Kaminski with a knee to the head.
Renato tries to pull guard but Kaminski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marcin Kaminski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clyde Renato.
Renato stalling in the clinch but Kaminski improves position.
Kaminski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski trying to land knees to the body.
Kaminski tries to land knees in the clinch but Renato avoids the damage to the body.
Kaminski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Renato blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaminski missing with knees to the body.
Renato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaminski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Renato avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
Kaminski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short left from Kaminski.
Kaminski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaminski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Renato tries to pull guard but Kaminski won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski tries a knee to the head but Renato blocks it.
Renato tries to pull guard but Kaminski holds him up against the cage and eventually Renato drops back down to his feet.
Kaminski keeps control of Renato as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kaminski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kaminski gets a clinch.
Kaminski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Renato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Renato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kaminski smiles and moves away.
A good leg kick by Kaminski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaminski tries to clinch but Renato is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Renato misses.
Kaminski tries to clinch
and Renato counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaminski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Renato.
Kaminski delivers a nice body kick.
Renato takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Renato looks winded!
Renato tries for a takedown but Kaminski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaminski is looking to clinch but Renato is avoiding it.

Renato closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kaminski to the mat! Kaminski manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kaminski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Renato is controlling him.
Kaminski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Renato on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaminski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renato throwing strikes from guard but Kaminski blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Renato drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Renato jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kaminski can't keep his opponent in guard - Renato advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kaminski tries to kick Renato off but Renato keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clyde Renato!
Clyde Renato seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.