PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostowski has chosen VITER - Marichka as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tormund Giantsbane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Giantsbane
vs
Rostowski

180 cm
26
157 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

162 cm
26
146 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Rostowski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rostowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rostowski is controlling him.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rostowski working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Giantsbane wants to stand and escape but Rostowski is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giantsbane wants to stand up but Rostowski is controlling him.

Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giantsbane wants to stand and escape but Rostowski is having none of it.

Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Giantsbane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rostowski on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.

Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Rostowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Giantsbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rostowski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Giantsbane swivels and escapes.
Giantsbane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rostowski.
Giantsbane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rostowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giantsbane.
Rostowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giantsbane throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giantsbane misses with an uppercut.
Rostowski blocks a jab.
Giantsbane misses with a wild body shot.
Rostowski has a takedown stuffed.
Tormund Giantsbane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rostowski ducks right into an uppercut from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane misses with a body shot.
Giantsbane takes a swing at Rostowski's ribcage but misses.
Giantsbane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rostowski.
Giantsbane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rostowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Giantsbane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giantsbane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rostowski in his tracks.
Rostowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Giantsbane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rostowski darts in looking for a takedown but Giantsbane gets double underhooks and turns Rostowski into the cage.
Rostowski can't get the takedown.
Giantsbane is trying to break the clinch but Rostowski has him pressed against the cage.
Giantsbane is trying to push Rostowski away but Rostowski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Giantsbane is looking to break free of the clinch but Rostowski has double underhooks.
Rostowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giantsbane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rostowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Giantsbane is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rostowski has him pressed against the cage.

Giantsbane manages to break the clinch.
Rostowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giantsbane sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rostowski somewhat.
Rostowski avoids the body shot from Giantsbane.
Giantsbane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giantsbane misses the body punch

and Rostowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Rostowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Giantsbane wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rostowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Andrzej Rostowski has got the better of the ground game so far.

Rostowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rostowski seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tormund Giantsbane dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Giantsbane.
Rostowski shoots in for a double leg but Giantsbane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giantsbane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giantsbane jabs at Rostowski's body.
Tormund Giantsbane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rostowski ducks under a wild hook from Giantsbane.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rostowski.
Giantsbane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giantsbane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Giantsbane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giantsbane wants to stand but Rostowski is controlling the position.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rostowski drops back looking for a leg! Giantsbane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giantsbane manages to kick Rostowski off! Rostowski jumps back into Giantsbane's guard.

Rostowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rostowski prevents Giantsbane from getting back to his feet.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giantsbane wants to stand and escape but Rostowski is having none of it.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Giantsbane is looking to stand up but Rostowski isn't so interested in that idea.

Rostowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rostowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rostowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Giantsbane manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Rostowski looking for a takedown.
Tormund Giantsbane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Rostowski.
Rostowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giantsbane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giantsbane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Giantsbane tries to circle away but Rostowski has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrzej Rostowski.
I think Rostowski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrzej Rostowski!
A determined Andrzej Rostowski didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!