PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bon Jovi - It's my life. Drwal is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nightwish Crimson Tide . Tomasz Drwal struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.0lbs 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. Tomasz Drwal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Savage
vs
Drwal

184 cm
36
185 lbs
28 - 25 - 0

190 cm
32
187 lbs
17 - 20 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwal!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drwal wants to clinch.
Savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Jackson Savage has been cut.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Savage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drwal swivels and escapes.

Drwal clinches up against the cage.
Savage is looking to take this one to the mat.

Savage decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Drwal lands a couple of digs.
Savage wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Drwal is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drwal.
Drwal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Savage controls his leg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drwal prevents Savage from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drwal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Savage regains full guard. Nicely done.
Savage seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drwal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Savage trying to control from half guard but Drwal is working away.
Savage is thwarting Drwal's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drwal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Savage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Savage's back!
Drwal is not going to allow Savage to sit and survive in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage can't escape the position.
Drwal biding his time, controlling Savage.
Despite being in a bad position, Savage is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drwal is not going to allow Savage to sit and survive in this position.
Drwal is trying to stick to Savage's back but Savage is turning into Drwal. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Drwal's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Savage.
Drwal wants to stand up but Savage is controlling him.
Savage throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage advances position into side control!
Drwal tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Drwal sneaks out the side door and pushes Savage away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
Drwal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drwal stops a takedown attempt from Savage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drwal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Savage decides to pull guard.
Drwal slips nicely into half guard.
Savage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drwal is working away from the top position though.
Drwal thows a huge punch but Savage dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage trying to hold on to Drwal's head to control him but Drwal postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage is trying to get back to full guard.
Drwal working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Drwal is going to stand back up.
Savage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage trying to control the position here.
Savage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drwal manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tomasz Drwal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackson Savage's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Drwal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Drwal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drwal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Drwal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Savage is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drwal to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drwal prevents it.
Savage is trying to drag Drwal to the mat but Drwal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Drwal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage avoids the body shot from Drwal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Drwal. No joy for Savage on that attempt.
Drwal is looking to land body kicks.
Drwal tries to score with a low kick but Savage moves his leg out of the way.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Drwal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drwal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drwal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drwal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drwal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savage on the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savage is defended easily by Drwal.
Drwal misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Savage closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Drwal did well to prevent Savage getting side control.
Drwal throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drwal trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson Savage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Savage prevents Drwal from standing back up.
Drwal lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

Savage is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drwal is trying to stand up here but Savage is controlling him well.

Savage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Savage trying to pass the guard but Drwal defending well.
Drwal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Savage seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Drwal is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jackson Savage!
Jackson Savage decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.