PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mickiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drwal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nightwish Crimson Tide . On his way into the cage it seems that Alexander Mickiewicz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexander Mickiewicz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mickiewicz
vs
Drwal

187 cm
27
200 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

190 cm
29
187 lbs
13 - 18 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Mickiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mickiewicz circles away quickly and effectively.
Drwal throws a right and a left that Mickiewicz avoids nicely.
No joy there for Drwal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mickiewicz tries to clinch there but Drwal circles away.
Mickiewicz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Alexander Mickiewicz has been cut.

Drwal closes the distance and clinches.
Drwal lands an uppercut.

Mickiewicz is rocked!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oh Mickiewicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drwal keeps control of Mickiewicz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Drwal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drwal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drwal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mickiewicz.
Mickiewicz seems to have got his legs back now.
Drwal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Drwal misses.
Mickiewicz tries to clinch there but Drwal circles away.
Drwal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drwal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mickiewicz.

Drwal moves into the clinch successfully.

Drwal manages to break the clinch.

Drwal clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal has Mickiewicz pushed against the cage.
Mickiewicz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Drwal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomasz Drwal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Drwal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drwal slowing the pace effectively.
Mickiewicz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mickiewicz misses with a knee strike.
Mickiewicz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drwal lands with a light punch inside.
Drwal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Drwal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Drwal misses.

Drwal rushes Mickiewicz and presses him up against the cage.

Drwal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Mickiewicz stumbling backwards into the cage! Mickiewicz bounces back off the cage towards Drwal, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Drwal lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Drwal celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tomasz Drwal!
Post fight, Tomasz Drwal took to the microphone: 'POZDRAWIAM WSZYSTKICH POLAKÓW I MAMEDA KHALIDOVA. '.