PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eirik Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaw Drukarka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johansen
vs
Drukarka

182 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

163 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eirik Johansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaw Drukarka!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drukarka doesn't seem bothered though.
Johansen misses with a body shot.
Johansen walks into a straight right hand from Drukarka.

It looks like Eirik Johansen has been cut.
Johansen throws a series of punches but Drukarka moves out of range.
Johansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Oooh a lovely combination from Drukarka sends Johansen down but not out. Drukarka dives into side control looking to finish.

Johansen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drukarka wants to stand but Johansen is controlling his arm.
Oh Johansen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drukarka lands an elbow.
Drukarka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansen keeps working.
Johansen seems to have got his legs back now.
Johansen is trying to get back to his feet.
Drukarka tries to stand but Johansen controls the position and pulls Drukarka into his guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drukarka stops Johansen from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drukarka tries to stand but Johansen is controlling from the bottom.
Johansen wants to stand and escape but Drukarka is having none of it.
Drukarka throws a big right hand that misses.
Drukarka wants to stand but Johansen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drukarka won't allow Johansen to get back to his feet.
Drukarka is looking to stand up but Johansen won't let him.

Drukarka wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Johansen's closed guard. He's half up but Johansen has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Johansen pivots and extends the arm, Drukarka falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Johansen! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eirik Johansen!