PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stardust Corpsegrinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragos Podgaetschii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Corpsegrinder
vs
Podgaetschii

177 cm
20
157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stardust Corpsegrinder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dragos Podgaetschii!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Corpsegrinder clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Corpsegrinder.

It looks like Dragos Podgaetschii has been cut.
Corpsegrinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Podgaetschii jumps guard but Corpsegrinder stands there with Podgaetschii around his waist. Podgaetschii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Podgaetschii tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Podgaetschii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corpsegrinder misses with a knee to the head.
Corpsegrinder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Podgaetschii is defending well for now.
Corpsegrinder lands an elbow inside that Podgaetschii shrugs off.
Podgaetschii is looking to control Corpsegrinder's arms but Corpsegrinder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Podgaetschii has his back to the cage.
Podgaetschii jumps guard but Corpsegrinder turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stardust Corpsegrinder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragos Podgaetschii.
Podgaetschii has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Corpsegrinder avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Corpsegrinder landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Podgaetschii fails to pull guard.
Corpsegrinder lands an elbow inside that Podgaetschii shrugs off.
Podgaetschii throws a head punch that misses.
Podgaetschii is trying to pull guard but Corpsegrinder turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corpsegrinder throws a knee to the head but misses.
Podgaetschii goes for a takedown attempt but Corpsegrinder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Corpsegrinder lets loose with a powerful body kick. Podgaetschii will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Podgaetschii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Corpsegrinder circles away.
Podgaetschii lands a jab-cross combination.
Podgaetschii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corpsegrinder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Podgaetschii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Corpsegrinder.

Podgaetschii scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Corpsegrinder is trying to get back to full guard.
Podgaetschii looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Podgaetschii is trying for a kimura here. Corpsegrinder looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Podgaetschii wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dragos Podgaetschii!