PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartosz Gajtkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gajtkowski
vs
Hollywood

187 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

178 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Gajtkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajtkowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gajtkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Hollywood.
Hollywood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Gajtkowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gajtkowski showed some decent athleticism there.

Gajtkowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hollywood defends it well.
Hollywood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gajtkowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gajtkowski trying to mount his opponent but Hollywood defends it.

Gajtkowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hollywood can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gajtkowski is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gajtkowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Gajtkowski is looking for a kimura but Hollywood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gajtkowski to get the leverage.

Gajtkowski is looking for a kimura but Hollywood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gajtkowski to get the leverage.
Gajtkowski is looking to advance position but Hollywood won't allow it.
Hollywood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gajtkowski is working away from the top position though.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gajtkowski moves nicely into side control.

Gajtkowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Gajtkowski tries for a kimura but Hollywood is defending well.

Gajtkowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gajtkowski is working to tighten his grip on Hollywood's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hollywood has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gajtkowski is really squeezing tight and eventually Hollywood passes out! Gajtkowski breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bartosz Gajtkowski!